Episode 309 - Did PBS Misrepresent Genetic Genealogy? / Host Dan Debenham Wraps Season Six of BYUtv’s Relative Race

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org.  Fisher and David open the show talking about a brand new lineage society that almost everyone can belong to. Hear what it is and how you can be a part of it. The guys then talk about sharing earliest memories, as in FIRST memories, when visiting over the holidays. And it was a shocker to Fisher when David shared his. Find out why. David then shares another holiday memory making idea. Then the guys talk about an interesting project happening now in Ireland. The Irish are researching families from another particular country. Hear which country and why. Then, hear the story of a man who was researching a particular institution and made a remarkable family history find. Next, renowned DNA specialist Kitty Cooper visits with Fisher and registers her complaint with PBS. The network recently aired a show about genetic genealogy. She points out a factual error made on the show as well as an absurd point that she feels will frighten people away from DNA testing for no good reason. Find out what it is. Then, Dan Debenham, host of BYUtv’s Relative Race visits with Fisher about the just completed season of the show. It was perhaps the most emotional season ever. Dan also has an announcement about a follow up to the show fans will want to know about. Rich Venezia takes the back end of the show discussing with Fisher an urgent concern. The federal government is considering raising the cost of obtaining certain immigration records to over $600! Hear what you can do to help block the proposal with the deadline for comment only days away. That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!