Ancestors in the Attic

Oct 18, 2006

A worldwide search for people's most interesting ancestors.

Oct 25, 2006

A murder on a Manitoba farm leads A woman to a lost cousin.

Nov 1, 2006

Irish princess of Newfoundland; war hero who deserted his family to live a secret life in England.

Nov 10, 2006

An Englishman journeys to three continents, in search of a soldier who wore the World War II dog tag he found in his backyard.

Nov 15, 2006

An Englishman journeys to three continents, in search of a soldier who wore the World War II dog tag he found in his backyard.

Nov 29, 2006

An Oshawa woman wants to know if she's related to the British Royal Family, or is it pure balderdash.

Dec 9, 2006

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.

Dec 13, 2006

Gar Darroch searches for the original owner of his 1931 Model A Deluxe Ford Roadster.

Dec 20, 2006

Mike Ryan seeks to tell a long-lost relative about her war hero father.

Jan 3, 2007

Family legend has it that Tracey Kinch of Alberta is related to The Canada Kid.

Jan 17, 2007

An Ontario man wants to uncover the mystery of a coffin ship.

Jan 24, 2007

A Surrey, B.C. man wants to discover whether his great-uncle died in action earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Jan 31, 2007

A woman's search for answers about her father's mysterious ancestry uncovers secrets and intrigue.

Feb 14, 2007

A 19th century rural doctor rumored to have willed oil portraits of himself to each of his 13 children.

Feb 21, 2007

Erin Phelan documents the search for her ancestors in Reader's Digest.

Mar 7, 2007

Erin Phelan travels to Ireland to see if she can locate lost relatives.

Aug 18, 2007

Christine finds her birth family and has an emotional meeting with her brother.

Aug 25, 2007

Kevin Howes creates a landmark CD of unknown music.

Sep 1, 2007

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.

Sep 29, 2007

Man searches for the truth about his ancestor's involvement in the capture of John Wilkes Booth; Latter Day Saint's Family History Library.

Oct 6, 2007

A Dutchman finds a bracelet on WWII battleground in Germany; a woman finds out about her ancestors in the Napoleonic War.

Oct 13, 2007

Icelanders travel across Canada to discover a 130 year old mystery of their ancestors.

Oct 27, 2007

An Alberta woman wants to know if an Indian frame was given by Indian chief Big Bear; Montreal abandoned house.

Nov 28, 2007

Dave traces his father's past; Shirley Godfried-Clingersmith believes she is a descendant of White Peter.

Dec 1, 2007

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.

Dec 22, 2007

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.

Jan 26, 2008

A Toronto woman travels deep into the heart of Cameroon on a journey to unlock the secrets of her past.

Sep 6, 2008

Robbie McCauley is no ordinary 17-year-old. While his friends play hockey, Robbie has been chasing a family mystery. Growing up, he always knew about his great-great grandmother, Ada, who was born in 19th century London, England and put up for adoption as a child. At the age of twelve, Ada was sent to Canada and never saw her family again. Robbie has asked Ancestors in the Attic for help in tracking down Ada's lost brothers, and finally reuniting her long lost family.

Sep 13, 2008

Joe Kyle searches for his brother John who was left behind in Ireland for reasons unknown.

Oct 4, 2008

Mary and her adoptive family travel to South Korea searching for her birth parents.

Oct 18, 2008

Jerry tries to find out the truth about Spirit Lake and one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history.

Nov 11, 2008

Dick Steppler discovers an autograph book belonging to a WWI nurse in a sewing machine.

Nov 15, 2008

A school assignment researching 35 students who fought and died in WWII uncovers two wartime mysteries.

Nov 22, 2008

A school assignment researching 35 students who fought and died in WWII uncovers two wartime mysteries.

Nov 29, 2008

Don Halls searches for the daughter of Jim and Alice Bolton, to tell her about the father she never knew.

Dec 11, 2008

Cecilia searches for her roots after she discovers her dad is not her biological father.

Dec 28, 2008

Ken Endo travels to Japan hoping to put the missing pieces of his family together.

Jan 31, 2009

Lester Mapp retraces his family's journey through Oklahoma and Texas.

Feb 7, 2009

Zebadee Nungak searches for his grandfather, a Scottish fur trader named William Mackenzie Peter, who disappeared in 1930.

Jan 7, 2010

When she was in Grade 3, Denice Brown made a startling discovery - she was part Chinese. Despite asking, her father refused to ever tell her anything about her Chinese ancestry or about his life before arriving in Canada.

Jan 7, 2010

Jonathan Hart is an unusual 15-yr-old: while his friends are off chasing girls, Jonathan’s been chasing a mystery. He has long been captivated by the legend of Cyril Gardner, a relative who fought in WWI

Jan 14, 2010

During WWII, Al Lambert's plane was shot down over German-occupied France and he went missing. For 5 months, his family feared the worst. Then they heard he was alive. Although Al Lambert lived a long life, he never told his family what happened during those 5 months.

Jan 14, 2010

Neither Tami Georgi nor Kathie Mackie planned to fall for a WWI soldier. A few years ago, Tami bought a batch of post cards on Ebay written by Clement Peake, a young Canadian soldier. Kathie found her soldier in an abandoned house in Cape Breton.

Jan 21, 2010

After fleeing Eastern Europe in 1928, Sidor treasured letters from home.

Jan 21, 2010

Melville Madden, a 28-year-old, spends Christmas Eve in one of the bloodiest battles in history.

Jan 28, 2010

Bob Stoutley recently discovered that his father took a dramatic secret to the grave.

Jan 28, 2010

When she was 13, Natalia's father was forced out of the country to avoid execution.

Feb 4, 2010

Marguerite searches for answers to her mother's breakdown and the destruction of her own life.

Feb 4, 2010

Christiane travels to Switzerland in search of the parents who gave her up.