Ep. 98 - Revealing Your Criminal Ancestors To Kids

Published: Aug. 4, 2015, 4:18 a.m.

b'Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and American Ancestors talking about naming patterns, and how they can often reveal the names of the parents\' ancestors.\\xa0 Are clues to your ancestor\'s ancestors sitting right under your nose?\\xa0 Fisher and David will tell you how to break the code.\\xa0 David then talks about the revealing of the identities of remains from the old Jamestown settlement.\\xa0 Might one of them be your ancestor?\\xa0 David then reports on the controversial reduction of assets at the genealogy library in Phoenix, and shares another Tech Tip of the Week, and NEHGS free database!In segment two, Ancestry\'s Jennifer Utley, lead researcher for "Who Do You Think You Are?" talks about the celebrities in this season\'s episodes.\\xa0 Who was most interesting to work with, and where did they film?\\xa0 Jennifer will provide the inside story.Then, Stan Lindaas of HeritageConsulting.com returns to talk about criminal ancestors and why they shouldn\'t be hidden from your children and grandchildren.\\xa0 Stan\'s got some crazy stories from his own lines and from others.Then, Tom Perry from TMCPlace.com, the Preservation Authority, talks about Fisher\'s problem with old slides that have slipped out of their protective cardboard holders.\\xa0 How can those images be digitized or even viewed?\\xa0 As always, Tom has the solutions.\\xa0 (If you have a preservation question, email Tom at\\xa0AskTom@tmcplace.com.)It\'s all this week on Extreme Genes- America\'s Family History Show!'