CUMBERLAND — “Finding Your Roots” fans have waited 10 long months since the PBS series filmed the Jane Gates family downtown, but the show is now just weeks away.
The season 11 finale, “Finding My Roots,” will air 8 p.m. April 8 and include actor Laurence Fishburne of “The Matrix” and host and executive producer Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. speaks to his family at Allegany Museum in April 2024, for the filming of an episode of the PBS TV series “Finding Your Roots.” (Submitted photo)
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Descendants of Jane Gates (Submitted photo)
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“Finding Your Roots” is filmed at Allegany Museum in April 2024.
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Sukh Gates and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Submitted photo)
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A crew films an episode of “Finding Your Roots” at Allegany Museum.
Teresa McMinn is a reporter for the Cumberland Times-News. She can be reached at 304-639-2371 or tmcminn@times-news.com.
