In a message dated 1/23/07 9:22:43 PM, [log in to unmask] writes: > A very interesting program on Oprah Winfrey's ancestry will be aired at > 8:00 > pm EST tomorrow night (Wednesday) on PBS. According to the Winchester Star, > Jane Ailes (a member of this List) did the research for the program that was > developed by H. Louis Gates, Jr. of Harvard University. It was stated in the > newspaper that neither the Gates nor Winfreys mentioned nor discussed > slavery in their families, and probable causes are given for the silence. > Sounds like this program will have some surprises that will be of interest > to members of this List. Here is a URL for the article. > > http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/070123/Life_roots.asp > > Wilmer L. Kerns > > Dear Wilmer: I couldn't open up your link as it requires a login password. Is this the African Lives program that appeared this past Feb. highlighting the geneaology of 8 prominent black Americans? It so, it was pretty fascinating the results that they came up with and several people had a few surprising twists when their DNA was analyzed. I think the emphasis of the program was more on geneaology per se than the slavery connection but the geneaology discussed is on the level of a nongeneaologist who knows nothing. Someone with more sophisticated geneaology skills will feel somewhat "less full" with the explanations that are given in the program. Still the presentation and the stories being told keep your interest. Anita L. Henderson To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html