Fisher’s Top Tips #294
Ireland will be adding a time capsule feature to their 2021 census, to be revealed in 100 years. Sounds like a great idea… but do we really need it?
Jul 17, 2021•49 sec
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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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Fisher’s Top Tips #293
Fisher explains that sometimes you have to pioneer your own discovery technique to mine the most out of records you find.
Jul 14, 2021•1 min
Episode 383 - Experiencing Your Ancestors’ Experiences / Ancestry App Redesigned, Plus New Databases
Host Scott Fisher opens the show. (David Allen Lambert is off this week.) In Family Histoire News, an Irish woman who accurately predicted an Atlantic storm, resulting in a key postponement of D-Day, has been honored by the US House of Representatives. Hear more of her story. Then, descendants of Betsy Ross, who legend says stitched the first American flag, have made a tremendous gift to a Philadelphia museum. Hear what you can now see. Next, some Senators of both parties are actually working to...
Jul 12, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #292
Was your ancestor a homesteader? If so, you may have record treasures waiting for you.
Jul 10, 2021•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #291
Fisher explains that not all stories are spelled out for you. They often assemble themselves through records you collect over time.
Jul 07, 2021•48 sec
Episode 136: 4th of July CLASSIC REWIND Samuel Roukin, “Simcoe” of TURN: Washington’s Spies Talks Rev War and Playing a Historic Figure
Fisher opens this classic rewind from 2016 with Family Histoire News talking about the amazing discovery of the remains of a Roman villa underneath a barn in England. Hear how it was discovered and what is happening to the site now. Fisher then shares the sad tale of the 1838 sale of over 230 enslaved Africans by Jesuit priests in Washington DC. Here why they were sold, and which well known university exists today because its debts were paid by the sale. Also hear about why major efforts are bei...
Jul 05, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #290r
Some newbies to genealogy aren’t so sure about the pace of this pursuit. Fisher has some advice for them.
Jul 03, 2021•53 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #289r
Most families have stories about loved ones that aren’t particularly flattering. But should you share it in a history?
Jun 30, 2021•52 sec
Episode 382 - Genealogist/DNA Connects Families Separated By Holocaust
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 word of a senior center in the Midwest that is home to SIX centenarians! Hear where it is. DNA has revealed the IDs of three brothers killed at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Catch their story. Then, a man working in his garden made a remarkable find that has impacted another family. Hear all about it. Next, a thousand year o...
Jun 28, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #288r
Sure, maybe you don’t want to tell everything, but if you don’t write your own story who will? And how will they tell it?
Jun 26, 2021•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #287r
The genealogy world calls it “serendipity.” You might just call it “weird!”
Jun 23, 2021•58 sec
Episode 381 - Benedictine Monk on his Worldwide Adventures to Save Historic Writings / Forensic Genealogy and Probate 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’s recent experience that CANNOT be explained! Catch what happened. Then, David shares good news for adoptees in Connecticut. Then, in neighboring Rhode Island a host of new records have been shared online by the state. Hear what you can now find! Who knew that there was still more to explore and excavate at Plymouth C...
Jun 21, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #286r
We all love finding new dates and places, but digging up a new story is a much greater accomplishment.
Jun 19, 2021•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #285r
Community celebrations such as the 4th of July is a great time to share family history with your kids.
Jun 16, 2021•52 sec
Episode 380 - Another Switched at Birth DNA Find / Fisher’s Favorite 50 Interview: Bill Griffeth and “The Stranger In My Genes”
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . David begins with great news that NEHGS is now open! In Family Histoire News, David shares a story of how DNA is linking some of the families victimized by the Holocaust. DNA has also revealed another pair of women who were switched at birth. They are not happy about it and are suing the hospital. Catch the details. MyHeritage.com has found ano...
Jun 14, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #284r
Lots of kids find no joy in learning history. But when family is tied into it, things can change!
Jun 12, 2021•49 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #283r
When starting your genealogical journey, it’s tough to skip a link in the chain. You have to begin with what you know.
Jun 09, 2021•58 sec
Episode 379 - Genies Wanted: Massachusetts 54th Statue To Be Returned To Glory / WikiTree and the “WikiTree Challenge”
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . David opens “Family Histoire News” with a birthday salute to a 103-year-old, the oldest living survivor of Pearl Harbor. Then Ancestry.com provided the DNA information for the family of a man killed at Pearl Harbor to bring his remains home. Catch the story. Then, DNA has become a staple in recent years in cold case investigations. Now two stat...
Jun 07, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #282r
If you haven’t at digitized newspapers in a while you might be missing out on some “new” old material!
Jun 05, 2021•56 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #281r
Family history information can come in many forms, and some of them may be surprising!
Jun 02, 2021•59 sec
Episode 378 - Memorial Day Show: Progress On WW2 War Dead Bios / Crista Cowan on Fold3 Memorial Day Weekend Access
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 Family Histoire News with word on the release of a massive military database being put out by FamilySearch.org. Hear what it is. Then, Ancestry has bought up a company overseas with huge numbers of British military records. A new society has been created to recognize African ancestors who were present in British Colonial America....
May 31, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #280r
Modern on-line family research tends to deter us from reaching out to our relatives, but it’s still as good an idea today as it was years ago.
May 29, 2021•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #279r
Let’s face it, a Wiki model tree has many benefits. But when someone “corrects” your entries and improperly merges individuals, the tangled mess can be tough to straighten out. Here’s where to go and what to do.
May 26, 2021•1 min
Episode 377 - “Interesting” WW2 Postcard Leads California Woman on Worldwide Adventure / Paul Woodbury On DNA Painter cM Estimator Tool
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . Fisher begins with a shout out to the project team at WikiTree on the WikiTree Challenge they just completed on Fisher’s tree. He’ll explain. Then, Fisher talks about posting his discovery concerning the roots of a woman given up for adoption from a Utah maternity house in 1907. Hear about the adoptive family’s reaction. David then tells about ...
May 24, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #278r
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 22, 2021•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #277r
It’s a great thing to find an old book with loads of information. But just how trustworthy are these “sources?”
May 19, 2021•1 min
Episode 376 - WW2 Vet, Jack Holder, Talks Experiencing Pearl Harbor and Midway Plus Another Ordinary Person With An Extraordinary Find
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 “David’s Find of the Week” involving a document signed by John Hancock! In Family Histoire News the number nine is almost a theme. NINE babies have been born to a woman in Mali in a single birth, and they’re all doing fine! Then nine sets of Neanderthal remains have been found in a cave near Rome. Catch the story behind the d...
May 17, 2021•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #276r
Public on line trees can reveal great information. They can also lure you into a trap.
May 15, 2021•57 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #275r
It happens all the time. One record says one thing, and another says something else. Here’s how to sort things out.
May 12, 2021•51 sec
Episode 375 - Man’s Father’s World War 2 Pilot Log Book Travels The World Seeking Signatures and History
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David shares a story he just learned that shows how close he came to never existing! Then the guys open up Family Histoire News with the story of an adopted woman whose DNA results led her to the identity of her biological father. The question is… will she find him first or will the FBI? Hear the details of this one! Then, we have a new “Oldest ...
May 10, 2021•44 min
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