April 2024 Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy

On April 3rd, the Genealogy SIG watched a pre-approved class taught by Thomas MacEntee and shared by Legacy Family Webinars on "Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy".  

We were not able to share the video link with you, nor the handout, but I took notes and created a handout based on what we heard.

•  Bard is now Gemini. https://gemini.google.com/app
•  There is a free version and an advanced version
• Can upload an article and have it either transcribed or summarized
• Chat GPT/3.5 is free version and run by a non-profit
• The 4.0 version is a paid and much improved
•  Perplexity.ai
• Has sources
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•  Most AI’s use LLM (learning language model)
•  Grammerly can be used to help you compose a written document
• My Heritage Photos – can estimate date, and make face/eyes move
• The 1950 Census transcription was done by AI. Volunteers are now going through and verifying it was done correctly
•  OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software is 80% accurate, AI is over
• 90% accurate and constantly improving
• You can ask AI questions like:  
• What was life like in _______________ in __________________year
•  What records can I use to locate an ancestor who arrived at _____________ in ___________ year

•  AI is constantly updating
• Future uses for AI in Genealogy are:
•  DNA Triangulation tools, i.e. Banyan dna
• Ability to convert documents from one language to another
• Source citations
•  Use historical newspapers more efficiently
• Identify ancestors in old photos
• Suggest records to explore to expand your searches

MARCH 2024 Genealogy Afterlife - What do you leave behind?

 On March 6th Lynn Baker presented on "Genealogy Afterlife - What do you leave behind.

For the video presentation click on here:  https://youtu.be/MvmF35XCHbg

For a copy of the handouts, click below:

Digital Afterlife Handout

https://docs.google.com/document/d/102An5Be6BsC4OSUSwX9Qs6JU1XY7Bq--BycY1q_iEeQ/edit?usp=sharing

Digital Assets Checklist

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YKdWZamHeBXLt09WOb1aCgbWgk1le299/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105843865531829270717&rtpof=true&sd=true

Digital Asset List

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y3r7OZ_E3NbR5uFWoDxwhelTpZhCDran/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105843865531829270717&rtpof=true&sd=true

Personal Digital Asset List

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Oy14PdsGdS4wp_0jTnao-loBkRwxJ2uD/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105843865531829270717&rtpof=true&sd=true

Feb 2024 Military Records in Genealogy by Sue Mueller

On Wednesday, February 7th Sue Mueller from APCUG presented her topic "Military Records in Genealogy". 

This was a good presentation, especially considering Sue Mueller had cataracts surgery earlier in the day.

The slides are available here.

The video recording of the presentation can be watched HERE.

The handout to go with this presentation can be viewed HERE.

FEBRUARY 2024 UPDATE

Our monthly programs are on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm.  Our next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, March 6th at 7:00pm at the Hidden Cypress Clubhouse.  Our speaker will be Mr. Lynn Baker, from Charleston. He will speak on "Genealogy Afterlife - What do you leave behind?" 

 The next Help sessions will be on February 14th and 28th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Computer Club. Walk-ins are welcome, but it is preferred that you click on the link sent out a few days prior in the email to register. Subscription websites such as Ancestry.com Library Edition, Family Tree Maker, Fold3,  Newspapers.com, and Roots Ireland are available at the Computer Club.  Ask the Monitor for the Genealogy Notebook for access to these websites.

  There are numerous other Genealogy websites and journals available in the Computer Center. The Genealogy SIG welcomes all members of the Computer Club to join them in a quest to discover their family's history through records and stories. During our monthly meetings, we will discuss Genealogy skills and resources. Watch the Computer Club emails and website for titles and dates.

 If you would like to be added to the mailing list for this group please contact the host: Click Here (JBowden432@msn.com) If you would like to view the latest information provided in our Blog: Click H The Help session for November will be on November 8th and December 13th from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Computer Club.    Walk-ins are welcome, but it is preferred that you click on the link sent out a few days prior in the email to register. 

 Subscription websites such as Ancestry.com Library Edition, Family Tree Maker, Fold3,  Newspapers.com, and Roots Ireland are available at the Computer Club.  Ask the Monitor for the Genealogy Notebook for access to these websites.  There are numerous other Genealogy websites and journals available in the Computer Center. The Genealogy SIG welcomes all members of the Computer Club to join them in a quest to discover their family's history through records and stories. During our monthly meetings, we will discuss Genealogy skills and resources. Watch the Computer Club emails and website for titles and dates.

 The following classes will be taught in February/March: February 22, 1-3 "Using DNA on Ancestry.com" - taught by Susan Dobbs February 23 and 26th, 10-12, "Family Tree Maker, Parts 1 and 2" - taught by Jim Bowden March 11, 1-3 pm "Intro to Ancestry.com" - taught by Susan Dobbs We want to thank you for your patience and help in spreading the word about our classes. We hope that you will be able to attend and learn more. Due to limited capacity, we do have to limit registration. If our webinar reaches capacity, the webinar will be streamed to the FamilySearch Library Facebook page and can be viewed there. We thank you for your patience as we continue to update and enhance our webinars. All of our classes are held in the Eastern Time Zone. For help converting our times to your time zone, we recommend using a site: 

January 2024 - Big Y DNA by Jan Alpert

The January3 meeting for the Genealogy SIG featured Jan Alpert presenting on the Big Y in DNA.

The link to the video for this meeting can be reached below:

https://youtu.be/LLD3kpkjC7c  

For a copy of the handout, please click on the next link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cF5TtE_dNegbDKrOFjf7m8DIt0-pL3ES/view?usp=sharing