Ep. 113 - Coordinating Family History Data Across Platforms / Another Grandpa Gone Bad!

Published: Nov. 16, 2015, 10:30 a.m.

b'This week on Extreme Genes, America\'s Family History Show, Fisher opens the program with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org.\\xa0 Fisher found a mug shot of a third cousin in San Quentin from 1928 and David reveals his own grandfather\'s life outside the lines.\\xa0 What did these guys do?\\xa0 They\'ll tell you. Then, in keeping with the salute to our veterans of the past week, David reveals the identity of America\'s oldest living soldier.\\xa0 You won\'t believe how old he is!\\xa0 David then talks about how to preserve your veterans\' stories with the National Archives\' "Project Vets." As part of "Family Histoire" news, David talks about the latest DNA test results from the remains of Czar Nicholas and his family from 1917.\\xa0 Was it really them, or did they survive?\\xa0 David also shares an exciting boon to New England researchers now available through a Harvard web site, along with this week\'s Tech Tip, and free NEHGS database.Fisher then visits with Janet Hovorka from FamilyChartMasters.com. Janet is a national speaker and shares some great insight in how to manage your data across multiple platforms.\\xa0 There\'s no "one button" solution, but she has some great ideas for reducing duplicated efforts.Then Illinois resident Debra Bruns talks about her genealogical journey, sharing stories of her Carver family down through the years.\\xa0 Yes... there\'s another grandpa gone bad in there!\\xa0 What can you learn from Debra\'s research?Finally, Tom Perry of TMCPlace.com, the Preservation Authority shares his professional tips for creating better videos as you and your clan make family history.\\xa0 A few simple suggestions will change the way you look through a viewer forever.That\'s all this week on Extreme Genes, America\'s Family History Show!'