Episode 411 - The Late Berlin Candy Bomber, Gail Halversen, In His Own Words

Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. Fisher begins by talking about his recent visit to Las Vegas to see the display of recovered Titanic artifacts at the Luxor Hotel. He also just found an English ancestor who was shipped to America for crimes in 1673. David talks about upcoming lectures at RootsTech and the Indiana Historical Society. In Family Histoire News, David shares a 1922 prediction about what life would be like in 2022. You won't believe how dead on it was! Then, a Washington Post article is asking "if you could go back in time, when would you like to live?" Next, a genetic marker has been identified that can indicate descent from the Bruce family of Scotland.

In segments 2 and 3, Fisher plays back an interview from December of 2014 with Col. Gail Halvorsen. Col. Halversen, better known as the "Berlin Candy Bomber," passed away on February 16, at age 101. In this two part visit, Col. Halversen explains how the whole effort to share candy from the air with German children began.

Then, David returns for Ask Us Anything. The guys tackle questions on the upcoming 1950 census and letters from soldiers in Civil War units.

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