Lead Genealogist News Today

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.

Join us online to learn more about Finding Your Roots, Season Nine, and explore how technology is changing how we research and share family history. The event will include information and tips on how people can digitize files, responsibly share them for discovery by distant family members, and safeguard them for future generations.  Panelists: Taneya Y. Koonce | Executive Board Member, Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society Kimberly N. Morgan | Lead Genealogist, Finding Your Root...

Join Connections with Evan Dawson to discuss the new season of  Guests on Finding Your Roots, who  will highlight tools and stories for carrying out their ancestry studies with a focus on people of color . We will also explore the journeys of author Cheryl Wills family genealogy study and the books she has written and WXXI host and producer, Teej Jenkins and her family history study.  Nick Sheedy, Lead genealogist on Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Nick has conducted exten...