Ep. 130 - "Relative Race" Is Hot New Genealogy Reality Show/ Ireland Senator Talk Irish Records for St. Patty's Day

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!