Ep. 35 - Why Does It Matter If You Descend From Royalty?

Published: March 31, 2014, 2:44 p.m.

Fisher\u2019s family history news coverage begins with a story about a new science, targeted for police work, where DNA can be used to create a \u201cpredicted\u201d face of the suspect!\xa0 Could there be applications for \u201cgenies\u201d everywhere?\xa0 Also, Yale has discovered that the man they thought was the first African-American to graduate from Yale wasn\u2019t.\xa0 How was the real \u201cfirst\u201d found?\xa0 Genies everywhere will appreciate the story.\xa0 Cemeteries are going GREEN!\xa0 (Aren\u2019t they already?)\xa0 We\u2019ll tell you just what that means.\xa0 And\u2026 Abe Lincoln\u2019s cryptic letter of 1860 has been \u201cdecoded.\u201d\xa0\xa0 Find out how and what it meant.

Guest Gary Boyd Roberts, a colorful and renowned family history researcher and writer makes his first appearance on the show, talking about \u201cGateway Ancestors,\u201d ancestors most of us have that have proven lines to royalty.\xa0 Gary says there\u2019s more than just \u201csnob appeal\u201d to have royal ancestors.\xa0 He\u2019ll explain the reason you should want to know.\xa0 Gary also talks about the social mobility that makes it possible for descendants of kings to be American farmers in just a few generations.\xa0 You won\u2019t want to miss it!

Tom Perry, the Preservation Authority, is back with answers to more of your questions\u2026 like how do you rescue or even copy a 19th century photo trapped in a bubble glass frame?\xa0\xa0

Episode 35 aired 3/30/14