Episode 184 - Why DNA Test Seniors First, and Other DNA Questions / GeneaMusings Blogger Randy Seaver On His Genealogy Go Over

Published: March 27, 2017, 2 a.m.

b'Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The guys begin with the story of a man who claims to descend from a King of Wales in the 6th century, and says he is next in line to become the successor of Queen Elizabeth II!\\xa0 Then, David shares the story about the discovery of a large number of 18th century coffins in Philadelphia. And, yes, there are dead people in them! Hear how this came to happen. Next, David fills you in on back fill in San Francisco\\u2026 in this case\\u2026 19th century ships! In fact, they are under the streets there. Maps are now available to tell you where you might be standing over a ship. Then, Fisher and David talk engagement rings and how they came to be diamond rings\\u2026 in the 1930s!\\xa0 David\\u2019s Blogger Spotlight this week is on Lorine McGinnis Schulze\\u2019s blog OliveTreeGenealogy.blogspot.com. David will tell you about one recent post that David found fascinating. In the second segment (starts at 10:39), Paul Woodbury of LegacyTree.com talks about commonly asked DNA questions, including ethnicity numbers and why you should test your seniors first. Paul brings his years of insight to this enlightening conversation with Fisher. Then it\\u2019s Randy Seaver (starts at 24:16), the man behind GeneaMusings.com. The well known blogger discusses with Fisher his efforts at a \\u201cgenealogy go over.\\u201d What is it? Where does it come from? What\\u2019s the end goal? Randy lends his voice to this increasingly popular method for genealogists to solidify and generally improve their work. Then, Tom Perry, the Preservation Authority from TMCPlace.com goes way over Fisher\\u2019s head (not that that\\u2019s hard!). Answering listener questions, Tom explains some of the history of various video formats you may be dealing with. That\\u2019s all this week on Extreme Genes, America\\u2019s Family History Show!'