Just about everyone I know is an avid viewer of Who Do You Think You Are? which airs on Friday nights on NBC, so there’s a good chance that many of you reading this already know that Helen Hunt will be featured this week. But I want to make sure y’all know about what else is heading our way this weekend.
The latest genealogical TV series, Finding Your Roots (PBS), starts on Sunday, March 25th, with a double-opener – a pair of episodes featuring Harry Connick, Jr., Branford Marsalis, Cory Booker and John Lewis. I did a little work on the show, and specifically requested to research Cory Booker. I wish the show could have been longer because his family tree is even more remarkable than what you’ll see. In fact, I can honestly say that I’ve never encountered one quite like his in all my years of research. And yes, for my genetic genealogy friends, DNA will be involved!
Here are a couple of photos from one of the shoots. I know the second one is a little odd, but I like the fact that we’re both cracking up! And yup, that’s Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Jr. in the background.
BTW, Finding Your Roots will be ten episodes long with 20 celebrities, so when you take both series into consideration, we’re in the midst of a 4+ month stretch of genealogical programming! Not shabby, eh?!
