Why does Dr Gates use a cane?
Why does Dr Gates use a cane?
At the age of 14, Gates suffered a hairline fracture of the ball-and-socket joint in his hip while playing touch football.
How much does it cost for Henry Louis Gates to do your ancestry?
In my experience, family history books may cost anywhere from $5,000 to over $50,000. (These numbers have been updated since this post was written to reflect current market rates.)
What DNA test do they use on Finding Your Roots?
Autosomal DNA testing can tell you about your ethnicity and find matches to living relatives within the past five generations. This is useful because it can tell you about the ancestry on both sides of your family, as opposed to the next two common types of testing.
How much does it cost to do Finding Your Roots?
Expect to pay $25 to $125 per hour, depending on the researcher’s expertise and language skills (if the work is overseas), Ancestry.com corporate genealogist Crista Cowan says. Ancestry’s own company, ProGenealogists.com, hires out professionals, with projects averaging $2,500 to $3,000 for 20 to 30 hours of work.
