Watch as Vanessa Williams discovers Civil War record and photo of ancestor on WDYTYA

Robin R. Foster 12:54:00 PM Post Comment

Many of my Twitter and Facebooks friends are tweeting and posting about the next episode of WDYTYA. The first show of the new season kicks off with Vanessa Williams when will make great discovery on NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are,” which premiered February 4th at 8pm/7 C. Watch her discover the record and photo of an ancestor who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was never a slave.

This is quite exciting for those of us working to document and tell the stories of ancestors from this time period.

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