Ep. 33 - "12 Years a Slave" and Lessons Learned From Our Past

Published: March 17, 2014, 2:47 p.m.

b'On this weeks show, Fisher talks about the pending release of a new, free Extreme Genes app, to help you keep up with newly released podcasts.\\xa0 He also shares a story about a wedding ring, with first names, middle initials and a date found in Brooklyn, New York, and his (successful?) efforts to identify the happy (not-so-happy?) couple!\\xa0
\\u201c12 Years A Slave\\u201d was a story that wasn\\u2019t on anyone\\u2019s radar, and would never have been, if not for the lifelong efforts of an unknown researcher in Louisiana.\\xa0 Fisher well tell you all about it.\\xa0 Plus, a huge release of records is coming from\\u2026 Ireland!\\xa0\\xa0 Fisher calls Dublin to get the good news for Irish Americans!\\xa0
Imagine an ancestor who lived five generations ago having a major affect on the course of your life.\\xa0 It\\u2019s happened\\xa0 to Alice Keesey MeCoy, 3rd great granddaughter of abolitionist John Brown.\\xa0\\xa0 Hear Fisher\\u2019s visit with her.\\xa0 Plus, Preservation Authority Tom Perry is back with his unique formulas of saving your family treasures\\u2026 despite being mocked by a listener. For all of your preservation needs, you can find Tom at TMCPlace.com. You can also ask his advice or suggest future topics for his segment by sending him an email at asktom@tmcplace.com
Episode 33 originally aired 3/16/14'