Ep. 86 - Listener Discovers Her Titanic Connection / The Ideal Mother's Day Gift At A Discount!

Published: May 12, 2015, 12:40 a.m.

b'Fisher opens the show with more family history memorabilia discovered on eBay. \\xa0The 1887 ribbons of the Veteran Firemen\'s Association, a group to which his great-grandfather belonged, have arrived, and now he has found DVDs of old movies from the 1940s in which his mother appeared an an extra! \\xa0Fisher also answers a listeners question about doing DNA tests on bits of hair left between the pages of a family Bible. \\xa0Can it be done? \\xa0Fisher has the answer! \\xa0In Family Histoire News, Fisher informs us that the 1977 mini-series "Roots" may be making a comeback in a whole new form. \\xa0Also, Springfield, Illinois has honored hometown hero Abraham Lincoln with a recreation of his funeral, featuring pallbearers who are descendants of the originals!
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Then, Jill Kirby, a native of Southampton, England, shares with us what she has learned about her great uncle, a crewman on the Titanic! \\xa0Alfred Albert White survived the disaster, but not by taking the place of a passenger. \\xa0Hear his remarkable tale of survival.
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Nick Baum, creator of Storyworth.com, visits the show. \\xa0If you don\'t know about this, Fisher strongly recommends you look into it. \\xa0Nick\'s product is the ideal Mother\'s Day Gift, and he\'s offering a 20% discount for Extreme Genes listeners only... and yes it does apply after Mother\'s Day! \\xa0Here\'s the link to get it: \\xa0Storyworth.com/promo/extreme. \\xa0
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Tom Perry, the Preservation Authority returns, with news about Cinematize, the important software for editing your home videos. \\xa0He\'ll also share some important advice about preserving your old audio tapes.
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That\'s all this week on Extreme Genes, America\'s Family History Show!'