Extreme Genes

If you haven't at digitized newspapers in a while you might be missing out on some "new" old material!

Family history information can come in many forms, and some of them may be surprising!

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with Your DNA Guide Diahan Southard filling in for David Allen Lambert. Diahan talks about the newfound benefits with the latest edition of Dr. Blaine Bettinger's Shared cM Project . Next, Fisher and Diahan talk about a great new article on Civil War female spies. Things apparently haven't changed much in the last hundred years as Fisher shares a story about a Cali...

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 his experience with the first virtual family history conference he's ever been a part of. Is this the wave of the future? David has also immersed himself in the new History series "Grant," about our 18th president. I...

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 Fisher's latest heirloom acquisition. It's an Irish shillelagh, often called a "walking stick," that was brought back to New York from a trip to Ireland by Fisher's great great uncle, David Fisher. Fisher explains...

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . Fisher begins by talking about a new, really old, heirloom he is about to receive. Find out what it is and where it's coming from. Then, David shares the story about a woman who discovered a hidden panel in a bedroom in her house. What was found...

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 news that the National Genealogical Society conference for 2020 is going virtual. Hear when it is and how you can be a part of it. Then, a "social distancing happy hour" has resulted in a couple of families getting to...

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.

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. Fisher begins by talking about a method he figured out to date a photo of his great great grandfather. David begins Family Histoire News talking about several aspects of life we can take from the pandemic of 1918-1920. First is the story of unique...

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.

There are various types of DNA tests, but the Y-DNA test serves one particular purpose. Here's why you might want to "Y."

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 his recent experience of visiting Lexington Green and Concord Bridge on the 245th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolutionary War, while wearing a mask for another historic event. David also made a fascinating...

It's a great thing to find an old book with loads of information. But just how trustworthy are these "sources?"

Public on line trees can reveal great information. They can also lure you into a trap.

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors.org .  Fisher and David talk about little projects they are doing during the lockdown. David then shares news about the latest cold case crime solved using DNA. He then shares a story about a document that was said to be found in the 1930s in an old f...

It happens all the time. One record says one thing, and another says something else. Here's how to sort things out.

We all love to show off family photos and documents, but it puts them at risk. Here's a better way.

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 the story of the oldest living COVID-19 survivor. Coronavirus isn't the only thing he's gotten through!  Then, a great grandfather who's nearly 90 is going to be a father again in July! Hear who this man is and more of the rem...

Tracking down keepsakes of ancestors isn't always easy. But sometimes there are mementoes just below your feet!

Yes, we're all future dead people. Doesn't it make sense to make plans for what will happen to your family heirlooms?

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 of the passing of a woman in England, Hulda Churchill, who was nearly 109, from coronavirus. She had survived the Spanish flu as a young girl, but her sister died in that pandemic a century ago! But ano...

It's true… DNA testing can be confusing. Here's what you should consider in choosing a good match in a DNA testing company.

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.

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist for the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org . This is the first episode fully recorded and edited from Fisher's home studio in isolation. Fish talks about his recent illness that took away his voice for a time. (NOT believed to be coronavirus.) David then makes a fascinating observation abo...

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.