For Immediate Release - Monday, February 28, 2009
Indianapolis to Preview First U.S. Television Series Dedicated to the
Genealogy of Ordinary People - Just Like YOU!
[Local cemetery restorationist - John Walters - The Graveyard Groomer to be
featured on the program]
Indianapolis, IN - WFYI-TV is scheduled to air- The Lively Family Massacre
-- the pilot episode of a promising TV series called Legend Seekers on
Thursday, March 26th at 9:30pm.
The Legend of the Lively Massacre is the first episode of a show about
family legends and genealogy. Program host - Madonna Davis -- helps trace
the ancestry of Pam Frazer -an Illinois native -- connecting to some of the
first white settlers to arrive in the Indiana Territory in 1813. The search
also uncovers a handwritten letter to William Clark (of the Lewis and Clark
Expedition) mentioning Pam's ancestors by name, and the 200 year old graves
of her ancestors who were massacred by a group of American Indians.
The Lively Family Massacre program episode is a freestanding half-hour
documentary that has already garnered awards in the form of two 2008 Telly
Awards, and praise from leading industry professionals.
Some have referred to the show as THIS OLD HOUSE for GENEALOGY
Here's what noted genealogist, Tony Burroughs says:
"The most compelling thing about Legend Seekers is that it deals with
everyday, ordinary people and the stories they have heard that have been
passed down from generation to generation
- Tony Burroughs
(Tony has appeared on the PBS series African American Lives, CBS Sunday
Morning, CBS News, ABC World News Tonight, BET Nightly News, and the
Discovery Channel)
In each episode a new family legend is explored and selected from actual
stories submitted by the public to the producers. After March 25th the
public will be able to upload their family stories and legends to a new
website :
WWW.LEGENDSEEKERS.ORG <
http://www.legendseekers.org/>
The program is presently in the process of seeking underwriters for the
series on national public television. For more information visit our
website above..
The series is about everyday ordinary people who have legendary family
stories, and the process to authenticate, discover and reenact these
legends. Through travel, research, and genealogy, we introduce fascinating
experts and cutting-edge science (DNA, archivists, historians, satellite
imagery, ground penetrating radar, etc.) to engage the audience along this
journey. It's a unique cross between a "how-to" reality program and
historic documentary that is designed to engage the estimated 100 million
people in America interested in exploring their ancestry/genealogy -- now
the most popular hobby in the world
(contact Ken J. Marks for more information ken(a)legendseekers.com 312
505-6193]))