Jun 20, 2016
Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief
Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and
AmericanAncestors.org. Fisher talks about a memorial product he
came across involving taking a fingerprint of a deceased loved one
and engraving it on a necklace or other piece of jewelry. How do
the guys feel about that? Catch the podcast! David then reveals
MyHeritage.com's new offering... a "Sun Chart..." that can fit
countless generations of ancestors and descendants. David then
talks Flag Day and reveals the unique story of the creator of the
50 star American flag. David then shares this week's "Tech Tip" and
the NEHGS free guest user database.
Fisher next visits with Heath Jones, founder of "Task Force
History," a fast-growing Alabama-based group that researches (in
particular) Civil War battle sites and then uses metal detectors to
locate and salvage unique treasures. Heath fills us in on the
group's latest finds and introduces us to Justin Emmons of Paducah,
Kentucky, another member of the team. Over the past several years,
Justin and his father have worked over the location of a Union camp
where Justin recovered a unique item with the name of soldier Henry
Cuppet Garlock carved into it. Justin found that Garlock's history
is well documented and he is hoping to locate a descendant of
Garlock's with whom he would like to talk and share his find.
Then, Fisher catches up with Danny Klein, a librarian with the
Jersey City (NJ) Public Library. Klein recently wrote a terrific
article in NJ.com about the realities of digitization, which many
of us genies now take for granted. The interview gives fascinating
insight into digitizing at the local level and all that goes into
getting searchable images onto the internet.
Tom Perry of TMCPlace.com wraps up the show talking preservation
with Fisher, answering a listener question about ideal programs for
salvaging and editing audio.
That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History
Show!