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 (11)
1. Birth Mother
Aired 18 August 2007 • 30 min
Christine finds her birth family and has an emotional meeting with her brother.
2. Funk, Fights and Funny Money
Aired 25 August 2007 • 30 min
Kevin Howes creates a landmark CD of unknown music.
3. Skeletons in the Closet
Aired 1 September 2007 • 30 min
Hat Creek Ranch, in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley according to many, is haunted by a number of ghosts. Jeff and Paul chase down the legends and track the ghosts.
4. Lincoln's Assassin
Aired 29 September 2007 • 30 min
Man searches for the truth about his ancestor's involvement in the capture of John Wilkes Booth; Latter Day Saint's Family History Library.
5. Finding the Bracelet & Dodging the Bullet
Aired 6 October 2007 • 30 min
A Dutchman finds a bracelet on WWII battleground in Germany; a woman finds out about her ancestors in the Napoleonic War.
6. Icelandic Horsemen
Aired 13 October 2007 • 30 min
Icelanders travel across Canada to discover a 130 year old mystery of their ancestors.
7. Framing Big Bear & A House's Hidden History
Aired 27 October 2007 • 30 min
An Alberta woman wants to know if an Indian frame was given by Indian chief Big Bear; Montreal abandoned house.
8. Dave's Father & White Peter
Aired 28 November 2007 • 30 min
Dave traces his father's past; Shirley Godfried-Clingersmith believes she is a descendant of White Peter.
9. Kissing Cousins, Unionville & Loyalist Connections
Aired 1 December 2007 • 30 min
Jeff Douglas finds out if an engaged couple are cousins; the Eckards find out if they descend from founders of Unionville; Laura searches her Loyalist connections.
10. Library of Parliament, German Roots & The Missing Page
Aired 22 December 2007 • 30 min
Jeff Douglas investigates the librarian who saved the Library of Parliament; Jim Lomas searches for German roots; the missing pages of one of the most rare manuscripts.
11. Roots
Aired 26 January 2008 • 30 min
A Toronto woman travels deep into the heart of Cameroon on a journey to unlock the secrets of her past.