Andrew McCarthy

Addressing the explosive growth in ancestral travel, this compelling narrative combines intriguing tales of discovery with tips on how to begin your own explorations. Actor and award-winning travel writer Andrew McCarthy's featured story recounts his quest to uncover his family's Irish history, while twenty-five other prominent writers tell their own heartfelt stories of connection.

Spanning the globe, these stories offer personal takes on journeying home, whether the authors are actively seeking long-lost relatives, meeting up with seldom-seen family members, or perhaps just visiting the old country to get a feel for their roots. A foreword by the Genographic Project's Spencer Wells sets the scene.

Simon Vance

Various Narrators

Bernadette Dunne

Patrick Lawlor

Kate Reading

Carrington MacDuffie

Michael Kramer

Pam Ward

Feodor Chin

Richard Powers

Traber Burns

John McLain

Armando Durán

Christine Williams

R.C. Bray

Bob Souer

Arthur Morey

Amy Rubinate

Stephen R. Thorne

Mia Chiaromonte

Melanie Ewbank

Mark Peckham

Caroline Shaffer

Angela Brazil

Rebecca Mitchell

Adam Verner

Shaun Grindell

Tom Bromhead

Blackstone Publishing

Journeys Home: Inspiring Stories, plus Tips and Strategies to Find Your Family History