Fisher’s Top Tips #384r
Lots of kids find no joy in learning history. But when family is tied into it, things can change!
Sep 07, 2022•49 sec
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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Episodes
Episode 394: Classic Rewind - Genie Learns Grandpa Was Very Active In The Community / Lockbox Discovery Reveals WW2 Jewish Rescue Efforts
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 the story of the National Archives release of a remarkable database… Confederate Slave Payrolls . David explains the significance. Then, a new dig is underway at the Outer Banks to learn more about the 1585 settlement at Roanoke… the Lost Colony. In Utah, a young woman who found her birth father through ...
Sep 05, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #383r
When starting your genealogical journey, it’s tough to skip a link in the chain. You have to begin with what you know.
Sep 03, 2022•58 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #382r
If you haven’t at digitized newspapers in a while you might be missing out on some “new” old material!
Aug 31, 2022•56 sec
Episode 385: Classic Rewind - Naming Kids After Assassins, British Naval Press Gangs
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . Fisher begins the conversation revealing coming changes to the Extreme Genes website and some coming new video courses. Fisher then talks about researching Civil War figures he’s reading about to see who he and his wife Julie might be related to. In the process he learned a remarkable thing about Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth. Wait until y...
Aug 29, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #381r
Family history information can come in many forms, and some of them may be surprising!
Aug 27, 2022•59 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #380r
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.
Aug 24, 2022•1 min
Episode 381: Classic Rewind - 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...
Aug 22, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #379r
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.
Aug 20, 2022•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #378r
There are various types of DNA tests, but the Y-DNA test serves one particular purpose. Here’s why you might want to “Y.”
Aug 17, 2022•1 min
Episode 377: Classic Rewind - “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 ...
Aug 15, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #377r
It’s a great thing to find an old book with loads of information. But just how trustworthy are these “sources?”
Aug 13, 2022•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #376r
Public on line trees can reveal great information. They can also lure you into a trap.
Aug 10, 2022•57 sec
Episode 375: Classic Rewind - 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 ...
Aug 08, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #375r
It happens all the time. One record says one thing, and another says something else. Here’s how to sort things out.
Aug 06, 2022•51 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #374r
We all love to show off family photos and documents, but it puts them at risk. Here’s a better way.
Aug 03, 2022•1 min
Episode 430 - DNA Match Leads To DNA Testing On Nigeria Trip / DNA And Lineage Societies Today
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 a remarkable find he recently made in New Hampshire, providing amazing details about his ancestors who were from there. The guys then speak about a frightening story that talks about how enemy states could turn your raw DNA results to custom make poison with which to target your family. Then, National Geographic ha...
Aug 01, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #373r
Tracking down keepsakes of ancestors isn’t always easy. But sometimes there are mementoes just below your feet!
Jul 30, 2022•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #372r
Yes, we’re all future dead people. Doesn’t it make sense to make plans for what will happen to your family heirlooms?
Jul 27, 2022•50 sec
Episode 429 - NEHGS Researcher’s Supreme Court Passion Project Blows Up! Plus, 19th Century Kidnapping Mystery Solved By DNA
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . This week, the show begins its 10th year! Thanks so much to all of you who have made this possible! David begins by sharing what he learned about a cemetery he was about to explore. Then, in Family Histoire News, David reveals a new NEHGS database from the War of 1812. It could be a game changer for researchers! Next, a 19 year old has assemble...
Jul 25, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #371r
It’s true… DNA testing can be confusing. Here’s what you should consider in choosing a good match in a DNA testing company.
Jul 23, 2022•53 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #370
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.
Jul 20, 2022•54 sec
Episode 428 - 9th Anniversary Show! Woodbury’s Tips and Tricks for DNA Matches / Bill Griffeth’s Follow Up Book “Strangers No More”
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with guest host David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . Fisher and David talk about Fisher’s recent use of two New York City databases, one of which neither had ever heard of before. David then explains how it was discovered that in the Declaration of Independence, technology revealed how Thomas Jefferson changed the word “Subjects” to “Citizens.” Next, hear about the discovery of a secre...
Jul 18, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #369
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.
Jul 16, 2022•48 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #368
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.
Jul 13, 2022•49 sec
Episode 427 - “The Compact,” A Civil War Story You Will Want To Hear
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with guest host David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David begins by talking about his newly found link to an accused witch of the late 1600s. Then, a top secret map used in the invasion of Normandy in World War 2 has been made public after a family donates it. Hear the story behind this remarkable document. Speaking of WW2, we have just lost our last Medal of Honor winner from the war....
Jul 11, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #367
There are definitely techniques for preserving paper documents and records that you can trust will extend the life of your important documents.
Jul 09, 2022•53 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #366
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.
Jul 06, 2022•1 min
Episode 136 - Classic Rewind (2016): Sam Roukin, “Simcoe” of TURN: Washington’s Spies Talks Revolutionary War and Playing A Historic Figure
Fisher opens this Classic Rewind from 2016 with Family Histoire News talking about the upcoming season of Genealogy Roadshow. He discloses which cities the Roadshow team will visit this year. He then talks about the amazing discovery of the remains of a Roman villa underneath a barn in England. Here 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 African slaves by Jesuit priests in Washington DC. Here why they were sold, a...
Jul 04, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #365
Marking pictures is essential for future generations, but using the right pens and markers will assure the identifications last without damaging your images.
Jul 02, 2022•56 sec
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