Extreme Genes28 Feb 2022

Episode 411 - The Late Berlin Candy Bomber, Gail Halversen, In His Own Words

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. Fisher begins by talking about his recent visit to Las Vegas to see the display of recovered Titanic artifacts at the Luxor Hotel. He also just found an English ancestor who was shipped to America for crimes in 1673. David talks about upcoming lectures at RootsTech and the Indiana Historical Society. In Family Histoire News, David shares a 1922 prediction about what life would be like in 2022. You won't believe how dead on it was! Then, a Washington Post article is asking "if you could go back in time, when would you like to live?" Next, a genetic marker has been identified that can indicate descent from the Bruce family of Scotland.

In segments 2 and 3, Fisher plays back an interview from December of 2014 with Col. Gail Halvorsen. Col. Halversen, better known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber," passed away on February 16, at age 101. In this two part visit, Col. Halversen explains how the whole effort to share candy from the air with German children began.

Then, David returns for Ask Us Anything. The guys tackle questions on the upcoming 1950 census and letters from soldiers in Civil War units.

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

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Fisher's Top Tips #078

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Fisher's Top Tips #077

It's a great thing to find an old book with loads of information. But just how trustworthy are these "sources?"

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Episode 471: CLASSIC REWIND - British "Who Do You Think You Are?" Host and Researcher Learns Great Uncle was a Soviet Spy

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Fisher's Top Tips #076

Public on line trees can reveal great information. They can also lure you into a trap.

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Fisher's Top Tips #075

It happens all the time. One record says one thing, and another says something else. Here's how to sort things out.

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Episode 485 - The Weekly Show Finale! / Dr. Duffy on DNA from the Air / Diahan Southard and Nathan Dylan Goodwin on RootsTech Murder Mystery

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. As the long running weekly broadcast show comes...

18 Dec 202344min