New genealogy resources in the Orange Mound neighborhood of Memphis makes it easier for Memphians to trace their ancestry.

The Corp. for Public Broadcasting, which last month announced it would be shutting down after federal funding cuts, received ...

A few years ago, New England experienced a very damaging storm in our region with driving rain and high winds over an ...

It’s all part of a trend known as heritage travel, or ancestry tourism. Folks go to their homelands to see sights their ...

A Houma TV station owner sent a letter to the Parish Government stating he will sell a building to the museum for $1 million.

July hosts Embrace Your Geekness Day, but August is home to Find Your Inner Nerd Day—and for all you word nerds out there, there is a difference between those categories, as we covered last year. Beth ...

Stage and screen stars and Oklahoma natives Kristin Chenoweth and Tracy Letts, along with former Oklahoma City Thunder star Chris Paul, will be featured on the upcoming season of "Finding Your Roots." ...

Fans of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” will recognize the setup: a massive family tree spread out on a table, with Henry Louis Gates Jr. ready to explore the branches of someone’s lineage they never knew ...

Joe Manganiello's interests are far and wide — and a glimpse at his resume is testimony to that. The 48-year-old's star began rising in 2009 after he landed his breakout role as werewolf Alcide ...

I am thrilled to announce another season of FINDING YOUR ROOTS filled with inspiring stories from our wonderful guests that further show us that at the level of the genome, we are all 99% the same ...

The celebrity-packed reality series that uncovers the hidden truths of A-list stars and public figures returns for its 12th season on PBS, featuring a new roster of famous faces confronted with the ...