About this season
Got any secrets in your family tree, skeletons in ye olde ancestral closet? Were your ancestors sinner or saints, royals or rogues? Part personal drama, part CSI-like forensic investigation and part historical revelation, Ancestors in the Attic reveals to Canadians not only their roots, but also the diverse stories that make up the history of our country.
Episodes (16)
1. Worldwide Search
Aired 18 October 2006 • 30 min
A worldwide search for people's most interesting ancestors.
2. Murder in Manitoba
Aired 25 October 2006 • 30 min
A murder on a Manitoba farm leads A woman to a lost cousin.
3. Irish Princess & Secret Life
Aired 1 November 2006 • 30 min
Irish princess of Newfoundland; war hero who deserted his family to live a secret life in England.
4. Dog Tags
Aired 10 November 2006 • 30 min
An Englishman journeys to three continents, in search of a soldier who wore the World War II dog tag he found in his backyard.
5. Shakespeare
Aired 15 November 2006 • 30 min
An Englishman journeys to three continents, in search of a soldier who wore the World War II dog tag he found in his backyard.
6. Royal Connections?
Aired 29 November 2006 • 30 min
An Oshawa woman wants to know if she's related to the British Royal Family, or is it pure balderdash.
7. The Plains of Abraham
Aired 9 December 2006 • 30 min
Wendy Cosby wants to confirm that her ancestor cradled the head of Gen. James Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec.
8. Roadster
Aired 13 December 2006 • 30 min
Gar Darroch searches for the original owner of his 1931 Model A Deluxe Ford Roadster.
9. War Hero
Aired 20 December 2006 • 30 min
Mike Ryan seeks to tell a long-lost relative about her war hero father.
10. The Canada Kid
Aired 3 January 2007 • 30 min
Family legend has it that Tracey Kinch of Alberta is related to The Canada Kid.
11. Coffin Ship Mystery
Aired 17 January 2007 • 30 min
An Ontario man wants to uncover the mystery of a coffin ship.
12. Distinguished Flying Cross
Aired 24 January 2007 • 30 min
A Surrey, B.C. man wants to discover whether his great-uncle died in action earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.
13. Mysteries of the Father
Aired 31 January 2007 • 30 min
A woman's search for answers about her father's mysterious ancestry uncovers secrets and intrigue.
14. Oil Portraits
Aired 14 February 2007 • 30 min
A 19th century rural doctor rumored to have willed oil portraits of himself to each of his 13 children.
15. Reader's Digest
Aired 21 February 2007 • 30 min
Erin Phelan documents the search for her ancestors in Reader's Digest.
16. Journey to the Emerald Isle
Aired 7 March 2007 • 30 min
Erin Phelan travels to Ireland to see if she can locate lost relatives.