Ancestors in the Attic — Season 1, Episode 14: Oil Portraits
Documentary • 30 min • 4 seasons, 49 episodes
Episode synopsis
A 19th century rural doctor rumored to have willed oil portraits of himself to each of his 13 children.
About Ancestors in the Attic
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.