Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist with the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors. David has an assignment for everyone concerning one story in their history. Listen to hear what it is. He also shares a fascinating tip about pages of information that likely exist for your immigrant ancestor, held by the government beginning in 1940. What is this record and how can you get it? David explains. He also shares his Tech Tip of the Week and ano...
Aug 10, 2015•51 min
Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors talking about naming patterns, and how they can often reveal the names of the parents' ancestors. Are clues to your ancestor's ancestors sitting right under your nose? Fisher and David will tell you how to break the code. David then talks about the revealing of the identities of remains from the old Jamestown settlement. Might one of them be your ancestor? Dav...
Aug 04, 2015•51 min
Fisher opens the show with Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors, David Allen Lambert. David talks about using Find-A-Grave and Billion Graves to create a burial lineage chart. He also talks about the NASA "New Horizon" mission to Pluto and how a significant individual's human remains are on it. Listen to the show to find out whose! Plus, David tells you how you can go to Europe without leaving North America. (Honest!) Then, David shares with y...
Jul 28, 2015•51 min
This week on Extreme Genes- America's Family History Show, Fisher opens with David Allen Lambert of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. David talks about FamilySearch.org's upcoming "Fuel the Find," an effort to get 100,000 volunteers indexing records for one week in August. David shares his experience with a direct descendant of a very important figure in American and French history, and has another awesome Tech Tip of the Week. Plus... if you'd like a FREE house in Italy, perhaps wh...
Jul 18, 2015•51 min
Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors. They share unbelievable news from MyHeritage. Wait until you hear what they've done for you! Also, big news from Ireland that could change everything in your Catholic research. David explains why they've done it. (It's a good thing!) Plus, David's Tech Tip of the Week, and another free database from NEHGS. Thomas MacEntee of High Definition Genealogy joins Fi...
Jul 13, 2015•51 min
Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of NEHGS and American Ancestors. Fisher talks about how liquor consumption increased during and after the Revolution to absurd amounts in the 1830s. Exactly how much per person? Fisher will tell you. Then David talks about various heritage organizations you may be eligible for because of your ancestor's contributions to the cause of liberty. There are more than you think! David also shares another terrific Technical Tip of the Wee...
Jul 07, 2015•51 min
Fisher and David Allen Lambert open the show with great news about FamilySearch's announcement about the new indexing project for the Freedmen's Bureau records... the largest collection of records of freed slaves. What does this mean and how many records are involved? Listen and find out! Then David shares exciting Independence Day news... free access to some of NEHGS' earliest records from the Great Migration. How can you look for your ancestors in this great database for free? David will fill ...
Jun 30, 2015•51 min
Fisher and David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors , talk about some of the historic anniversaries happening right now. One involved one of David's ancestors and a pitchfork! Plus David has made a new "tech" find that is sure to make you both excited and uncomfortable! It's called Periscope. Hear what it's all about in the opening segment. Then, Fisher visits with well known blogger, "Dear Myrtle." Myrtle's been thinking hard...
Jun 23, 2015•51 min
Fisher opens the show talking about his time in New York City emceeing at AJ Jacobs' Global Family Reunion, as well as his visit to the NYC Municipal Archives researching 19th century firemen records. He then announces that David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors, is joining the show to co-host the opening segment with his insights on Family Histoire News and what is happening in the ever changing world of genealogy. David co...
Jun 16, 2015•51 min
Fisher opens the show talking about the huge response to last week's program about DNA triangulation used to assist listener Shelley Smith identify her birth father, after more traditional means, including DNA, helped her identify her birth mother. Fisher provides an update on what has since happened to Shelley, who has contacted both a half-sister (from the birth mother's side) and a half-brother (from the birth father's side.) Interestingly, another listener has come along to talk about using ...
Jun 08, 2015•51 min
Fisher opens the show with a fascinating story about how World War II bombs still have the potential to kill people in both Britain and Germany. Wait until you hear what happened in both countries recently and the statistics of how often live Allied bombs are found in Germany every day ! He then talks about a New York realtor who recently had the unusual experience of being randomly chosen to sell a property and business that had been started by his great grandmother 110 years ago. Fisher then v...
Jun 01, 2015•52 min
Fisher opens the show with comments received about his mother's 1947 (mis?)adventure, stowing away on a luxury liner to Hawaii. Then, he'll have a remarkable tale out of St. Louis about a man who has allegedly hijacked a family's heritage for attention and profit. Who is this man, what has he been doing, and how has his story been falling apart? Fisher will explain. Guest Kenyatta Berry, one of the hosts of the PBS Series "Genealogy Road Show" joins Fisher in segment 2, talking about the upcomin...
May 25, 2015•52 min
Fisher opens the show with a bit of his own family history. In 1947, his mother, Marquita Olsen, was one of four young women who stowed away on a luxury liner to Hawaii! The newspapers reported they had attended a send off party on ship and while walking around touring the ship, the next thing they knew, they were on their way to Honolulu! But Fisher's mother told a very different version, suggesting they were very much "intentional" stowaways. Fisher's mother passed five years ago, but he decid...
May 19, 2015•52 min
Fisher opens the show with more family history memorabilia discovered on eBay. The 1887 ribbons of the Veteran Firemen's Association, a group to which his great-grandfather belonged, have arrived, and now he has found DVDs of old movies from the 1940s in which his mother appeared an an extra! Fisher also answers a listeners question about doing DNA tests on bits of hair left between the pages of a family Bible. Can it be done? Fisher has the answer! In Family Histoire News, Fisher informs us tha...
May 12, 2015•52 min
Fisher is at it again! He opens the show with his latest case... identifying a birth mother through "triangulation" with DNA tests. Sounds tricky. How does it work? Fisher will explain. Then on Family Histoire News, an English couple will soon become the newlyweds with the oldest combined age ever! Just how old are we talking? Wait til you hear. Then, a woman has been reunited with the mother that never gave her up 49 years ago. How did they become separated and how did they reconnect? It's a to...
May 05, 2015•52 min
Fisher opens the show with the sad news that this week is the final week of Who Do You Think You Are for this season. But also the exciting news that Turn: Washington's Spy Ring has returned to AMC... a great program set in occupied Long Island and New York during the Revolution. And in "Family Histoire News," Julia Bell of Plymouth, England has found her grandfather. You'll be amazed at how much she put into locating him and his family! Fisher also shares his latest family history relic find fr...
Apr 26, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with some fascinating "Family Histoire" news. First, Spain is embracing its Sephardic Jewish heritage which was driven out by the Spanish Inquisition in 1492. They are opening doors to all who can prove their Sephardic lineage, resulting in Jews around the world researching their Spanish heritage. Then, it was an amazing discovery, just in time for the 150th anniversary of the conclusion of the Civil War. A Virginia minister made the find after being asked to memorialize a ...
Apr 20, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with an overview of the murder case he never imagined he would become a part of. He sets up his conversation later in the show with a New Jersey woman who was his feet on the ground on the victim's hometown. They would attempt to locate living family members thirty-two years after Theresa Rose Greaves went missing in Utah. In family histoire news, Fisher reviews the strange similarities of the remains of a soldier found in Europe, who was killed in the Battle of Waterloo in...
Apr 13, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with the story of a woman whose personal research got sidetracked by documents that told her the sad story of an English housekeeper who was sacked because she became pregnant. By her husband! Tesse Boase went to work to find out what happened to the woman after losing her job. Then, the DNA study of the "closed" population of Iceland is over, and some interesting discoveries have been made that could affect our futures, and the futures of our descendants. Fisher then talks...
Apr 06, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens this week's show with Family Histoire News and a fond farewell to King Richard III. Buried only a few days ago, the King gave Extreme Genes more than its fair share of stories over the past three years. No five hundred year old body could have done more. Fisher then shares the story of a slave who escaped to freedom in a more than unique way 166 years ago this weekend. Wait until you hear this one! Then... think all Celts are alike? Apparently not! DNA is revealing some very interes...
Mar 31, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with an explanation of his electrolysis experiment with two family daguerreotypes. He reveals how it went and how to do it... if you dare! He also reveals the name and age of a man from Brazil that just might make him the oldest man on the planet... perhaps ever! David Allen Lambert of the New England Historic Genealogical Society joins the show to talk about the "Colonial Wars," those conflicts that happened on this continent in the 150 years before the Revolution. He also...
Mar 23, 2015•53 min
In Fisher's opening segment, Fisher gives you a tip on searching for your ancestors using only first names. When your people aren't where they're supposed to be, this technique may solve your problem. Then, he shares a terrific story of the funniest Victorian era Christian names found by a genealogy firm in London. You'll be glad your parents didn't name you any of these things! Fisher will give you the top ten. Then, it's the "risky" business of the "banished" Irish adoptees who were sent to Am...
Mar 17, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with the story of his third great grandfather. He was a substitute soldier in the War of 1812. Or was he? Listen to the unusual find from the National Archives and you decide. In "Family Histoire News," Fisher talks about the couple that has probably been married longer than anyone ever. How long was that? Wait til you hear the couple's ages. A new free site is now available that searches only family history books, county histories, and genealogical newsletters. Fisher will...
Mar 09, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with information about the Preserve the Pensions program which is seeking private funding to digitize and make available for free all War of 1812 pension files. In Family Histoire news, Fisher tells of a woman who just turned 106, and you won’t believe her diet staples! Also, blood from Winston Churchill is up for auction. Catch the whole story of where it came from. And, the Danish government and MyHeritage.com are releasing all kinds of “new” old records from Denmark. In ...
Mar 02, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with a quick overview of his Roots Tech experience, where over 22,000 people attended in three days. (Roots Tech is the world's largest family history conference.) In Family Histoire News, King Richard III is back in the headlines. What has he "told" researchers now? Fisher will tell you. And... it's probably the most amazing DNA story you ever will have heard, or ever will hear. Catch Fisher's summary and then read the entire article at ExtremeGenes.com Guest Dick Eastman,...
Feb 23, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show talking about the upcoming Roots Tech convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. First Lady Laura Bush headlines the speakers. Fisher then discusses the loss of over a million records in a fire. Where was it and what happened? He'll fill you in. The families of Hatfield and McCoy still have a lot to do with each other, but now... it's a business! What are they doing? It'll make perfect sense when you hear. Also, inmates at county jails in at least three states are indexing family ...
Feb 09, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with the story of a man who the government refuses to allow to pay his taxes. Why? It has everything to do with a record family historians are more than a little familiar with. Listen to the first segment to hear what it is. Fisher then reviews a list recently published by MyHeritage.com about surnames that have or are going extinct! Is one of your family names on the list? Stan Lindaas of HeritageConsulting.com then joins the show with a remarkable illustration of how know...
Feb 04, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with the latest on the strange case of Paul Fronczak, who grew up believing he had been kidnapped as a baby and then returned to his parents in Chicago. But, a 2012 DNA test revealed that Paul was not his parents' natural child. Two years later, Paul's advocates are coming close to identifying at least one of his birth families. That in itself is a strange tale! Here all about it with Fisher's Family Histoire News! Fisher then keeps his promise to a listener who was wanting...
Jan 28, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with word of the discovery of photos of third great grandparents of an American president? Who were they and is he? Fisher will tell you. Across the pond, 41 million wills dating back to 1858 are going on line! What government is making this available to you? Find out here! Jen Allen of FamilySearch.org joins the show next to fill us in on what to expect at this year's combined Roots Tech and Federation of Genealogical Societies conventions! There's a lot happening in Salt ...
Jan 19, 2015•53 min
Fisher opens the show with fascinating news out of Boston where a box, hidden in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams, was opened. What was in it? And what will be done with the contents? Hear all about it! Plus, funeral homes are now offering a service that could benefit survivors of deceased loved ones for generations. Find out what it is. Then, Fisher visits with Heather Livergood of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, who has sought her birth family for generati...
Jan 13, 2015•53 min
