The video features a participant who undergoes an emotional journey as she discovers her family's history with the help of Ancestry.com. She is shown old photographs, census records, and other documents that reveal information about her ancestors, including their names, occupations, and places of origin. The participant becomes increasingly emotional as she learns more about her family's past, particularly since she has been estranged from some of her relatives and has limited knowledge about her heritage.
Throughout the video, the participant shares stories and insights about her family's history, including her great-great-great-grandfather, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico, and her great-great-grandfather, who was a farmer and a school teacher. She also discovers that she has ancestors from Prussia, Russia, and other countries.
The participant is given an AncestryDNA kit and a six-month subscription to Ancestry.com, which she plans to use to continue exploring her family's history. She expresses her gratitude to Ancestry.com and the producers of the video for helping her connect with her roots and giving her a meaningful gift to share with her family.
Overall, the video is a heartwarming and emotional exploration of the importance of family history and the impact it can have on our sense of identity and connection to our heritage.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The participant's great-great-great grandfather's name was Floyd Morgan.
2. The participant's great-great-great grandfather, George Kamphaus, was married to Wilhelm and Sophia.
3. The participant's great-great grandfather, Conklin Sandidge, was a maternal relative.
4. The participant's paternal great-great grandfather, Amado Gomez, was a farmer born in Hidalgo, Mexico in 1860.
5. Amado Gomez immigrated to the United States from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico in 1882 on a skiff.
6. The participant's great-great-great-great grandparents, Wilhelm and Sophia, were from Prussia.
7. The participant's great-great-great grandfather, George Hardin, was born in Iowa and was a first-generation American.
8. The participant's great-great grandmother, Catherine Kamphaus, was listed in the 1900 US Census as a servant at age 15 in the household of the Gleisner family.
9. The participant's great-great-great-great grandfather, George Hardin, was married to Katherine Moore in 1866 as newly emancipated people in Tennessee.
10. The participant's great-great grandfather, Robert Brown, was a school teacher.
11. The participant's great-great-great-great-great grandfather served in the Revolutionary War.
12. The participant's grandmother was born on a ranch, and the ranch house burned down in 1976, destroying family records and heirlooms.
13. The participant's mom was diagnosed with cancer, and people started coming up to the participant saying they were related.
14. The participant's family has a tradition of holding a family reunion every two years, where they go over the family tree.