Episode 317 - Adoptee Rights Moves Forward in New York And Nationally/ Migration Patterns- Using Them to Find Your People/ Dr. Henry Louis Gates on Finding Your Roots

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. They begin Family Histoire News with a story you probably never heard of in your family… exploding pants! They were a real thing in the 1930s. Hear where and why. Then, the guys will tell you about America's oldest driver. You won't believe his age and life story. Then, World War II continues in London. Hear why. Next it's the story of the London Loo! It's really old and there is a lot stuff from a LONG time ago being found in it. David then spotlights VLOGGER Jarrett Ross. His blog is all video at youtube.com/geneavlogger.

Fisher then visits with Greg Luce and Annette O'Connell, advocates for adoptees rights. New York has just opened original birth records to adoptees born there. Find out what this means to adoptees there and elsewhere, potentially, in the United States. If you are an adoptee born in New York, Annette will tell you how you can obtain your original birth certificate.

Fisher then chats with Jessica Howe of Legacy Tree Genealogists. Jessica shares how to use migration patterns to help learn the origins of your ancestors. Jessica has a great story she discovered in her own lines using this technique.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates next brings you up to date on the latest episode of Finding Your Roots on PBS. The latest celebrity discoveries will amaze you!

David Allen Lambert then rejoins the show for Ask Us Anything, as the guys tackle a question about firemen records.

That's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History Show!