&nbsp;<!-- wp:image {"id":2805,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none","align":"center"} --> AI Generated <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> Spring has sprung in the Midwest and last Saturday was the first cemetery walk of the year. The old cemetery in a small northeastern Indiana town held a plaque dedication ceremony. That was followed by portrayal of 10 notable families that were ..read more

&nbsp;AI GeneratedLast week I blogged about how to print your family tree from the three genealogy giant sites - Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and MyHeritage.com. If you don't pay for a subscription or you don't want to rely on FamilySearch's free site because of other people changing the tree for the worse, there are more options for you. Many genealogy software companies that will allow you ..read more

&nbsp;I received a great question from reader Molly a few weeks ago that I think many of you might benefit from. Are you frustrated with the cost of subscription based genealogy sites that aren't so great for graphically representing your tree? Maybe you are keeping all your finds in a notebook because of the high cost or perhaps, worry that the site will close taking your hard work with it.< ..read more

AI Generated<!-- wp:paragraph --> Do you have enslaved or enslavers in your family tree? If so, your research is needed in support of the 10 Million Names Project. The project is supported by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (American Ancestors) to create a FREE searchable online database of the estimated 10 million people of African descent who were enslaved between the 1500s-1865 ..read more

&nbsp;Don't miss the FREE lectures, Expo Hall, and connections you can make. Starting this AM, RootsTech is available for free from your home. Just register here and start participating. <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> Here's some handy hints to get the most out of the conference: <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> Look over the lectures by clicking "See Full Schedule ..read more

AI GeneratedThis past winter I spent many hours indexing the Johnson Funeral Home and Furniture Store records that I acquired at a local online auction in November 2023. The funeral had been in operation since 1901 and the collection contained many loose documents, such as burial transports and tombstone orders, to eight Daybooks that recorded funerals and items sold from a furniture store that ..read more

&nbsp;AI GeneratedI have not tried this AI tip noted on Facebook by Michael Cassara but it is something I've placed on my to-do list. <!-- wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> Do you have lots of old VHS tapes? I do and I've had them digitized as they do fade away with time. <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> Michael uploaded his digital file to ParrotAI and ..read more

AI MadeLast week I blogged about solving an AI creepy result and this is a continuation of how you can get the most out of AI. You can read last week's blog here.<!-- wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> First, a disclaimer. AI will not immediately be looking at your blog posts as the various companies "train" their technology at set times. This means you aren't going ..read more

AI GeneratedIn December, I blogged about a creepy AI discovery I had made when testing ChatGPT's ability to extract and summarize from newspaper articles. Information in the summary was provided by AI that was no where in the articles uploaded. Although errors like this, called hallucinations, are known to happen with this budding tool, the information that AI proved was 100% correct. That's what ..read more

AI GeneratedIf you have a Chatgpt account ($20.00/month) you have the ability to customize how you want AI to respond to you. It's simple to set up:<!-- wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> Setting Up Customized Instructions: <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <!-- wp:list-item --> On the left side bottom of the screen, click on your name. < ..read more