Extreme Genes

Got DNA Skills? Become A Search Angel for Others!

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...

Tracing Forward Can Yield Family History Gold!

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!

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 North...

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!

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.

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...

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."

Want to find rare family photos, family Bibles, and who knows what else? Fisher suggests that you try tracing forward!

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...

Believe it or not, Fisher HATED history as a kid. How he came to love it can work for your child or grandchild, too.

Fisher shares a simple strategy for growing your ancestral photo archive.

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 reconstructin...

Continuing his conversation on family photo archives, Fisher gives a quick overview on what you have to do to keep them safe.

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.

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...

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.

Marriage Bonds and What They Can Reveal

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 Briti...

What's Going to Happen to Your Records and Heirlooms When You're Gone?

Ancestors love to play tricks on us as we trace them down… sometimes by disappearing from where we think they should be. Fisher explains where you might want to look next.

Can't Find Your Key Record on Line? Try the Old-Fashioned 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 Family Histoire News with an incredible new discovery about the family of Leonard da Vinci. David has details. Then, it's a new web project tracking the movement of the enslaved of South Carolina. SoldDownRiver.com is doing great...

Got an Ancestor Who Served? Look to Military Records as a Source for Incredible Family Stories