Ancestors in the Attic
Ancestors in the Attic is a Canadian television program about genealogy presented by Reader's Digest Canada and shown on History Television in Canada. It was hosted by Jeff Douglas with professional genealogist Paul J. McGrath until his death on 23 October 2008 while filming in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] The program is produced by Primitive Entertainment and debuted October 18, 2006. The series was based on an original idea from Dugald Maudsley and his father Donald Maudsley. Dugald Maudsley, who now leads Infield Fly Productions, was the series producer. Ancestors in the Attic was co-created with History Television and ran for 49 episodes. The series took everyday people on journeys from Africa to Ukraine and from Nunavut to Japan using genealogy to solve family mysteries.
See also
References
- ↑ Death of Paul J. McGrath - Friends of the Archives of Ontario Archived October 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Ancestors in the Attic - Ontario Roots Genealogy Resources
- Ancestors in the Attic at IMDb
- 2006 Canadian television series debuts
- 2006 English-language television series debuts
- 2008 Canadian television series endings
- 2008 English-language television series endings
- 2000s Canadian documentary television series
- History (Canadian TV network) original programming
- English-language Canadian television shows
- Television series about family history