Ep. 60 - DNA Testing: A Different Animal for Revealing Family Secrets?

Published: Oct. 6, 2014, 10:08 p.m.

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Fisher shares his Family Histoire News, which notes that GenealogyBank.com and FamilySearch.org are teaming up to index a BILLION obituaries as soon as possible. \\xa0Fisher explains how you can be part of the project.
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Blaine Bettinger of Syracuse, New York recently responded to the article in Vox posted last week that essentially blames 23andme for the breakup of the family of one of their customers. \\xa0Blaine\'s article, in the GeneticGenealogist, refutes many of the points made in the Vox commentary. \\xa0It\'s a fascinating debate. \\xa0Listen to what Blaine has to say, and find the links to both pieces at ExtremeGenes.com
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Michael LeClerc from Mocavo.com joins us to tell us about the benefits of their site. \\xa0It\'s free, and does something no one else does! \\xa0You\'ll want to hear this conversation. \\xa0It can change your course of your research journey.
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Then, Tom Perry has an amazing example of the "hummingbird effect." \\xa0And he\'ll also share with you the proper way to use your thumb drives. \\xa0Some people have an entirely wrong idea about these awesome little tools. \\xa0That\'s all this week on Extreme Genes!'