Episode 196 - Fisher Visits With Actress Heather Lind from AMC’s TURN- Washington’s Spies

Host Scott Fisher and David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society open the show.  Fisher opens the conversation talking about how he had the difficult position of having to inform a neighbor, after examining a DNA result, that her father was not her birth father. It’s never an easy thing to reveal, but even worse during Father’s Day week. David then talks about a fascinating feature at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York… a tomb that resembles a mail box of sorts. Find out what it’s about! Then, a hurricane has revealed some shocking discoveries beneath the floor of a Florida wine store. Some listener just might have a connection to this story. Then, David talks about the discovery of a village under a major North American city. Hear where it is and what is being studied.

Then Fisher begins his two part interview with actress Heather Lind, whose AMC television show, TURN- Washington’s Spies is about to begin its fourth season. Heather plays a historical woman named Anna Strong, who, legend has it, hung petticoats  behind her home in various orders and colors to signal to spies in boats on Long Island Sound information about British movements on Long Island.  For anyone with ancestry in the Revolution, it’s a program that goes a long way in teaching you what live was like in those perilous times. Heather talks about what she has learned about the life of a woman in the Revolution, and the things that may have required of a spy.  Heather discusses the challenges of the costumes of the period, and how the cast settled on their respective accents.  It’s a fascinating peek into how a period program such as TURN is created, and how it helps us learn about the various times in our history, and then times of our ancestors.

Next, Fisher visits with Tom Perry from TMCPlace.com, talking preservation. Tom addresses an important question about how to rid your pictures of mold and how to recover them. (Hint: It’s not a do-it-yourself project!)  Tom then reminds you how to do deal with pictures that may be subject to moisture damage.

That’s all this week on Extreme Genes, America’s Family History Show!