Extreme Genes - America's Family History and Genealogy Radio Show & Podcast

Ep. 80 - Pension Record That Should Be Made Into A Movie!

Mar 31, 2015

Fisher opens this week's show with Family Histoire News and a fond farewell to King Richard III. Buried only a few days ago, the King gave Extreme Genes more than its fair share of stories over the past three years. No five hundred year old body could have done more. Fisher then shares the story of a slave who...

Ep. 51 REWIND - Your Ancestors In the American Wars BEFORE the Revolution!

Mar 23, 2015

Fisher opens the show with an explanation of his electrolysis experiment with two family daguerreotypes. He reveals how it went and how to do it... if you dare! He also reveals the name and age of a man from Brazil that just might make him the oldest man on the planet... perhaps ever!

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Ep. 79 - Those Strange Experiences of Serendipity!

Mar 17, 2015

In Fisher's opening segment, Fisher gives you a tip on searching for your ancestors using only first names. When your people aren't where they're supposed to be, this technique may solve your problem. Then, he shares a terrific story of the funniest Victorian era Christian names found by a genealogy firm in...

Ep. 78 - Which "John Smith" Is Yours? DNA To The Rescue! And A New Season of "Who Do You Think You Are?!"

Mar 9, 2015

Fisher opens the show with the story of his third great grandfather. He was a substitute soldier in the War of 1812. Or was he? Listen to the unusual find from the National Archives and you decide. In "Family Histoire News," Fisher talks about the couple that has probably been married longer than anyone ever. How...

Ep. 77 - NEHGS Genealogist Lindsay Fulton on the Ins and Outs of Joining Lineage Societies… And A Canadian-American Listener Gets Research Help From a Scottish Monk!

Mar 2, 2015

Fisher opens the show with information about the Preserve the Pensions program which is seeking private funding to digitize and make available for free all War of 1812 pension files. In Family Histoire news, Fisher tells of a woman who just turned 106, and you won’t believe her diet staples! Also, blood from...