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.^[1][2] Three seasons were released, comprising a total of 38 episodes.

The Generation Project's prototype logo, used in 2009

The Generations Project
Genre	Reality
Directed by	Tyler Weston
Presented by	Lise Simms
Narrated by	Lise Simms
Composer	Micah Dahl Anderson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	38
Production
Executive producers	Kendall Wilcox Andra Johnson Duke
Producers	Marissa Bernhard Raquel Marvez Agustina Perez Josh Wagner
Cinematography	Ty Arnold Brandon Christensen Travis Cline Cole Webley
Editors	Irina Cline Jared Cook Shark J. Gillins Andrew James Q. Bryce Randall Ted McCurdy Seth Warburton Jonathan Wright
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	BYU Television
Original release
Network	BYU Television
Release	January 4, 2010 (2010-01-04) – March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)

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]