Reflect on Your Genealogy Journey with the Genie Jar

In 2017, I started something called the Genealogy Jar. Then, in 2021, that jar got a new name. The Genie Jar. Here’s how it works. You choose a jar, and … Continue Reading →

Connecting Generations: Military History in Family Research

(image created with ChatGPT with the prompt: create a graphic of someone looking at Canadian WWI records) It’s been a great week for me. The first thing that happened was … Continue Reading →

It’s Another Findmypast Weekend

I know what I’m doing this weekend—tons of genealogy. This weekend, Findmypast is finishing its campaign “No Story Left Behind” with a big finish: complete access to its site. Check … Continue Reading →

Going Through Old Genealogy Papers Or Watch Out Ellen That’s A Genealogy Rabbit Hole

(I think the critical thing to remember is that you should review old research from time to time, especially things you did when you were starting out. Available information changes, … Continue Reading →

It’s Been a YouTube Week And It’s Only Tuesday

It’s only Tuesday, and I’ve created two YouTube videos about artificial intelligence. One was an epic fail, but the other was interesting until I realized my mistake. The first video … Continue Reading →

A Family Tree DNA Rabbit Hole

Created using ChatGPT and my prompt, create an image showing a rabbit looking down a DNA rabbit hole. As you know, I love working with DNA. On Monday, I went … Continue Reading →

Preserving Family Recipes: How to Create a Collaborative Recipe Book

I’ve created a YouTube video about the project that you can view HERE. For a few years, I’ve been working on creating a family recipe book from the collection of … Continue Reading →

From Gravestone to Family Tree: Using AI to Uncover Hannah Prance’s Mayflower Heritage

If you’d like to watch the YouTube demo you can find that HERE. This week’s blog and video started a couple of evenings ago. I’d just sat down to watch … Continue Reading →

Hidden Gem on FamilySearch – Genealogies at FamilySearch

This image was created using DALL-E and then used in Canva. You can watch the YouTube video on this subject HERE. In a recent episode of Mondays with Myrt, I … Continue Reading →

Creating a Genealogy Word Cloud: Visualizing Your Family Tree

If you’d like to see a visual demonstration, you can watch my YouTube demo HERE. I belong to a Facebook group called Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and recently, someone … Continue Reading →