Feb 22, 2016
Fisher opens the show with David Allen
Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical
Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David shares a story about
a man who solved his own missing person case, and was proven
correct through... wait for it... DNA testing! David then
gives details on the upcoming Ontario Genealogy Conference... what
a list of speakers they'll have in June. It's well known that
we all have Neanderthal DNA, but now we know what medical
conditions we may also have inherited from them. David will
tell you what you can now blame on the Neanderthals! Finally,
an amazing data storage breakthrough has happened at the University
of Southampton in England. You won't believe how long they
say they'll be able to digitally preserve the recorded treasures of
the world. David then shares a genealogical pet peeve (Fisher
says he's right!) and shares another NEHGS guest user free database
and tip.
Fisher then visits with Glen Meakem of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
founder of Forever, Inc., a company that may have solved our long
term storage issues as individuals and genealogists, with security
and data preserving upgrades as systems change. What does the
model of a life insurance company have to do with all this?
Glen will tell you and what his company is up to in this terrific
segment.
Then, Extreme Genie Ann Allred of Centerville, Utah visits with
Fisher about her long sought after discovery of her grandfather's
grave in Pennsylvania. But of course, that wasn't the end of
it... just a beginning. Talk about the ultimate "snowball"
project. Ann's story will inspire you.
Tom Perry, the Preservation Authority from TMCPlace.com, then joins
the show and reveals some horror stories he heard about at his
booth at the Roots Tech Family History Conference in Salt Lake
City, Utah, two weeks ago. Naturally, Tom will tell you how
to avoid similar issues and how to repair some of the damage!
That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History
Show!