Extreme Genes

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.

Fisher visits with Lou Del Bianco of Port Chester, New York. Lou’s grandfather, Luigi, was an Italian immigrant who was the Chief Carver of Mount Rushmore for designer Gutzon Borglum.

Fisher visits with Gena Philibert-Ortega. Gena talks passionately about how community cookbooks can reveal things about your female ancestors you might never have imagined.

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.

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.

Fisher talks to Lucy Mimna Goodwin of San Diego. Lucy was not a fan of her middle name. But when her research told the story of the Mimna branch of the family, it changed everything.

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

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.

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.

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.