Discover award-winning programs that showcase inspiring stories, rooted in our personal and shared history.Discover award-winning programs that showcase inspiring stories, rooted in our personal and shared history.
Where will your roots
take you next?
Each episode of Roots Less Traveled follows two family members on a quest to discover their shared history.
Check your local listings or
watch the latest episode
Check your local listings or watch the latest episode
Don’t miss the new family history series from Ancestry®, airing on NBC.
Don’t miss the new family history series from Ancestry®, airing on NBC.
See highlights
from Roots Less Traveled
with host Faruq Tauheed
See highlights
from Roots Less Traveled
with host Faruq Tauheed
A family tree ties your history together over time.
It’s easy to get started and grow yours.
1
Add what you know.
Your name, parents, grandparents, dates, locations—every detail helps.
2
Look for a leaf.
It’s a hint we may have found something about an ancestor in one of our billions of records. Hints do the searching for you.
3
Explore the record.
You could discover amazing details about your ancestor to add to your family tree.
4
The hints keep coming.
The more you grow your family tree, the more hints you’ll get—a loop of discoveries. Plus, we add 2 million records every day.
A family tree ties your history together over time.
It’s easy to get started and grow yours.
1
Add what you know.
Add what you know.
Your name, parents, grandparents, dates, locations—every detail helps.
2
Look for a leaf.
Look for a leaf.
It’s a hint we may have found something about an ancestor in one of our billions of records. Hints do the searching for you.
3
Explore the record.
Explore the record.
You could discover amazing details about your ancestor to add to your family tree.
4
The hints keep coming.
The hints keep coming.
The more you grow your family tree, the more hints you’ll get—a loop of discoveries. Plus, we add 2 million records every day.
Start your family
tree for free.
Start your family
tree for free.
Connect with your family story on Ancestry® and discover the what, where, and who of how it all leads to you.