Explore innovative and practical tools to enhance your family history research. Whether you're just starting your journey or have years of experience, these dynamic sessions will inspire you.
Join us from the comfort of your home, or if you already have plans for August 16, the sessions will be recorded and available for you to watch later. You won't want to miss this opportunity.
When: August 16, 2025 - Zoom room opens at 8:30 am, and the first session starts at 9 am CT
Register: On or before August 2, 2025 - Members $40 Non-Members $60
Beginning August 3, 2025 - Members $55 and Non-Members $65
We have a membership special - $45 for a membership that covers through September 30, 2026. With this, you can save $20 on this seminar and next year's seminar, in addition to getting access to handouts and recordings of our Saturday Monthly Seminars.
Sessions:
Creating An Ancestor Sketch - Face it: most genealogists never get around to publishing that family history book based on their genealogy research. How about a different approach: producing short 3-5 page "sketches" about an ancestor? You'll learn how to include a cover, photos, facts, family stories, source citations and more! And guess what, once you get a few of these ancestor sketches done, you can compile them together for one big book!
Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents With AI - Learn how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to assist in translating, transcribing, and summarizing a variety of genealogical records. A handwritten baptismal record from the 1800s? No problem. A faded newspaper obituary? No problem. We'll cover the AI platforms as well as how to craft a solid prompt to get you the results you need.
Internet Archive: A Gold Mine for Genealogists - The Internet Archive (www.archive.org) is a free, on-line repository rich with genealogy source documents including census images and e-books.
Managing the Genealogy Data Monster - It is so easy to let large amounts of data involved with genealogy overwhelm you - to the point that family history research is no longer fun! Learn how to tackle the three main problem areas of genealogy data: research data, project data and file data so you can put the fun back in your research!
Speaker: Thomas MacEntee is a Baby Boomer guy with a love of punk rock music but also art history who somehow "fell" into the technology industry almost 40 years ago, and then left a lucrative IT career to pursue his love of family history and genealogy. Technology and historical research are opposites, but "tech people" like Thomas are needed to guide today's genealogists through the maze of options so they can deploy the best apps and devices to break down research brick walls. Thomas MacEntee: author, educator, advocate, entrepreneur, and that "genealogy guy" who helps you accomplish your family history goals.
