See the stars of Animal Planet's The Zoo from the safety of your own home. Also features cameras from the New York Aquarium on Coney Island. (Both make a great day trip when they reopen!)
Talk to your parents, guardian, or an older family member to find out more about where their family came from. The videos, tips, and tools on this site are a good place to begin.
How can I complete my tour?
Interview a family member to learn more about where your family's past.
Use Google Earth to visit the area of the world that your family comes from.
Begin a family tree for your family.
Interview your family to capture important stories from the past.
Every family has amazing stories. Film or record shared stories for the future.
Why is genealogy (the study of your family tree) an interesting past time? As the PBS series Finding Your Roots often proves, your family tree may have some genuine surprises.
Family Tree Chart
Make a copy of the template and begin your own family tree. Begin by asking your immediate family and work toward finding more and more distant relatives.