Ep. 44 - Talking Skeletons with Janet Horvorka of FamilyChartMasters.com

Published: June 2, 2014, 3:15 p.m.

b'Fisher talks about learning of the auction of a silver 1776 \\u201cContinental Dollar\\u201d that sold in New York.\\xa0 It is believed to have been created to experiment in the creation of \\u201cAmerican\\u201d currency, an important issue if the United States was to be recognized as an independent nation.\\xa0 Learn how much the coin went for and why Fisher has a special interest in this unique coin.\\xa0 Fisher visits with former Munsters star, Pat Priest\\u2026 \\u201cMarilyn\\u201d\\u2026 about her family\\u2019s special history, which, coincidentally involved ties to American currency.\\xa0 In Family Histoire News this week, the National Archives have digitized unique \\u201cArtistic Family Records,\\u201d from the post-Revolutionary era.\\xa0 Hear why they were created.\\xa0 (Maybe your ancestors left one behind for you to find!)\\xa0 And, King Richard III is back in the news!\\xa0 Hear what the British High Court has had to say about who can do what with his body.
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Guest Janet Horvorka from FamilyChartMasters.com\\xa0talks about the challenges of sharing family history with other family members when \\u201cskeletons\\u201d are present.\\xa0 In the first half of her visit, she addresses the challenges of dealing with the living, and their close kin, who may have an embarrassing past.\\xa0 In the second part, she talks about writing about the dead.\\xa0 If you\\u2019re preparing a history of your family, you\\u2019re going to want to hear this great advice!
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Tom Perry from TMCPlace.com, our Preservation Authority, answers another listener question.\\xa0 To submit your questions, email AskTom@TMCPlace.com.'