Mar 14, 2016
This week, Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief
Genealogist for the New England Historic Genealogical Society and
AmericanAncestors.org, talking about the recent birth of a "Leap
Baby" in North Dakota. What made this one unusual was that it
is not the first Leap Baby in the family! Hear all about it
on the podcast. David then shares some fascinating DNA news
about the Aboriginals of Australia. Just how long have they
been isolated from the rest of the world? Now we know.
Plus, another family artifact has been found and returned to a
family... only this one was from World War I! It's a century
old piece. Also, another Civil War vessel has been
found. What kind was it, what did it do, and where was it
found? David will tell you. David also has another Tech
Tip, and guest-user free database from NEHGS.
Fisher then visits with host/creator/producer Dan Debenham of
"Relative Race," an incredible new genealogy based reality TV show
that everyone was raving about at last month's Roots Tech
conference. Dan will tell you how it works, how his company
came up with the idea, and what you can expect in the coming
episodes on BYU-TV.
Then... who'd have thought a Senator from Ireland would appear at
Roots Tech? Fisher talks with Senator Jillian Van Turnhout,
who is a passionate genie who traveled too many time zones to count
to attend the conference. Senator Turnhout shares a lot of
good news about on line records from the Emerald Isle that are
coming available for Irish Americans. Then, Fisher chats with
Denise May Levernick about the grant her family has set up in her
mother's memory to award a cash grant to a young adult student for
genealogy! Hear how to make your student eligible.
Tom Perry returns to wrap up the show to take on fears and offer
advice on using "The Cloud" for storage of your digital
material. Concerned about security? Usability? As
always, Tom has insight you won't hear anywhere else.
Have questions about preservation? Email Tom at AskTom@TMCPlace.com.
That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family
History Show!