Leveraging AI and Historical Newspapers for Genealogy Research

In this episode of the Research Like a Pro Genealogy podcast, Diana and Nicole explore using AI to find research questions and write objectives. They discuss how AI can analyze your family tree data and suggest potential research questions. Diana shares her experience using a GEDCOM file with a custom GPT to analyze her pedigree for the Isabella Weatherford project. She explains how to create a GEDCOM file and use the Family Tree Expert custom GPT, providing tips for using custom GPTs. Diana also discusses using an Ahnentafel report to analyze your pedigree, including a prompt she used with the AI tool Claude 3.5 Sonnet.

The hosts emphasize the benefits of using AI for pedigree analysis, such as comprehensive analysis, identification of patterns, tailored suggestions, and time-saving. They also caution that AI can sometimes "hallucinate" and make up answers if you ask for something impossible in your pedigree.

Diana and Nicole then discuss using a timeline to generate research questions. Diana shares how she created a timeline for Isabella Weatherford and used AI to analyze it and generate research questions. They highlight the benefits of using a timeline for question generation, including identifying gaps, highlighting migrations, revealing historical context, and spotlighting inconsistencies.

Finally, the hosts delve into writing a research objective with AI. Diana shares a prompt she used to create a research objective for the Isabella Weatherford project and provides tips for using AI with research objectives. By listening to this episode, listeners will learn how to use AI to streamline their genealogy research and uncover new insights into their family history.

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Links

Using AI to Find Research Questions and Write Objectives: Isabella Weatherford Project Part 1 - https://familylocket.com/using-ai-to-find-research-questions-and-write-objectives-isabella-weatherford-project-part-1/

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Research Like a Pro with DNA Resources

Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence book by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin - https://amzn.to/3gn0hKx

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