Austin FULL EPISODE | Genealogy Roadshow Season 1 | PBS America 

Be careful who you hate, you may end up being related to them.

I just saw my cousin Earl on here😮. Never knew his dad but his mom was one of the sweetest people on Earth! Miss seeing her at church when we would come to town.

I need these people to help me with my family tree. Love this show.💜

As a retired Soldier myself, I can understand why PTSD would make someone snap like Isaac did. I have a friend who attacked a wall with a gun because he thought it was an Iraqi. PTSD is insidious and things like that can occur if someone does not get help immediately. How tragic.

Ms. Kenyatta Berry....thank you for ALL you do. Your love of genealogy is infectious....just THANK YOU.

The Garza family story moved me to tears

The Airharts...my husband's stepdad was an Airhart. He was mulatto, but listed as negro. It's such a small world...

That first gals show really got me worked up. I had tears going on thru the entire clip.. Godspeed to the family!

Earl Campbell is one of the GOATS. I recommend watching his Houston Oiler highlights on RU-vid. He was a beast and he used to have a Sausage line/Hotdog line and they were delicious and still may be, IDK if they still make them but he is a great human and Texan

That First Lady loves being a Texan. I admire her passion and rich family history.

My ancestor, Richard Waterman, was one of the men that Roger Williams brought along with him in the founding of Rhode Island. I've been watching a lot of Genealogy Roadshow episodes lately and this was the first one that gave me goosebumps because I had just been working on my Rhode Island branch! I appreciate that these episodes are being released on RU-vid.

I am happy to see that the son of Mr. Campbell finally lifted his head.

Very heartwarming story for the first family. Good for the whole family…pride in your heritage is an empowering feeling that fuels achievement and self respect. All great things for America.

Denise, of course you look American, you’re what America stands for and you are the fabric of our people. Be proud of that.

The WW2 story brought me to tears! Well done!

At a time where I see much confusion and anger over what is America and American - this program showcases America’s great diversity. What I think is most important for our country is to reckon with the fact that while our ancestries may be very different that our stories of becoming American have much more in common. At our roots all lie a great passion and desire to strike out anew and to create a homeland where freedom is a promise. Telling people to go home & building walls, tangible and otherwise, is a stain on all our shared stories.

Mr. Airhart’s daughter looks just like the little girl in the family photo!

What a beautiful history of Denise Garza Steusoff. I had tears in my eyes listening to her ancestry. I thought it was a beautiful gesture having her receive her certificate of being "Daughters of Republic of Texas." The pride she has as a Texan was inspiring. I loved listening to this history of the Texas Revolution.

Oh, my goodness. I know what you mean. I have lived in TX. All my life. But there was a time just a few years ago I felt I had to apologize for being Hispanic. My grandmother and I believe my grandfather were born in Texas. I know nothing else about my history. Except I believe I am a Texan and an American

Thats awesome that she has 4 different lines tracing her back to the Mayflower. Hotdamn!!

I love this episode…I like the way one of them said, “history has good and bad.” My dad said he thinks we are related to Roger Williams. Is everyone related to him? Lol

I too, have found wonderful stories, sweet and touching, and horrible stories, embarrassing and shameful. EVERY family has both. It's just natural.

My 1st cousin 5x removed, Capt. George Allen Gilreath, was killed 03 July 1863 at Pickett’s Charge. He was a Confederate from Wilkes Co., North Carolina. Supposedly he was able to get his unit the furthest in to Pickett’s Charge before being killed. He is buried on the family’s old plantation in Wilkes Co., NC.

I live very close to Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church in Rockbridge County Virginia! Beautiful old church, pretty close to where Sam Houston was born! Was excited to hear this today!

Roadshow makes this interesting even to those who have no ties to Texas. More than a refresher course on many of the great turning points in US history. Seeing descendants of those who acted out that history really brings it to life. Also easy to see why many Texans and Tejanos are so proud of their heritage. I had heard of the descendants of Sephardic Jewish in New Mexico from the time it was part of New Spain, but did not know of the connection to Texas OR to that part of Spain which is the Canary Islands.

Love the show...my husband is the descendent of Elder John Crandall...friend of Wm. Rogers & Newport Rhode Island founder as well

My family founded Arlington Texas, Watsons. Another line of my family is buried in the Dallas Pilgrim’s Cemetery. I only moved to Texas 6 years ago and would have never discovered this if I hadn’t.

Wow! Mormons in Texas! My family joined in upstate New York as well

Love this series ❤

Simply amazing

This man has had a very exciting life. Congratulations sir.

I love the Hispanic ladies genealogical story. White Americans seem to conveniently forget the Spanish /Mexicans were hear first. Spanish was the first European language spoken in the Americas. And that Latinos are mixed with Indegenous people so we are more American than those that came 100 years later to Plymouth and Jamestown. AND “America” actually referred to Spanish America aka South America when Americo Vespucci was drawing up the map. 🇸🇻🇨🇴🇲🇽

I have news for everyone. We are ALL related if you take it back far enough.

This is a REALLY Neat... VERY Interesting show!! 😊🎉❤

It nlows my mind that the tejano family was happy that their ancestor fought AGAINST the Mexican army to fight for texas

My 5 or 6x great paternal grandfather was a colonel in the revolutionary war and my moms side side is related to Robert E. Lee and we also have some French royalty way back in the line

The names of the four Mayflower passengers are missing from the episode. That would have been interesting to know as well as the tragic history of the Civil War veteran, Isaac Page

I would love to have these people help in filling in so questions about my family tree.

Crazy to me is there was a lot of black soldiers and they were treated like dirt while they were helping America fight for the freedom and impact other countries namesake and then come out of the service and still be treated like dirt couldn't even get a good job

The First Lady, Wonderful

Earl Campbell is from my hometown of Tyler, and he is still looking good. WOW!!

I would love to take my genealogy back to at least when our country so I could try for DAUGHTHERS of the Revolution ! What an honor that would be.. My family came to America thru Ellis Island and my maiden name was Klein...obviously German name but shortened and the rest of our family was from Ireland. ! I would love to know more

That first woman from Texas seems to want to be anything BUT Latino. To be that excited to fight against your own people is craaaaazy! For the 2nd man from Tyler Texas, I am so happy for him that he was able to re-purchase his family's land. For black people during that time, having your land snatched from you for any reasons was common. There were even cases where the owners were killed if they refused to sell the land because black people progressing was violently and consistently thwarted. I'm sure his mother explained the entire story to him which is probably was fueled his determination to buy it back when he was able. That 3rd story dude LOOKS mixed. Not to mention that family picture he was slinging around with the black dude in the back row n'shyt. 🤣 What's crazy is I am searching for my 2nd X GGMother whose Tennessee history before settling in Kansas, is hard to find. I did find a mixed family (which she is) In Hawkins County Tennessee where she was 8 years old and her mother's name was Eliza Kyle. Eliza was listed as servants in a white home on the 1870 Census and she was sometimes listed as Mulatto, Sometimes listed as White (Mulatto) and sometimes listed as White. And her youngest child was named Sophia, the same name as my 2 X GGMother. She was born the same year as my GGMother. And she died the same year as my GGMother however listed as staying in that area of Tennessee with a family. When I saw that man's family names it blew my mind because there were other mixtures in the plantation owner's families in that area and in Virginia where they came from. Actually, Eliza's only son Deadrick seems to have been plucked from servitude (possibly by his white father) and was married to a white woman. I believe I found him on that plantation owners family tree, born the same year as that son but with a family, all of whom look to be of mixed race EXCEPT the wife. In America because of the racial hatred that permeates every aspect of society, things like this are fascinating to find, to me at least. 🤓

36:36 for the record I was shocked to be part of so much UNITED STATES history.

as a sephardic jew i welcome you!!!

It still boggles my mind how people get so excited over the mayflower folks but Spanish Conquistadors were already in what we call the USA over 100 years before they landed at Plymouth rock. Hey, several of my ancestors are on the muster roll for Coronado site in New Mexico. Then I have a ancestor who was with Juan de Onate and he has a whole entire mountain named after him and his granddaughter a county named after her.

I love my state too. Tennessee

I’m a descendant of William Barnett Hardin, who fought in the Battle of San Antonio, which happened before the Battle of the Alamo. I should look into joining the DRT to see if I’m qualified.

This is so interesting and it's great to find out where Emmitt Miller went.

The first lady looks very American. We are a melting pot and I love that.

My Moms notes were correct, I was leary, but she knew more than others in the family did.

Especially in Louisiana so it seems to me that they were bored to a black mother who was probably a servant or slave and the father who was probably a master or overseer at the time and Louisiana you know it was very common for mixed children to pass because a lot of them were trigon's they were 3/4 white 1/4 black so they passed a lot and it looks to me like over the years she probably had been considerably changed her features were whiter than rather than afro origin so she passed as white but it's just nice to know that you have a beautiful family and you found out that you definitely have African origin and your family

Love

Americsns are not blind hair blue eyed.. Know your history.. Native American Indians are the true Americans.

If fifty people existed one hundred years ago and now, two-hundred and fifty people exist, it's not difficult to realize you are related to many of the original fifty people and to each other.

Third floor in the Driscoll gave us weird vibes!

We had a couple of secrets…my mother had a fantastic Black ancestor and my great grandmother ran off with her step father and they were the parents of my paternal grandfather…

I started trying to trace my ancestors on my mother's side, and on my father's side, I got further on my mother's side, but I ran into problems on my father's side, because I only got to his parents, and that was it.

Mayflower lady was not very emotional. I would have been really excited.

Earl Campbell and his hot links need a story of thier own made on YT (those things are sooo dang GUD)

We know Earl here in Tyler, Tx his home town.

GOD BLESS TEXAS

Segregation was terrible

What? When were they in Austin? I live here and would have loved to have learned more about my German grandfather

She saying the truth not looking like them. We are not even notice

My great grandmother’s name was Jobe.😁

Denise, what beautiful eyes!

I love the first woman

The Tyler Rose!!

I’m also a McCoy!!!

Not all Americans, a blonde hair, blue eyed

I did my DNA and I have .4% African nationality.

Will you be coming to Fresno, CA

The last lady couldn't hide her absolute revulsion at being related to a Republican Governor of Texas --- and who could? 🤢🤢🤮

I'm very disappointed with Earl Campbell son's attitude. The least he could do is act like he was happy to be there. These ungreatful children get on my nerves. This is something that is dear to your father's heart. Show him some support. I'm sure he supported you at some point in time in your life. If he was going to sit there looking mad, I'd rather he had stayed home. Good luck with your journey Mr. Earl Campbell (Hall of Famer).

Born in Texas , Mexican / Comanche heritage .Had my DNA checked and I’m 1% Jewish.

Couple family members that I found out that they had Jewish ancestry they look like they had African origin in them as well kind of a Aboriginal origin in

23 March 2009

At 28:20 that yt man look on his face when he had African in his dna😂

I lived in Texas for 12 years. There are so many reasons NOT to be proud to be a Texans...MANY!

Why would he say that to this back in that year it was very common for mulatto children reborn back in that area was a lot of mulatto children born and back in that era if you were passing and the white family or relatives didn't know you were passing they would seek to protect you because obviously you look more like a Caucasian so that is the way he should have put it I can't believe he said there was no such thing as for they were the the the the prop they would have product of Master and slave

That woman connected to the Wallace family line, could she be related to William Wallace of Scotland?

The lady who is descended from Ponce de Leon is likely also descended from King Alfonso the IX as well as most Western Europen Royalty all the way to Charlemagne. The Ponce De Leons were a royal gateway family.

I wish could I find out on my dad side of the family, if you could help me let know thank you.

Would be interesting to see if the lady that is a descendent of Francis Cooke may be my relative. I also am on the line of Isaac and Mary Norris Allerton and Mary Allerton, Stephen Hopkins and wife Elizabeth Fisher.

I could use help finding my native American roots. My great grandmother was full blood Seneca indian. I tried to find out about her but her and many other people lost all records in a fire. Please help.

My has some berrys in it

Texas revolution was largely won by tehuana? That is so cool.

Austin cool. I should have gone

Help me understand her family ancestry shows they helped Americans take Texas away from Mexico

Sam Houston's second wife, Margaret Moffette Lea was my 3rd cousin 6 times removed.

Too bad us slave people cant recollect any kind of prideful momentos of our heritage in the Texas revolution. I am glad to see the young lady be recognized as a Tejano whose ancestors were a pivotal part of securing our state's independence from Mexico as a republic. But mines had to wait until Juneteenth to get our just due freedom as Texans.

What do they mean by"once removed"I don't get that... how do you remove a family member

I need help finding my Native American ancestors

A little girl's dream is to be a descendant of daughters of Texas? What a saaaaaaaaaaad case.

I’m related to Amelia Earhart

She look a little like Sam Houston.

My name is Schindler, I know nothing about any of my dads past. None of his father or mother’s past. could he be in the family of Oscar Schindler

I’m fairly certain I’m related to 💩 it could just be the week I’m having..

Everyone should either be allowed to be proud of their heritage or nobody should be allowed to be proud of their heritage. Period. This nonsense trend I see too often and ever more frequently of certain people from our past being scrutinized under the latest lense of "woke culture" is the stupidest thing ive ever seen! Its ridiculous to be concerned that your ancestors were on the "wrong side" of whatever historical event that occurred and it's ridiculous for any descendants of any such ancestors to be shamed or live in shame today because of it. Times change, culture changes, societal norms and the opinions of the masses all are subject to change. I just saw a video clip of people in the 80's having a fit because laws were being put into place preventing people from drinking and driving; it was comical! Over time and with common action and acceptance things become considered normal and just a given way of life and when things change some don't like it but everyone moves on and that change becomes normal. Why it's so hard to understand that things have always worked like this is beyond me. The ways of life today are not better or worse than they ever have been- just different. Someday people will look back on things we consider normal and fine and think we were nuts too. Nobody should be on any high horse about their heritage nor should they be ashamed. Everybody has a reason for the things they did and do.