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How a Family Secret About His White Ancestor Paved the Way for Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s “Finding Your...
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe acclaimed Harvard professor explains to PEOPLE the inspiration behind his PBS hit show, which is...
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Searched His Own Past and Made a Surprising Discovery
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoHOUSE CALL Henry Louis Gates Jr., 73, is a writer, cultural historian and director of Harvard’s...
Friends of Genealogy helps people trace ancestors, find identity
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 11 months ago70-year-old Linda McCall began looking for records of her ancestors as a teen in the 1960s. She...
Edward Norton Learns Pocahontas Is His 12th Great Grandmother — Actor's Family Lore Is 'Absolutely...
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree Lions/Getty, Pablo Cuadra/WireImage Edward Norton's family roots go back further than he...
Ciara Discovers She’s Related To Derek Jeter: “What In The World?”
VIBE via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCiara has discovered that Derek Jeter is her cousin. Cici posted footage from PBS’ Finding Your...
Bob Odenkirk laughs after finding out he is related to King Charles
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoBob Odenkirk could soon take a trip to Buckingham Palace after learning that he is a distant...
Anthony Ramos Learns Ancestor Was an Enslaved Person: 'Explains Why I Got That Fight in Me'...
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe actor digs into his family history on the newest episode of 'Finding Your Roots' Anthony Ramos...
Even historians don't have all the answers. What to do when you hit a genealogy wall
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoOver the many years that I have been assisting people in search of their family roots, there seem to...
A Texan honors her French ancestor who died while mapping the Gulf Coast in 1778
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoINDIANOLA, Texas — We long to know our origins. This almost universal human impulse has pushed the...
Ciara learns she's related to Derek Jeter after surprising DNA test
Newsy via AOL· 6 months agoCiara and Derek Jeter are pictured. It turns out Ciara has another sports star in her family tree....