Ep. 120 - 2015 Listener Story of the Year

Published: Jan. 3, 2016, 5:24 p.m.

b'Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors.org, sharing some of the great discoveries of the past year.\\xa0 David talks about the 1,000 year old skeleton found in the ball of a downed tree in Ireland, the beginning of the end of Americans being able to read handwriting, and preserving your social media posting history.Fisher then shares what many listeners consider the listener story of the year from Steve Anderson, a Minnesota native.\\xa0 One of nine siblings, Steve and a brother decided to do some DNA testing on the family.\\xa0 And what they learned was far from what they expected! It\'s worth another listen if you heard it earlier this year.Fisher then visits with Leann Walker Young, daughter of late Chicago Cubs coach, Verlon "Rube" Walker.\\xa0 Leann lost him when she was just three years old and has spent years trying to find a sample of his voice.\\xa0 Hear about Leann\'s journey and emotional breakthrough.\\xa0 Her determination will inspire you!Plus, Preservation Authority Tom Perry talks about what questions to ask local digitizers to know that they are experts you can could on.That\'s all this week on Extreme Genes, America\'s Family History Show!'