A new permanent exhibition in Boston is focusing on ancestry and family history, and Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Quaint colorful cottages pop in this Marthas Vineyard town, known for its resort beaches and relaxing way of life with a ...

A nearly six-decades old initiative to digitize records of the trans-Atlantic and intra-American slave trades is moving to ...

Since January, the genealogical nonprofit American Ancestors has led the effort to identify the descendants of people ...

Today, its multisource dataset, currently housed at Rice University, features information on more than 30,000 slaving vessels ...

In his 24 years of practicing law, Adam Barrist said he had never once shared a drink with a colleague after a case the way they do in movies and TV. “In every legal thriller, like John Grisham … ...

"Finding Your Roots" host Henry Louis Gates Jr. swapped out his hosting chair for the first time to become the guest during the Season 11 finale. Hosting in his place, genetic genealogist CeCe ...

Reporter Henry Louis Gates Jr. is finally having his turn in the hot seat on Finding Your Roots, and is set to unearth his own family secret, on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported. Gates ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For 11 seasons, Henry Louis Gates Jr. has sat across from his guests on the popular PBS series “Finding Your Roots” and led them through secrets in their family tree.