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 qu

CeCe On DNA Crime Exonerations

Dec 15th, 2020

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.

Ordinary Person / Extraordinary Find-- In Italy!

Dec 10th, 2020

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 D

Connecticut Man’s DNA Shocker

Dec 1st, 2020

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

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

Nov 24th, 2020

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.

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

Nov 17th, 2020

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 Escapes And Attempted Escapes Of The Enslaved

Nov 10th, 2020

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.

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

Nov 3rd, 2020

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!

DNA-Woodbury On Ranking Key Matches Across Web Sites

Oct 27th, 2020

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.

Mayflower Ancestor Research Gets New Boon

Oct 20th, 2020

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

CeCe Moore On Request For Exhumation Of President Warren G. Harding

Oct 13th, 2020

Renowned genetic genealogist CeCe Moore returns to the show to talk. She and Fisher begin with a discussion of a legal request by the grandson of President Warren G. Harding to have his remains exhumed so their DNA might be compared.

When The Records Don’t Agree

Oct 6th, 2020

Fisher visits with McKenna Cooper from Legacy Tree Genealogists. McKenna talks about how genealogists deal with the ever present problem of conflicting records.

FamilySearch In The Pandemic

Sep 29th, 2020

Fisher begins his two part interview with Steve Rockwood, CEO of FamilySearch International. In the first segment, Steve explains the opportunity he sees in the pandemic for taking RootsTech global, virtual, and continuous for three days.

Old Books, What’s Forgotten Inside?

Sep 22nd, 2020

The guys begin by talking about an awesome gift given to Fisher a musket ball from the site of the Great Swamp Fight of 1675 during the King Philip’s (Native) War. Two of his direct ancestors were killed there, and another wounded.

Kitty Cooper Talks Why Note Longest DNA Segments

Sep 15th, 2020

Fisher begins his two part visit with Kitty Cooper. Kitty is a DNA specialist and talks about why she thinks Ancestry’s new feature, showing the longest DNA segments among your matches, is a good one.

When And How Did Your Ancestors Get Here? / New York Man Learns Father Fought Nazis… In USA

Sep 8th, 2020

Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David shares his plans for a family trip and a visit he plans to make to a place he’s been befor

Man Regains Citizenship For Deceased Grandmother/Dr. Sarah South On New Ancestry Health

Sep 1st, 2020

Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org

Dr. Blaine Bettinger On Ancestry’s Centimorgan Change

Aug 25th, 2020

Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. David begins by explaining a case of serendipity from which he was the recent beneficiary. Hear what happens!

What’s There? Fisher Gets His “Big Reveal” On DNA From Family Envelopes

Aug 18th, 2020

Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The guys open with the latest news on the GEDMatch security breach.

Fisher Submits Old Envelopes for DNA Testing, Possible Kits

Aug 11th, 2020

David then shares the heartwarming story of a British World War II vet, a centenarian, who raised some $40 million dollars to battle Covid-19. And his Queen has recognized him. Then, Mental Floss has come up with 14 slang terms from the colonia

One Man Seeks 400,000 WWII Obits

Aug 4th, 2020

Fisher visits with Don Milne of Bountiful, Utah. Don got caught up a few years ago in a project to create obituaries of a few of the 400,000 Americans killed in World War II.

Unbelievable MyHeritage Free Photo Enhancement Tools

Jul 28th, 2020

Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, then visits with Fisher about MyHeritage’s new “enhancement” tool. It’s raising eyebrows around the world. Find out why.

The Family History Library Makes Progress In Lockdown

Jul 21st, 2020

David Rencher, Director of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, visits with Fisher about what’s been going on with the Library staff during the pandemic and how we will all benefit from it.

Idaho Woman On Birth Father Discovery

Jul 14th, 2020

Fisher visits with Beverly Hewett. Ten years ago she learned from her beloved Dad that he was not her biological father. She turned to DNA five years ago, and just this past week her bio-father was identified.

Family Storytelling with Amy Johnson Crow

Jul 7th, 2020

Fisher visits with Amy Johnson Crow, a noted genealogist and podcaster from Ohio. Amy and Fisher talk family stories, and exchange a series of them, illustrating that stories is what makes family history fun and interesting.