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Megan Smolenyak

Megan Smolenyak2 is a real life history detective who loves to solve mysteries. You might have spotted Megan or her 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 and NPR. She's the author of 6 books, including "Hey, America, Your Roots Are ... See full bio »
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Top Chef
Top Chef Miscellaneous Crew
(2011)
African American Lives
African American Lives Miscellaneous Crew
(2008)
Anderson Cooper 360°
Anderson Cooper 360° Miscellaneous Crew
(2009)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Miscellaneous Crew
(2012)
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 2012 Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (TV Series documentary) (genealogist - 2 episodes)
- Sanjay Gupta/Margaret Cho/Martha Stewart (2012) ... (genealogist)
- Cory Booker and John Lewis (2012) ... (genealogist)
 2011 Top Chef (TV Series) (genealogist - 1 episode)
- Give Me Your Huddled Masses (2011) ... (genealogist)
  Who Do You Think You Are? (TV Series documentary) (genealogist - 5 episodes, 2010) (coordinator - 1 episode, 2010)
- Spike Lee (2010) ... (genealogist)
- Susan Sarandon (2010) ... (genealogist)
- Brooke Shields (2010) ... (genealogist)
- Lisa Kudrow (2010) ... (genealogist)
- Emmitt Smith (2010) ... (genealogist)
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  Faces of America with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV Series documentary) (genealogist - 4 episodes, 2010) (researcher - 2 episodes, 2010)
- Know Thyself (2010) ... (genealogist)
- Making America (2010) ... (genealogist) / (researcher)
- Becoming American (2010) ... (genealogist) / (researcher)
- Our American Stories (2010) ... (genealogist)
 2009 Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull (TV Series) (genealogist - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 24 November 2009 (2009) ... (genealogist)
 2009 Anderson Cooper 360° (TV Series) (genealogist - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 8 October 2009 (2009) ... (genealogist)
 2009 PBS NewsHour (TV Series) (genealogist - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 8 October 2009 (2009) ... (genealogist)
 2009 The Early Show (TV Series) (genealogist - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 8 October 2009 (2009) ... (genealogist)
 2009 Today (TV Series) (genealogist - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 28 May 2009 (2009) ... (genealogist)
 2007-2009 Breakfast (TV Series) (genealogist - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 28 February 2009 (2009) ... (genealogist)
- Episode dated 6 May 2007 (2007) ... (genealogist)
 2008 African American Lives (TV Mini-Series documentary) (researcher - 4 episodes)
- We Come from People (2008) ... (researcher)
- The Past Is Another Country (2008) ... (researcher)
- The Road Home (2008) ... (researcher)
- A Way Out of No Way (2008) ... (researcher)
 2006 Good Morning America (TV Series) (genealogist - 4 episodes)
- Episode dated 2 November 2006 (2006) ... (genealogist)
- Episode dated 1 November 2006 (2006) ... (genealogist)
- Episode dated 30 October 2006 (2006) ... (genealogist)
- Episode dated 27 October 2006 (2006) ... (genealogist)
 2006 Timewatch (TV Series documentary) (genealogist - 1 episode)
- The Iron Coffin (2006) ... (genealogist)
 2003 They Came to America (TV Movie documentary) (genealogist)
 1997 Ancestors (TV Mini-Series documentary) (researcher - 2000)
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 2012 26 Years: The Dewey Bozella Story (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks)

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Book - "Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History". New York: Viking Adult. ISBN-10: 0670021636; ISBN-13: 9780670021635 See more »

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