Fisher’s Top Tips #178r
There are various types of DNA tests, but the Y-DNA test serves one particular purpose. Here’s why you might want to “Y.”
May 06, 2020•1 min
Extreme Genes
Extreme Genes is a genealogy show hosted by Fisher. Fisher has 30+ years of radio experience and has had a passion for genealogy since he was a teen. On Extreme Genes Fisher sets out to educate the audience on resources and techniques for completing any gaps found in your family tree. Each week Fisher interviews national experts in the field of genealogy as well as news related to all of our genealogy. Be sure to visit ExtremeGenes.com for all the latest on the show.
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Episode 326 - Legal Genealogist Judy Russell Talks About the Law Behind Quarantines and a New Year of Public Domain Releases
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . David begins by talking about his recent experience of visiting Lexington Green and Concord Bridge on the 245th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolutionary War, while wearing a mask for another historic event. David also made a fascinating family photo find on Facebook featuring David as a child! He’ll explain. Then the guys talk about tw...
May 04, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #177r
It’s a great thing to find an old book with loads of information. But just how trustworthy are these “sources?”
May 02, 2020•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #176r
Public on line trees can reveal great information. They can also lure you into a trap.
Apr 29, 2020•57 sec
Episode 325 - Free Genealogy Lectures From NEHGS & AmericanAncestors / Dr. Henry Louis Gates On New African American History Tools
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors.org . Fisher and David talk about little projects they are doing during the lockdown. David then shares news about the latest cold case crime solved using DNA. He then shares a story about a document that was said to be found in the 1930s in an old family Bible, allegedly tied to the Salem Witch Trials. Then… was Ponce de Leon truly the European “di...
Apr 27, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #175r
It happens all the time. One record says one thing, and another says something else. Here’s how to sort things out.
Apr 25, 2020•51 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #174r
We all love to show off family photos and documents, but it puts them at risk. Here’s a better way.
Apr 22, 2020•1 min
Episode 324 - The FAN Club Principal Cracks Open Brick Walls the Possible Location of Your Lost Civil War Pension Records Revealed
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . The guys begin with the story of the oldest living COVID-19 survivor. Coronavirus isn’t the only thing he’s gotten through! Then, a great grandfather who’s nearly 90 is going to be a father again in July! Hear who this man is and more of the remarkable family dynamics. Then , Smithsonian has a great article on ExtremeGenes.com about ordinary it...
Apr 20, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #173r
Tracking down keepsakes of ancestors isn’t always easy. But sometimes there are mementoes just below your feet!
Apr 18, 2020•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #172r
Yes, we’re all future dead people. Doesn’t it make sense to make plans for what will happen to your family heirlooms?
Apr 15, 2020•50 sec
Episode 323 - Blaine Bettinger Talks DNA, New Products and Latest Edition Of Shared Centimorgan Project
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The guys open Family Histoire News with word of the passing of a woman in England, Hulda Churchill, who was nearly 109, from coronavirus. She had survived the Spanish flu as a young girl, but her sister died in that pandemic a century ago! But another centenarian has survived. Hear his story. Next, it has been determined who the last surviving v...
Apr 13, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #171r
It’s true… DNA testing can be confusing. Here’s what you should consider in choosing a good match in a DNA testing company.
Apr 11, 2020•53 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #170r
Sometimes it’s tough to know what to do with photographs where you don’t know who the subject is. Fisher shares some thoughts that might help.
Apr 08, 2020•54 sec
Episode 322 - Coming Soon: Technology to Test Hats, Hair, Glasses, and Envelopes for Ancestral DNA
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist for the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . This is the first episode fully recorded and edited from Fisher’s home studio in isolation. Fish talks about his recent illness that took away his voice for a time. (NOT believed to be coronavirus.) David then makes a fascinating observation about the time we’re now living in. Fisher and David then compare the genealogically worthless 2020 cen...
Apr 06, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #169r
Fisher shares a key clue in many photographs that many people overlook. But it might be all you need to help you identify the subject of the photo.
Apr 04, 2020•48 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #168r
Who knows the old folks in your pictures, as well as their stories, better than old folks?! Fisher talks about how to maximize your visits to senior relatives.
Apr 01, 2020•49 sec
Episode 296: CLASSIC REWIND - Genie Turns Extreme Genes Tip Into Family History Gold/ Lineage Societies- Picking The Right One For You, How To Join
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . Both of the guys have had great family history experiences in recent days. Fisher’s involved finding a rare photo, and David’s had to do with a special house. Hear what happened. In Family Histoire News, the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society have made a joint announcement. You’ll want to hear this one. T...
Mar 30, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #167r
There are definitely techniques for preserving paper documents and records that you can trust will extend the life of your important documents.
Mar 28, 2020•53 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #166r
If you’ve ever wondered why you don’t get everything you think you should from a search of a digitized newspaper site, Fisher has some ideas that may open up a whole lot more.
Mar 25, 2020•1 min
Episode 249 - Genetic Counselor Specializes In Shocking DNA Results / “The Archive Lady” Discovers Touching Story
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . The guys open the show with “Family Histoire News.” First up: great news that the University of North Carolina has begun a project to digitize thousands of slave deeds and bills of sale. It will be a boon to slave researchers. Then, an Irishman who fought for the United States in World War I and was killed in France will finally get a tombstone...
Mar 23, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #165r
Marking pictures is essential for future generations, but using the right pens and markers will assure the identifications last without damaging your images.
Mar 21, 2020•56 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #164r
Fisher talks about the risk of taking on line trees at face value and why copying isn’t researching.
Mar 18, 2020•1 min
Episode 321 - Key Note From RootsTech, Kennerly, Talks Photography With Fisher / Paul Woodbury Shares Knowledge Distant DNA Matches At RootsTech
Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The guys open “Family Histoire News” with the story of a a woman who discovered a missing cemetery! (These things happen.) Hear the story. Next David reveals recent talk about Jeanne Calment, the French woman who has long been lauded as the oldest person ever to live at 122. But wait. Not so fast! Then a woman born in 1920 has just celebrated her 25th birt...
Mar 16, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #163r
Lots of great records are not on line, and won’t be anytime soon. Fisher talks about a Catholic record type you might want to look for.
Mar 15, 2020•54 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #162r
Fisher talks about school districts who created some unique records to help plan for buildings, teachers, and enrollment. Hear what’s on these censuses and where to find them.
Mar 11, 2020•45 sec
Episode 320 - Tying Together Records and Photos Through “Mind Mapping”/ Concern: Massachusetts Governor Wants to Limit Access to Vital Records
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . The guys begin with Fisher prodding David on his recent appearance in the pages of Woman’s Day! David explains. David then shares that Extreme Genes has received something of a clerical blessing. Next the guys share the sorrowful news of the passing of genealogist Johni Cerny. Johni was the chief genealogist for Dr. Henry Louis Gates’ PBS progr...
Mar 09, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #161r
Websites aside, it’s still a great idea to visit ancestral cemeteries. Fisher explains why and why Spring is the best time to do it.
Mar 07, 2020•51 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #160r
If you’re just beginning to share your family tree on public sites, here are a few standards for how you should record your ancestor’s data.
Mar 04, 2020•57 sec
Episode 319 - Project Recover Locates Three World War II Bombers in Pacific Lagoon / Maureen Taylor on MyHeritage Colorized Photos
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The guys open with bad news from Plymouth, Massachusetts, where, in this year of Mayflower commemoration, someone or some group has sprayed some historic sites with spray paint. Hear the details. David then talks about a pair of great finds he recently made on an ancestor in a digitized newspaper site. The guys next talk about a recent follow up...
Mar 02, 2020•48 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #159r
What’s in an occupation? The answer is often similar to that of the question “What’s in a name?”
Feb 29, 2020•58 sec
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