Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak's Roots World

Susan Sarandon & @megansmolenyak on #WDYTYA

Bruce Springsteen at Ellis Island

Dikembe Mutombo at Ellis Island

Bruce Springsteen at Ellis Island #genealogy

Just got a hug from Dikembe Mutombo! Hoya Saxa! #genealogy

Ellis Island!

#WDYTYA book signing at the National Archives on April 14th. Had a blast!

Speaking with Andrew Carroll at the National Archives re: #WDYTYA book and #genealogy on April 14th

Heading to NYC to speak re: #DNA at the NYPL. Pls join me at 5:30! #genealogy

The youngest genealogist, Alizdair, and his dad Henry. Super-sleuth!

Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak

Genealogical adventurer who loves to solve mysteries! You might have seen me and/or my handiwork on Top Chef, Who Do You Think You Are?, Finding Your Roots, Faces of America, Good Morning America, the Today Show, The Early Show, CNN, PBS, NPR, and the New York Times. Author of 6 books, including "Hey America, Your Roots Are Showing," and the genealogy how-to companion guide to the TV series, "Who Do You Think You Are?"

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