Episode 170 - Ohio Man Makes Great Discovery Outside His Fathers Italian Boyhood Home/ FamilySearchs Jen Allen on Roots Tech 2017

Published: Dec. 19, 2016, 10:30 a.m.

b'Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, the Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. David talks about some holiday meal recipes from the days of Martha Washington, and the story of one woman who cooked them up for friends. Find out the reaction! David then shares the story of three African-American Civil War Union soldiers who were recently reburied with honors in Pennsylvania. Then\\u2026 what are \\u201clegacy letters,\\u201d whose writing them, and why? The guys will tell you. David then shares a simple but effective tip of the week about public libraries, and tells you how you can be part of an NEHGS research trip in 2017. He\\u2019ll share the itinerary. Next, Fisher visits with Ohio\\u2019s David Imbrogno, who recently visited his father\\u2019s hometown in Italy. As part of his journey, David and his brother got to visit three abandoned homes that covered three generations of his ancestry. And at one of them in particular, a remarkable thing happened when he simply put his foot down. Hear David\\u2019s remarkable story. Then, Fisher visits with Jen Allen of FamilySearch.org, organizers of Roots Tech. Jen has all the skinny on what\\u2019s happening at this coming year\\u2019s conference in February and how you can be a part of it. Whether you\\u2019re a beginner or seasoned genie, you\\u2019ll want to hear what\\u2019s in store at Roots Tech 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tom Perry then joins the show for his usual insight on what\\u2019s happening in preservation. This week\\u2026 Tom will keep you out of trouble (and maybe out of jail!). He\\u2019ll talk copying copyrighted material as well as why anyone would want to transfer a DVD to VHS! That\\u2019s all this week on Extreme Genes, America\\u2019s Family History Show!'