Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Finding your roots pulls at our heartstrings and speaks to our senseability with their strong research. The Production Manager in this show really shines!

Dr. Gates takes the guest through history. He weaves the stories of forefathers with an eloquence that leaves the audience spellbound. The research is amazing but when Dr. Gates introduces the past to the present, it is truly magical. The profiles are beautiful and at times agonizing, but the past woven so articulately to the history of family is wonderful. It absolutely should be shown in history classes as it draws you into the eras of yesterday while letting the guests learn about occurences and activities that lead to who they are today. Brilliant work.

I didn't realize this is a show from. 2012. I found it on late night PBS. I love this slice of history. Dr. Gates is masterful.

What was once a dream for those who could afford the extensive research time & travel has become affordable for everyone thanks to genetic services such as 23&Me and Ancestry - and the series inspires the viewer to do just that, to discover their past through genetics.

The series is entertaining and informative as well as emotive and compelling. It's definitely a must "schedule record" on the dvr as not not miss an episode.

I have a complicated ancestry which I've spent a ton of time on; because the dna doesn't lie!

How can I get CeCe to help me get my answers?

Celebrities have money and get this for free; I'm retired living below the poverty line and no help.

I know my father was adopted within family. But of course I'm the black sheep for bringing all this information to lite. I'm just not as young as I used to be and it's difficult for me to picture my matches three dimensionally- I have plenty of tested relatives.

I'd pay what little I have to find the answers before I die. That's all I'm asking for. A mystery solved.

What's it like to see that How's that make you feel You are looking at the moment Did you know that story Did you sense that Please turn the page Please read the transcribed/hilited area Have you ever heard that You just met your xxxxxgrand parents You just learned

I enjoy the show, I have learned a lot of information regarding my Irish roots, as well as places to make contacts. Many of the guest are forever entertaining.

I remember one story when the mother escaped by carrying her child on her back only to drown it when she crossed a body of water.

Tony Shaloub was one of my favorites.

Valarie

Valarie.