A reminder that on Tuesday, 3 January, Henry Louis Gates starts the new series, season 9, of his popular US PBS TV program Finding Your Roots. It will air at 8 pm on PBS channels available in Ottawa,
The show combines historical research, DNA analysis, and traditional genealogy techniques to trace the ancestry of its subjects. As befits a program on an educational channel, it aims to provide a deeper understanding of the past and help people learn more about their own personal histories, especially the challenges.