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Dir. of @HutchinsCenter, African & African American Research & Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, @Harvard. #FindingYourRoots - Tuesdays on @PBS.

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This week's episode was unforgettable! Terrie, Megan, and Joyce were incredible guests with amazing stories. It was an honor to help solve these decades-long family mysteries of our viewers!

Watch the full episode here pbs.org/findingyourroo…

This week's episode was unforgettable! Terrie, Megan, and Joyce were incredible guests with amazing stories. It was an honor to help solve these decades-long family mysteries of our viewers! Watch the full #FindingYourRoots #ViewersLikeYou episode here pbs.org/findingyourroo…
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After her Interview, Megan Robertson expresses the legacy she hopes to leave her future relatives with.

Watch the full Finding Your Roots episode on the @pbs app or by going to pbs.org/findingyourroo…!

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“I'm proud to know that I come from people who don't quit, you know, they just don't give up.”

Our guest Terrie Morrow shares what makes her the most proud of her roots.

Watch the full episode by going to pbs.org/findingyourroo…!

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We caught up with our guest Joyce Willis and asked her what has been the most fulfilling part of being on .

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Terrie Morrow explains her family mystery is related to her great-grandfather. Terrie is seeking the answer as to why this relative was left by his mother at the young age of five years old.

Tune in to @pbs tonight at 8/7c for our first-ever episode!

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“She told me one time, just once, her father said to her in joking that he might not be her father. It stuck with her for the rest of her life.”

Joyce Willis shares why she came to us to discover her grandmother’s real father.

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Megan Robertson reflects on what it would mean to her and her family if the team could discover who her great-grandfather’s biological parents were.

Tune in to @pbs tonight at 8/7c for our first-ever episode!

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After announcing a casting call for a viewer to appear on , we received over 9K submissions. It was an impossible task to choose just one mystery to solve, so we ended up selecting three!
Tune in to @pbs tomorrow at 8/7c for our episode!

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For years people have been asking for viewers to be on and we finally made it happen. Join us tomorrow night as we introduce you to Terrie, Megan, and Joyce!

Tune into PBS tomorrow night at 8/7c to follow along as we solve these viewers’ intriguing mysteries!

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It’s ! 🎉 In Season 8, chef reminisces on his mother’s Korean American mix of cooking, which helped shape David into who he is today.

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“I could not have turned the page and been more delighted.” ❤️
is elated to learn her is ‼️

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“God bless my father, who as busy as he had been, made almost every single production I was in.” recounts one of his early-age performances gone wrong.

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Happy 🔟th Season of ! 🎉 A massive thank you to for sharing such a kind message. We were just thrilled to discover his roots and his DNA cousin, , back in Season 7!

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.Harvard Book Store presents The New York Times best-selling author Eddie S. Glaude Jr. & National Book Award winner Imani Perry on April 18 Brattle Theatre in Cambridge to discuss Eddie’s new book WE ARE THE LEADERS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. Grab your ticket now. bit.ly/3PLt7qu Harvard University Press

.@HarvardBooks presents @nytimes best-selling author @esglaude & National Book Award winner @imaniperry on April 18 @BrattleTheatre in Cambridge to discuss Eddie’s new book WE ARE THE LEADERS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. Grab your ticket now. bit.ly/3PLt7qu @Harvard_Press
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“It’s incredible… I look forward to seeing Scarlett next time.”

🚨 Spoiler Alert - discovers he is with through DNA on different chromosomes stretching back to Jewish communities in Eastern Europe.

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Happy 🔟th Season of ! 🎉We are so grateful the legendary sent us such a sweet message 💗🌴

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Are you ready?! is back with a brand new episode! 🔟🎉Join us tomorrow night to learn and explore the unknown roots of & .

Tune into PBS April 2nd at 8/7c for a brand-new episode of !

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Happy 🔟th Season of !  🎉 Thank you to our fabulous Season 6 guest, , for sharing this lovely message with us!! We just loved having you on our show. 💛

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We are full of smiles awaiting our very special “Viewers Like You” episode of ! We can feel your excitement to hear from Terrie, Joyce, and Megan about their unique experience on our show and listen to their ancestral stories. 💜💚

We are full of smiles awaiting our very special “Viewers Like You” episode of #FindingYourRoots! We can feel your excitement to hear from Terrie, Joyce, and Megan about their unique experience on our show and listen to their ancestral stories. 💜💚
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