Answer:
Emmitt goes to Burn Corn, Alabama, in order to learn more about his family history and heritage. Through conversations with his parents, he learned that his grandmother, Erma Lee Watson, was from that place, so he went there to talk to locals in order to get familiar with the history of his family in more details. Luckily, there were some people there who knew who he was and who could help him.
(The question refers to <em>Who Do You Think You Are, </em>on NBC)
Answer: I think the answer is maintaining
Explanation: This seems past tense so he ing prefix ing seems right
