Fisher’s Top Tips #019r
Historic Time Lines and What They Can Reveal
Jun 03, 2023•59 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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Fisher’s Top Tips #018r
The Potential Benefit of Swapping Brick Walls
May 31, 2023•1 min
Episode 461 - Sunny Morton On “The Case Of The Missing Nun” / New Study: Family History Research Reduces Stress
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 unique experience he had with some well hidden documents at an archive. In Family Histoire News, the first story is perhaps the saddest we’ve ever had. It involves a grandfather’s trunk and a hand grenade. Then, a metal detectorist in Italy has made a remarkable find and flew all the way to Boston on a special mi...
May 29, 2023•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #017r
“Dit Names”… What the Heck Are Those?
May 27, 2023•1 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #016r
Marriage Bonds and What They Can Reveal
May 24, 2023•57 sec
Episode 460 - Ancestry’s Crista Cowan on AI: You’re Already Using It! Plus, Legacy Tree Genealogist’s Ryan Rockwood with a Japanese Research Story
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . In Family Histoire News, David updates us on the long-running War of 1812 Pension digitization project. Then, hear about how authorities finally figured out what happened to the man who, when he was 16, murdered his parents in 1958 and later escaped from prison. The story involves DNA… and has a twist! The guys then talk about a World War 2 vet...
May 22, 2023•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #015r
What’s Going to Happen to Your Records and Heirlooms When You’re Gone?
May 20, 2023•55 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #014r
Can’t Find Your Key Record on Line? Try the Old-Fashioned Way
May 17, 2023•58 sec
Episode 281: Classic Rewind - The Next Generation: Who Will Want Your Family History Stuff? / New: Ask Us Anything on DNA With Paul Woodbury
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 a big reveal from Fisher about a photo he has sought for 38 years. Next, the guys talk about a DNA result the brought about the breakup of an engaged couple… and not because they are related. Then… anyone want to try to do what the genetic genealogists do in crime fighting? One organization did. Hear who and what they were t...
May 15, 2023•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #013r
Got an Ancestor Who Served? Look to Military Records as a Source for Incredible Family Stories.
May 13, 2023•51 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #012r
Got DNA Skills? Become A Search Angel for Others!
May 10, 2023•55 sec
Episode 459 - Son of World War II POW Gets Dad’s Legendary Camp Cartoon Strips Back
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 that the last survivor of the Hindenburg disaster (1937) has died. Hear the details. Then, it turns out that a world famous movie star is actually related to the person he’s portraying! Find out who it is. That search for a missing cemetery on a Florida high school campus is complete. And the finding...
May 08, 2023•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #011r
Tracing Forward Can Yield Family History Gold!
May 06, 2023•56 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #010r
Once you’ve gone from the land of the researcher to the land of the researched, you no longer control what happens to your heirlooms and research records. Here’s what you can do now!
May 03, 2023•51 sec
Episode 458 - How Three Years of Covid Changed Genealogy / Morning Reports- Getting the Details on Your World War 2 Soldier
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 sharing his diagnosis of “Gen-Somnia.” (We might ALL have it!) In Family Histoire News… there is now only one surviving crewman of the USS Arizona following the passing of Ken Potts of Provo, Utah at age 102. Lou Conter of Northern California, a friend of the show, is 101. He is the last survivor. David next has news of the unde...
May 01, 2023•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #009r
Have you become reliant on online sites for your key records? If so, you’re missing out on the thrill of the hunt the old-fashioned way!
Apr 29, 2023•55 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #008r
Who deserves to have their history recorded more than our veterans? Fisher shares some great places for finding military records and often the stories that can be uncovered through them.
Apr 26, 2023•57 sec
Episode 457 - Managing the Historic Burying Grounds of Boston / Stories Still Coming from World War II Killed in Action
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . David opens with the story of the closing of his local church and what he did to commemorate it. Then, in Family Histoire News, an old scoreboard has been found. REAL old! It dates back 1,000 years! Hear where it is from. Then, some 390,000 women signed a petition for world peace a century ago. Now, this document is heading back to Wales, where...
Apr 24, 2023•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #007r
Adoptees in particular, but many others as well, are looking for answers. If your skilled in the DNA world, you might want to consider helping these folks as a “search angel.”
Apr 22, 2023•56 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #006r
Want to find rare family photos, family Bibles, and who knows what else? Fisher suggests that you try tracing forward!
Apr 19, 2023•1 min
Episode 456 - “Creative Non-Fiction,” Another Way To Write Your Family Story / When Your Russian-Jewish Ancestor Isn’t Russian
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 David’s recent amazing discovery while visiting the National Archives. In Family Histoire News, David tells the story of a pre-photographic era artist from Virginia whose silhouettes from 1803 to 1812 have been digitized. Then, a treasure trove of Neanderthal tools and remnants has been discovered. David has details. Next, o...
Apr 17, 2023•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #005r
Believe it or not, Fisher HATED history as a kid. How he came to love it can work for your child or grandchild, too.
Apr 15, 2023•55 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #004r
Fisher shares a simple strategy for growing your ancestral photo archive.
Apr 12, 2023•57 sec
Episode 311: Classic Rewind - Wives and Families of Pirates, Man Travels to Ancestor’s Ports, Finding WWII Navy Ancestor Records
In this Classic Rewind from 2019 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 major news about GEDMatch.com. It has been acquired by a company out of California. Hear what we know so far. Then, there’s news that Ireland is working on reconstructing the archives that burned in 1922. Find out how they’re going about accomplishing this immense task! Th...
Apr 10, 2023•44 min
Fisher’s Top Tips #003r
Continuing his conversation on family photo archives, Fisher gives a quick overview on what you have to do to keep them safe.
Apr 08, 2023•57 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #002r
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.
Apr 05, 2023•58 sec
Episode 455 - DNA Finally Links Ancestor To Scottish Hometown / The “Common Cup” Our Ancestors Knew
Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert from the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . David is on a research trip in Washington DC and has a report from the National Archives about War of 1812 records. Hear what the latest is. Then, David talks about working with a woman he learns is a direct descendant of Paul Revere! Next, CeCe Moore is opening a new site for people wishing to contribute their DNA to the cause of solving cold cases. Also in DN...
Apr 03, 2023•44 min
Fisher's Top Tips #001r
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.
Apr 01, 2023•54 sec
Fisher’s Top Tips #416r
Marriage Bonds and What They Can Reveal
Mar 29, 2023•49 sec
Episode 454 - The Late Jack Holder On Surviving Pearl Harbor / Lindsay Fulton Of NEHGS On New Boston Tea Party Society
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 report of his remarkable discovery from 1780, folded between the pages of an old newspaper. Then, hear about two half sisters, born during World War II, who have just connected through DNA. Then, German records of British POWs from the war are now available. David has details. Next, a burial site in London is being mo...
Mar 27, 2023•44 min
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