Fisher’s Top Tips #404r
Fisher shares a simple strategy for growing your ancestral photo archive.
Nov 16, 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 439 - The Wife Of Pirate "Captain Kidd," Native American History Month And Researching Native Roots
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 the touching story of a 90-year-old woman whose service recalls her Jewish schoolmates who died in the Holocaust. Hear what she’s doing. Then, a man who was raised in Australia has learned that shocking truth about his origins. Hear how he sadly just missed coming to know his birth mother who sought him out throughout her life...
Nov 14, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #403r
Continuing his conversation on family photo archives, Fisher gives a quick overview on what you have to do to keep them safe.
Nov 12, 2022•49 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #402r
OK, you’re the one in your family with all the family pictures. Now what? The first thing you have to do has nothing to do with technology.
Nov 09, 2022•49 sec
Episode 438 - Ordinary People With Extraordinary Finds- Chicago Man Finds Ties To Execution of King Charles I / Long Island Man Learns Dad Fought Nazis... In The USA!
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. Family Histoire News begins with a fab news concerning one of the Fab Four… Ringo Starr. Hear how the remarriage of a great grandmother likely changed pop history! Then, over 100 people are each inheriting $60,000 from a man they never met and likely never even heard of. Catch the story. Next, a Canadian woman who lost her Swedish-born mother de...
Nov 07, 2022•44 min
Fisher's Top Tips #401r
Fisher talks about the “luck” he has enjoyed through the years in genealogy, and how it really isn’t as much by chance as you would think.
Nov 05, 2022•46 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #400
Fisher explains what lineage societies are and why you might want to join one.
Nov 02, 2022•1 min
Episode 437 - Goodwin’s Latest Genealogical Murder Thriller Is Out! / Executive Producer Talks About BYUtv’s Hit Genie Show “How I Got Here”
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . Fisher talks with David about David’s recent honor, and his bizarre trek across a bridge. David opens Family Histoire News with another tale from our “lost and found” department. Then, who knew that recipes could be found on gravestones? One influencer found out and has been cooking up those recipes! If you think slavery wasn’t that long ago, c...
Oct 31, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #399
As more and more secrets are exposed by DNA tests, are we prepared to discover that our ancestors were simply human?
Oct 29, 2022•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #398
Fisher explains the significance of “gateway ancestors” and how you can find out if you have any on your family tree.
Oct 26, 2022•48 sec
Episode 436 - Iowa Cemetery Project Goes High Tech / Ancestry DNA Beta Program Has GenieWorld Buzzing
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . First up in Family Histoire News is the story of how genealogy is now a major part of plans for Russians to escape Putin’s military draft. Find out why and what the citizens are looking for. Then… an English Castle in Texas? It sure looks like it! And a couple there has bought it with intensions to restore it. Catch the details. Next, an old mi...
Oct 24, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #397
With all the scams happening in the world today, it’s not always so easy to connect with a “new” cousin. Fisher has some thoughts.
Oct 22, 2022•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #396
New techniques are revealing the good and the bad in our DNA test results. Are you prepared for the unexpected?
Oct 19, 2022•1 min
Episode 435 - Photo Detective Maureen Taylor on Digital Image Life Spans, Ghost Pictures and Post Mortem Photos of the 1800s
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with guest host David Allen Lambert of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . The guys begin Family Histoire News with info on a new BETA feature over at Ancestry DNA that allows you to separate your matches by paternal and maternal sides. And you don’t have to test your parents to determine which are which! Then David has good news for Irish adoptees. Next, the man who cracked the genome of Neanderthals for medical research has...
Oct 17, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #395
There are bucket lists and then there are genealogy bucket lists. Are you prioritizing what you want to get done before joining the land of the researched ?
Oct 15, 2022•58 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #394
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?
Oct 12, 2022•49 sec
Episode 434 - Another Ordinary Person With An Extraordinary Find / Legacy Tree Genealogist’s Jessica Taylor On Family History Month
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 an only child who has grown up to be not so lonely. You’ll want to hear this one! Then, the bodies being found at the receding Lake Mead are being identified… in some cases, with your help. David has details. Then hear about the ship that tried to help the Titanic , but ran into a major prob...
Oct 10, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #393
Fisher explains that sometimes you have to pioneer your own discovery technique to mine the most out of records you find.
Oct 08, 2022•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #392
Was your ancestor a homesteader? If so, you may have record treasures waiting for you.
Oct 05, 2022•1 min
Episode 433 - Chris Child from NEHGS on the Late Queen’s Royal Ancestry and Yours
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist for the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David begins with an antique horror story involving a batch of 19th century photographs he bought in Maine. Wait til you hear what the seller did with them! Fisher then describes the rabbit hole he went down this past week that led to some unexpected discoveries. David then reveals a new site that may be a goldmine for genealogists… Case.law/se...
Oct 03, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #391
Fisher explains that not all stories are spelled out for you. They often assemble themselves through records you collect over time.
Oct 01, 2022•48 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #390r
Some newbies to genealogy aren’t so sure about the pace of this pursuit. Fisher has some advice for them.
Sep 28, 2022•53 sec
Episode 432 - Relative Race Is Back For Tenth Season Amid Host Dan Debenham’s Health Crisis
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. The guys first talk about Fisher’s exploration of the backwoods neighborhood he grew up in and how it was in 1867! David then tells Fisher about house that’s being sold for the first time in centuries! Hear when the last time was this American home was for sale. Next, an ancient writing system has been cracked. Hear when it was in use and where. Captain Cook’s alleged sh...
Sep 26, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #389r
Most families have stories about loved ones that aren’t particularly flattering. But should you share it in a history?
Sep 24, 2022•52 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #388r
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?
Sep 21, 2022•1 min
Episode 431 - Woman Taken At Birth Tells Her Story and How She Learned The Truth / New Italian Databases
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . The guys first acknowledge the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, certainly a most distant cousin to many Americans with British ancestry. David then shares several macabre stories. Hear about the 17 ancient bodies found in an 800-year-old well in England and what has now been learned about them. Then, who knew that ice cream in the 19th century co...
Sep 19, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #387r
The genealogy world calls it “serendipity.” You might just call it “weird!”
Sep 17, 2022•58 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #386r
We all love finding new dates and places, but digging up a new story is a much greater accomplishment.
Sep 14, 2022•1 min
Episode 350: Classic Rewind - Dr. Scott Woodward On Our Shared Blood With Neanderthals And What It May Mean In Our Response To Covid-19
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 talking about the coming International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. (Want to speak there in Philly next August? Their Call for Proposals is open through November 19! ) David then shares the story about how the grandson of a couple who were lost in the Holocaust recently was presented with an important item that once belonged t...
Sep 12, 2022•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #385r
Community celebrations such as the 4th of July is a great time to share family history with your kids.
Sep 10, 2022•52 sec
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