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The Generations Project

The Generations Project is a reality television series produced by and shown on BYU Television that helps those who have questions about their family history investigate their own identities by embarking on a journey to uncover the lives and stories of their ancestors. During this journey each participant attempts to retrace their ancestors footsteps often participating in immersion experiences, meeting experts, and even sometimes connecting with family they never knew they had. As each participant on the show sets out on their journey they discover new details about the lives of their ancestors, answer questions about identity, about time and place, and even discover things about themselves. Overall this journey helps participants learn where they have been and make their own conclusions about where they are going. It premiered on January 4, 2010. Three seasons were released, comprising a total of 38 episodes.

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The Generations Project
A black-and-white photograph of a family with the words 'The Generations Project' above
GenreReality
Directed byTyler Weston
Presented byLise Simms
Narrated byLise Simms
ComposerMicah Dahl Anderson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes38
Production
Executive producersKendall Wilcox
Andra Johnson Duke
ProducersMarissa Bernhard
Raquel Marvez
Agustina Perez
Josh Wagner
CinematographyTy Arnold
Brandon Christensen
Travis Cline
Cole Webley
EditorsIrina Cline
Jared Cook
Shark J. Gillins
Andrew James
Q. Bryce Randall
Ted McCurdy
Seth Warburton
Jonathan Wright
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBYU Television
Original release
NetworkBYU Television
ReleaseJanuary 4, 2010 (2010-01-04) –
March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)

The Generations Project is a reality television series produced by and shown on BYU Television that helps those who have questions about their family history investigate their own identities by embarking on a journey to uncover the lives and stories of their ancestors. During this journey each participant attempts to retrace their ancestors footsteps often participating in immersion experiences, meeting experts, and even sometimes connecting with family they never knew they had. As each participant on the show sets out on their journey they discover new details about the lives of their ancestors, answer questions about identity, about time and place, and even discover things about themselves. Overall this journey helps participants learn where they have been and make their own conclusions about where they are going. It premiered on January 4, 2010.12 Three seasons were released, comprising a total of 38 episodes.

The Generation Project's prototype logo, used in 2009 source ↗

Episodes

Season 1: 2010

# Original air date Participant Ref.
101 March 29, 2010 Lakia Holmes 3
102 February 22, 2010 James Walker 4
103 January 4, 2010 Lumina Infinite Gershfield 5
104 February 8, 2010 Deanna LaMadrid-Jensen 6
105 January 18, 2010 Katie Newbold 7
106 January 11, 2010 Durrell Daniels 8
107 February 1, 2010 John Searcy 9
108 March 1, 2010 Andrea Ann Campbell 10
109 March 22, 2010 Vicki Biss 11
110 March 8, 2010 Gloria Squires 12
111 February 15, 2010 Danielle Jones 13
112 March 15, 2010 Boyd Mossman 14
113 January 25, 2010 Maile Mossman 15

Season 2: 2011

# Original air date Participant Ref.
201 May 9, 2011 Will 16
202 June 6, 2011 Sam 17
203 April 4, 2011 Kerry 18
204 March 28, 2011 Xander & Carrie 19
205 May 16, 2011 Nick 20
206 May 23, 2011 Rachel 21
207 May 30, 2011 Ty 22
208 May 2, 2011 Tara 23
209 April 18, 2011 N/A 24
210 April 11, 2011 Emily 25
211 April 25, 2011 Pj & Heidi 26
212 June 13, 2011 Sean 27

Season 3: 2011 - 2012

# Original air date Participant Ref.
301 October 1, 2011 Ed 28
302 October 3, 2011 Matthew 29
303 October 10, 2011 N/A 30
304 November 7, 2011 Graham 31
305 November 14, 2011 Rachel 32
306 November 21, 2011 Roi 33
307 December 19, 2011 Raquel 34
308 December 12, 2011 Amber 35
309 January 30, 2012 Nancy 36
310 February 6, 2012 David 37
311 March 5, 2012 Jill 38
312 March 12, 2012 Eli 39
313 March 19, 2012 Natalie 40
References

References

  1. "The Generations Project". BYUtv. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  2. https://www.facebook.com/GenerationsProject?v=info
  3. "The Generations Project - Lakia". BYUtv. March 29, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  4. "The Generations Project - James". BYUtv. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  5. "The Generations Project - Lumina". BYUtv. January 4, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  6. "The Generations Project - Deanna". BYUtv. February 8, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  7. "The Generations Project - Katie". BYUtv. January 18, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  8. "The Generations Project - Durrell". BYUtv. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  9. "The Generations Project - John". BYUtv. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  10. "The Generations Project - Andrea". BYUtv. January 3, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  11. "The Generations Project - Vicki". BYUtv. March 22, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  12. "The Generations Project - Gloria". BYUtv. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  13. "The Generations Project - Danielle". BYUtv. February 15, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  14. "The Generations Project - Boyd". BYUtv. March 15, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  15. "The Generations Project - Maile". BYUtv. January 25, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  16. "Will". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  17. "Sam". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  18. "Kerry". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  19. "Xander & Carrie". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. "Nick". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  21. "Rachel". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  22. "Ty". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  23. "Tara". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  24. "Do Your Own Generations Project". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  25. "Emily". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  26. "Pj & Heidi". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  27. "Sean". BYUtv. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  28. "Ed". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  29. "Matthew". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  30. "Where Are They Now?". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  31. "Graham". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  32. "Rachel". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  33. "Roi". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  34. "Raquel". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  35. "Amber". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  36. "Nancy". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  37. "David". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  38. "Jill". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  39. "Eli". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  40. "Natalie". BYUtv. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
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