About you roots biography
About you roots biography
About you roots biography series...
Finding Your Roots
American documentary television series
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is a documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS. In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover secrets about their lineage.
All episodes air on Tuesdays.[1][2] Season 10 began airing on January 2, 2024, and ended on April 9.[3]
Premise
The series uses traditional genealogical research (written records) and genetics (DNA testing) to discover the family history of well-known people.
Genetic techniques include Y-chromosome DNA, mitochondrial DNA, and autosomal DNA analyses to infer both ancient and recent genetic relationships. The show's professionals typically spend hundreds of hours researc