Jun 6, 2016
Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief
Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and
AmericanAncestors.org. Fisher shares an email from a listener
who learned she shares ancestry with both David and Fisher's wife,
Julie. The note included a bizarre observation about that family.
Catch the podcast to find out what it was! David then talks
"Roots," the new version of the old Alex Haley series from the
1970s. Catch his take on the remake. Fisher and David then
talk nuclear bunkers. (One's for sale in England.) Fisher
reminisces about his family's bomb shelter during the Cuban Missile
Crisis. Some handwritten records dating back to the Roman era in
London have been dug up. David will tell you all the details, as
well as share his Tech Tip and another NEHGS free guest user
database.
Fisher next visits with Joshua Taylor, best known as one of the
hosts on the PBS Series "Genealogy Roadshow." Josh is also
president of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society. Josh
talks about New York records and his vision for a 21st century
NYG&BS. If you have New York ancestry, and so many people
everywhere do, you'll want to catch this segment.
It's a long distance call to the road next as Fisher visits with a
Minnesota native who once visited with the last surviving Civil War
vet back when he was a Cub Scout in the 1950s. Robin Hoff shares
his memories of that experience and also talks about his own Civil
War vets as he and his wife Mary enjoy a genealogy road trip that
has already covered over 3,200 miles!
Tom Perry, the Preservation Authority from TMCPlace.com, then joins
the show and talks about a strange legal dilemma in answer to a
listener email. Imagine taking your videos and films to a big box
store for digitizing only to learn they own the rights to the
copies they made for you! What does Tom think of this practice? Is
it defensible? Be sure to catch the podcast!
That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History
Show!