Hank Jones

Hank Jones talks about his collection of stories of strange things that have happened when doing genealogy and family history work. Sharon Manson discusses her journey that helped her learn why her parents would tell her never to ask grandma question

Hank Jones On Those Weird Things That Happen When Doing Family History

The one and only CeCe Moore joins the show. CeCe brings us up to date on what’s happening in her world and explains why she feels that her work solving cold cases is exonerating more people than it is finding guilty people.

CeCe On DNA Crime Exonerations

We visit with Lisa Murphy of Orem, Utah, an Ordinary Person With An Extraordinary Find. Lisa’s grandfather was a family enigma. He died without ever telling anyone exactly where he was from, and very little about the family itself. Then comes DNA.

Ordinary Person / Extraordinary Find-- In Italy!

Tom received a Christmas gift a while back that gave him an odd ethnicity result. With the help of Legacy Tree Genealogists he learned the truth about his parentage. But the full story might well have been missed because of an unusual DNA match.

Connecticut Man’s DNA Shocker

Judy Russell

The guys begin with the story of an adjustment that was made on the headstone of Susan B. Anthony just in time for election day. Hear what it was and why it was done.  Then, a Virginia State Senator has made a sad discovery on his own property.

Judy Russell On Copyright, Fair Use, and Ethics In Preparing Your Histories

Frederick Douglass

Kenyatta Berry

Fisher visits with slavery expert Kenyatta Berry. They talk about Frederick Douglass and how he and several other formerly enslaved men travelled to England in the 1840s to create international pressure on the United States to end slavery.

Kenyatta Berry on Frederick Douglass in England, Escapes of the Enslaved

Slavery expert Kenyatta Berry talks about formerly enslaved individuals who sailed to Britain in the late 1840s to reveal to the public there the horrors of slavery, and to create international pressure on the US to end it.

Kenyatta Berry On Escapes And Attempted Escapes Of The Enslaved 

Joshua Taylor

D. Joshua Taylor, President of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society joins Fisher to discuss the efforts of those tied to the New York Municipal Archives to license public records!

D. Joshua Taylor On Looming Clash Over Licensing Public Records Use!

Fisher then visits with Paul Woodbury,. Paul shares an interesting technique he uses to rank your most important DNA matches across web sites, in some cases allowing for the varying algorithms the DNA companies use.

DNA-Woodbury On Ranking Key Matches Across Web Sites

Fisher visits with Don LeClair and explains the near completion of an important Mayflower project three years in the making involving a partnership with two other important genealogical organizations. Researching your possible Mayflower ties

Mayflower Ancestor Research Gets New Boon

Extreme Genes keeps you informed on the latest in family history research around the world. Host Scott Fisher talks to people about amazing things that have happened while they were doing family history research.

Wonderful resource

Extreme Genes: Family History Radio

Fisher visits with Robert Charles Anderson, the man behind thirty years of the “Great Migration” Project.

The Great Migration Project Hits 30 Years

Fisher and David then talk about sharing earliest memories, as in FIRST memories, when visiting over the holidays. And it was a shocker to Fisher when David shared his. Find out why.

First Memories

Fisher visits with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, host of the hit PBS series, Finding Your Roots. Dr. Gates explains the history of the show and how it has evolved.

Finding Your Roots

Gena Philibert Ortega

Fisher’s first guest of the new year and new decade is Gena Philibert Ortega. Gena specializes in solving the challenges of researching  your female ancestors.

Gena Philibert Ortega On Centennial of Women Getting Vote

Sunny Morton

Fisher visits with genealogist Sunny Morton. Sunny has some great tips on how to add detail to your family stories. She gives an example of one in her own family and what she was able to add to it and how.

 Genealogist Sunny Morton on Adding Detail to Family Stories

Fisher brings back DNA specialist Paul Woodbury from Legacy Tree Genealogists. Paul talks about important new tools from Ancestry and MyHeritage that were released during RootsTech and what makes them exciting for any family researcher.

RootsTech Review

The boys begin Family Histoire News with a tip of the hat to the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition for their incredible victory in the New York Legislature, obtaining the right for adoptees to obtain their original birth certificates.

Adoptee Rights and New York Legislative Victory

Fisher talks with renowned presidential and royal researcher Gary Boyd Roberts about the late President George H.W. Bush. Gary shares fascinating stories about other presidents that Bush (and son G.W.) relate to.

Everybody’s Cousin

Edward VIII

Fisher talks about some recently found letters of King Edward VIII from before his days as king. Find out why these letters are so fascinating in a historical context.

Letters of King Edward VIII

Fisher visits with Jenny Hawran of Connecticut for two segments. Jenny describes her DNA surprise results which revealed to her that her late father was not her biological father.

Family Researcher’s Surprise DNA Results Is Still A Source Of Pain

Fisher talks with Ron Fox, whom he calls the “finder of all finders.” Ron talks about how he uses old records to identify special family items and then finds out where they are today with hopes of obtaining them.

Finding Where Family Heirlooms Are Now

Mark Hanna is an experts in colonial pirates and talks about “the pirate next door,” and how they were accepted back in the colonies despite their brutal adventures on the high seas.

The Pirate Next Door

Fisher visits with Chris Harry of Gainesville, Florida. Chris recently wrote an article about a Facebook message his family recently received from a stranger sharing a video of his father on a 1952 game show.

The Kindness Of A Stranger

Fisher visits with Dick Eastman, long known for Eastman’s On Line Genealogy Newsletter. Dick and Fisher discuss the year’s top story… DNA and privacy, and police work. Dick shares his insight from his background in security.

What Happens When We’re All Like Iceland

CeCe Moore

Fisher begins the first of his two part interview with CeCe Moore, working cold cases. Hear her reaction to the first conviction using genetic genealogy in the case that was her very first one.

CeCe Moore Reacts To First Cold Case Murder Conviction

Sunny Morton talks about some of the family finds she has had using church records, what to expect from the records of a dozen major denominations, and where to find them.

Church Bells Ringing For Family History

Fisher visits with Ron Arons, best known as a speaker on the subject of “black sheep” ancestors. Ron talks about a very useful technique for coming to understand more about the details in your ancestors’ lives. He calls it “Mind Mapping.”

Tying Together Records and Photos Through "Mind Mapping"

Fisher chats with Chris Child, Senior Genealogist of the Newbury Street Press and Editor of the Mayflower Descendant. Chris talks about his recent finds concerning Mayflower descendants through Y and mitochondrial DNA tests.

DNA Reveals New Info On Mayflower Descent Lines

Fisher visits with a California artist named Morgan Weistling. His father, Howard, was also an artist… a fledgling one when he was a POW in World War II.

Son of World War II POW Gets Dad’s Legendary Camp Cartoon Strips Back

The Legal Genealogist, Judy Russell, visits with Fisher for two segments. Judy explains the new copyright laws that benefit all of us in terms of what we can and cannot freely use, especially in the context of publishing family histories.

What You Need To Know About Copyright

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