As you visit libraries, archives and cemeteries in pursuit of your roots, keep your smartphone or tablet at hand — it can help with translation tools, document scanners and more.

“Finding Your Roots” has become a phenomenon -- and it all began with host Henry Louis Gates Jr. receiving a piece of angry fan mail.

Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Justin Bieber, and Hilary Clinton, among others ...

Live' alum revealed his new "theories" about a photographic connection between his mother's birth parents during a Tuesday episode of Amy Poehler's 'Good Hang' podcast.

There’s a lot of work that goes into each and every episode of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.. Now in its fourth season on PBS, the hit series investigating the genealogy of ...

"Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr." is another of the Harvard professor's wonderful television series for PBS. This is "must-see TV," and a more than worthy sequel to three previous ...

Andy Samberg opened up about his mother's adoption story on the recent episode of 'Good Hang with Amy Poehler.' He previously ...

Finding Your Roots” airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on PBS. Read more. about "Finding Your Roots" On "Finding Your Roots," Michael Douglas discovers he's distantly related to Scarlett Johansson ...

Well, you may not have 160 Civil War letters in your possession or in your family background. But watch Finding Your Roots. It'll give you some hints on how to get started.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., "Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates, Jr." (PBS) For 10 seasons and 106 episodes, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people explore their family history ...

Season 10 of Finding Your Roots first premiered January 2, 2024. Discover the incredible guests who join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. in Finding Your Roots to uncover their roots.

As soon as Robert Prevost was elevated to pope in May, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the team he works with for PBS's Finding Your Roots began digging into the pope's family history.