Are you Cousins with Al Jacobs? You may be, but not know it yet, albeit many, many times removed. In this video Al tells the story how a recent email got him exploring his roots. Using genealogy websites, he’s been following the unexpected links that make us all, however distantly, related. Why? Because he wants to throw the world’s largest family reunion in June of next year in New York The “2015 Global Family Reunion” will be held on the site of the legendary 1964 New York World’s Fair. The grounds are now home to the New York Hall of Science, which is one of the top science-themed museums in the world.
If you want to see if you are related to him or many other famous people, check out GlobalFamilyReunion.org, Geni.com or WikiTree.com.