Fisher

Extreme Genes

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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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Episodes

Fisher's Top Tips #264 03.04.2021 1:00

Fisher talks about the risk of taking on line trees at face value and why copying isn't researching.

Fisher's Top Tips #263 31.03.2021 0:54

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.

Episode 369 - Nathan Dylan Goodwin And His New Genealogical Thriller / How Does MyHeritage Animate Your Photos? 29.03.2021 44:16

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 100th birthday tribute to a World War II vet who received a very 2021 appropriate gift. Hear what it was. Then, there's trouble in Greensboro, North Carolina, where a parcel of land, said to be the final resting spot for twe...

Fisher's Top Tips #262 27.03.2021 0:45

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.

Fisher's Top Tips #261 24.03.2021 0:51

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.

Episode 368 - Women's History Month And Tracing Female Ancestors / Ancestors And Animals: Pets And Those "Wild Things!" 22.03.2021 44:16

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . The guys start off challenging listeners to get on eBay NOW and see all the family history material available for small money. They mention original 19th century hometown newspapers, family Bibles, letters, postcards, family and historic documen...

Fisher's Top Tips #260r 20.03.2021 0:57

Tips for Geneies Who Are New to DNA Websites

Fisher's Top Tips #259r 17.03.2021 0:58

What's in an occupation?

Episode 367 - RootsTech Connect Shines / Family History Library Goes Global / Ancestry's New Databases & Genie Spring Cleaning 15.03.2021 44:16

Host Scott Fisher opens a loaded show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historical & Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . The guys open Family Histoire News with news of a pair of twins who were adopted out. They attended school together and have known each other for decades. Enter DNA! Then, Ancestry.com is reindexing their US Probate Records Index. Hear w...

Fisher's Top Tips #258r 13.03.2021 0:46

Creating a Genealogy "Research Log"

Episode 366 - Two of "Fisher's Favorite 50" Interviews Of All Time: The Driveway Sisters / Tracing A 19th Century Kidnap Victim 12.03.2021 44:16

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 by talking about the remarkable, free new tool being offered by MyHeritage.com that animates your ancestral pictures! David then talks about a cousin discovery he made at RootTech Connect that's opened a whole new line of research f...

Fisher's Top Tips #257r 10.03.2021 0:52

When it's time to hire a professional

Episode 365 - From Research to Reviews: Two Amateur Genies and the Books They've Published 08.03.2021 44:16

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 chatting about the RootsTech Connect , the conference that will go on (in recorded fashion) for a year, and a couple of discoveries they each made in the past week involving flags! Then, David shares the recent discovery of an orig...

Fisher's Top Tips #256r 06.03.2021 0:51

Have you ever considered "going wide" instead of "going deep?"

Fisher's Top Tips #255r 03.03.2021 1:03

Are you taking full advantage DNA Test Results?

Episode 364 - Families Exchange World War I Pandemic Letters / "Show Me The Money!" Melanie McComb On Ancestral Financial Records 01.03.2021 44:16

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 serendipitous experience in touring his wife's grandmother's former home. David then talks about Black History Month assets available now from AmericanAncestors. A pop up DNA center has been established in Australia to...

Fisher's Top Tips #254r 27.02.2021 1:01

What is and what isn't a genealogical "source?"

Fisher's Top Tips #253r 24.02.2021 1:00

Google Search Tricks

Episode 363 - RootsTech Connect Is Upon Us! Finding Missing Marriages Through "Gretna Greens" 22.02.2021 44:16

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . David begins Family Histoire News with new information on the pirate ship Whydah, discovered some years ago in the waters of Massachusetts. Could this story tie you to this ship? Find out. Then, it's another attic archive discovery that we can al...

Fisher's Top Tips #252r 20.02.2021 0:59

Coats of Arms and Family Crests. What Are The Differences?

Fisher's Top Tips #251r 17.02.2021 1:07

Directories and Maps Can Sometimes Tell Stories as Plainly as a Personal History

Episode 362 - Man Who Survived Pearl Harbor Attack Has Written His Story/Professor Uses AI, Death Certs, And Census Records To Tackle Pandemic 15.02.2021 44:16

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 history eating fast in America. Then, it's a great article on where your family history materials will go after you're gone. Another victim of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been...

Fisher's Top Tips #250r 13.02.2021 0:54

Journal keeping is a simple, old fashioned, and effective way to document your life's adventures. And what a treasure it will be for your descendants.

Fisher's Top Tips #249r 10.02.2021 0:55

Want your kids to find history a little more interesting? Try sharing family stories about how your ancestors were connected to historic figures and events.

Episode 361 - 500 War Letters From Dad Found In The Attic 08.02.2021 44:16

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 losing his head over a story about Marie Antoinette's mirror. It's a mirror, mirror on a wall in England, but until recently no one knew its origins. David shares some details. Then, a teen in Britain has made a fascinating find o...