Episode 289 - GedMatch Founder Curtis Rogers Talks Law Enforcement / Adoptee Rights Spokespeople Discuss New York Legislative Victory

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The boys begin Family Histoire News with a tip of the hat to the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition for their incredible victory in the New York Legislature, obtaining the right for adoptees to obtain their original birth certificates. Next, a certain group is requiring DNA from Jews in Israel. Hear the interesting reason for the move. Next, DNA analyzed from the remains of a pair of Neanderthals has revealed something remarkable. Catch what it is. Then it’s a story of tragedy that has united two men, one black, one white, who have learned that, because of that tragedy, they are family. David’s Blogger Spotlight shines on the Czech research site of Blanka Lednicka, CzechGenealogy.nase-koreny.cz. Blanka has a lot to offer people of Czech descent! Then, Fisher begins his two-part visit with Curtis Rogers, co-founder of GEDMatch.com. The two talk about the history of the site, how it has become the focus of controversy for its support of law enforcement, and how you can support the efforts of authorities in solving crimes. At the back end of the show, Fisher visits with Gregory Luce and Annette O’Connell of the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition. NYAC is celebrating their recent victory in the New York Legislature bringing adoptee rights to the state so the group will soon be able to order their original birth certificates. That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!