Oct 10, 2016
Fisher opens the show with "Family Histoire News" with David
Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic
Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David is going
Pinterest, and sharing old pictures there for you to see. In
David's home state of Massachusetts, a World War I dog tag was
found on the side of the road. Amazingly, it is back with the
family of the soldier who carried it into battle. David has the
details and response from the family. Next, David tells us about a
new digital game that puts YOU into the First World War! Also, a
new book is coming out on "The History of Smells!" How does it
relate? You'll hear from David on that one. Plus David has another
tip and a new NEHGS free guest user database.
Next, Fisher visits with Sarah Hermans of Dutchess County, New
York. Sarah has been researching an "autograph quilt" given to her
by a cousin. From it, she's been able to determine the family
connection, who bought it, why, for how much, and all kinds of
stories about the people named on the quilt. You'll want to hear
what she has to tell you about this remarkable heirloom, and what
she plans to do with the information she's learned.
Then, Photo Detective Maureen Taylor (maureentaylor.com)
returns to the show just in time for Halloween, talking about post
mortem photography of the 19th the century. She'll tell you why it
was done, what it evolved into in the next century, and what it is
today. She also talks about "ghost" photography, and the reason it
was so big in the 19th century.
Tom Perry (AskTom@TMCPlace.com) then returns to answer a listener
question about a treasured DVD with a bubble in it. Can it be
salvaged? Tom will tell you. Tom also talks about color correcting
your movies and videos and how to tell if it needs it and how to do
it.
That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History
Show!