Ep. 50 - "They Did WHAT?!!!" Finding Your Ancestors' Prison Record!

Published: July 14, 2014, 5:50 p.m.

b'Fisher continues Extreme Genes\' first anniversary month with two stories about boys photographed in dresses around the turn of the last century. \\xa0Family Histoire News includes the release of over 1,000 love letters from one time President Warren G. Harding to his mistress! \\xa0The oldest living American is now 116. \\xa0The braids of a uniformed British Naval Officer that were cut from his uniform when he was tended to after losing his arm in World War I has been returned to the family. \\xa0Wait til you hear the story behind this one! \\xa0Plus, students in Britain find the 1,700 year old bodies of a family of Romans! \\xa0It may change the narrative of those early times.
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Jennifer Utley from Ancestry.com talks about that company\'s recent release of prison records. \\xa0What times and places do they cover and what can we expect to find in them? \\xa0Listen to find out.
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And the guys who call themselves "Task Force History" in Alabama come on to talk about their latest find. \\xa0What was it? \\xa0And where was it found? \\xa0And what happened when they presented it to a family member? \\xa0We\'ll have the whole story.
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Plus, Tom Perry from TMCPlace.com talks about how to shoot better photos and videos. \\xa0That\'s why he\'s the "Preservation Authority!"'