Events

Finding Your Roots, Season 10 National Conversation Series


The Finding Your Roots National Conversation Series features production team members and subject matter experts exploring family history, featuring audience questions and clips from this season. Join the conversation on social media with #FindingYourRoots, and make sure to RSVP to our upcoming events here.

From Dead Ends to Discoveries: Overcoming Roadblocks in Genealogy Research

Delve deep into the art and science of genealogy in this hour-long live conversation with our esteemed panel of experts as they share their unique insights and methodologies for solving family mysteries - especially those involving unknown parentage. Whether you're facing dead ends in historical documents, grappling with the sensitivities of undisclosed adoptions, or navigating the complexities of DNA testing, this event promises to illuminate the path forward. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the past, understand your heritage, and forge a deeper connection to your roots.


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Finding Your Roots Family Album: Series Highlights

Join members of the Finding Your Roots production team to hear stories and highlights from this season, and past ones. Panelists subject to change. Critically acclaimed, interdisciplinary artist Thomas Allen Harris moderates this conversation with panelists including Finding Your Roots Executive Producer, Writer and Host Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Finding Your Roots Lead Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore; and Finding Your Roots Series Producer Natalia Warchol.


The Science of Genealogy

Learn about the connections between genetics and genealogy, and how advancements in DNA testing have impacted genealogy research. Critically acclaimed, interdisciplinary artist Thomas Allen Harris moderates this conversation with panelists including Finding Your Roots Lead Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore; Dr. Carla Easter from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History; and Athina Ramphal, a participant in the 2017 Finding Your Roots: The Seedlings genetics and genealogy camp.

Genealogy & The Next Generation

Genealogy is a team effort, and each family tree is incredibly unique. This conversation will center on how important it is to speak with older generations, and work with younger generations, to record and preserve family history.

Documenting Family History in the Digital Age

Learn more about Finding Your Roots, Season Nine, and explore how digital technology is changing how we research and share family history. The event included information and tips on how people can digitize files, responsibly share them for discovery by distant family members, and safeguard them for future generations.




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WETA | Finding Your Roots
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