Episode 125: CLASSIC REWIND - Handwriting Analysis on Ancestors' Handwriting

Fisher and David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org, open the show.  They anticipate reviewing Roots Tech, the largest family history conference in the world, that is taking place over the weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah.  David then talks about a remarkable discovery of remains under a bus station in Harlem, New York!  Just whose remains have been discovered and what is their history in New York?  David will tell you.  David then talks about another discovery in Yorkshire, England involving Roman gladiators.  He'll share the incredible numbers and what has been learned from these recently found remains.  Black History Month is in full swing, too, and David shares a special database related to African-American ancestral information from NEHGS.  Fisher then fills in David on a unique app he found that allows any face to be placed over yours in photos or videos.  You can even put your ancestor's face over yours and then tell that person's story!  Hear what that app is.  David also shares news about an exciting new audio app coming from MyHeritage.com. Fisher then visits, for two segments, with Nancy Douglas, a handwriting analyst with WriteMeaning.com.  Nancy explains the various regions of handwriting and what they mean in learning about someone's personality, and how she got started in this field.  In the second segment, Nancy then reveals information on several of Fisher's ancestors based solely on their handwriting samples.  Then Tom Perry talks preservation, and how to know about the formats of your current media, and how you can convert them for long term preservation. It's all this week on Extreme Genes, America's Family History Show!