Genealogy Roadshow

Boston

Join genealogists at iconic Faneuil Hall to solve mysteries related to the Salem Witch Trials, orphan trains, the Great Boston Fire of 1872 and the small pox epidemic, and research a link to the founders of Boston.

Boston

54m 11s

Join genealogists at iconic Faneuil Hall to solve mysteries related to the Salem Witch Trials, orphan trains, the Great Boston Fire of 1872 and the small pox epidemic, and research a link to the founders of Boston.

Previews + Extras

  • History of Orphan Trains: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    History of Orphan Trains

    S3 E5 - 47s

    Between 1853 and 1929, 150,000 children were sent West on Orphan Trains in the hopes that they would have better lives.

  • Slave Registers, Wills, and Famous Connections: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Slave Registers, Wills, and Famous Connections

    S3 E5 - 1m 50s

    What reasons did African Americans have for owning slaves? What can probate records reveal? Can these people really be related to Albert Einstein or a legend of the American Revolution?

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