This presentation demonstrates how you can utilize artificial intelligence tools to enhance the traditional locality research framework, which involves investigating "What is Happening," "Where is it Happening," and "Why is it Happening" in your ancestors' communities. You'll learn practical applications such as timeline analysis, identifying migration patterns, summarizing historical content, and organizing jurisdictional information using Custom GPTs and effective prompting techniques.

Learn essential genealogical principles for creating accurate historical document transcriptions, then discover which AI tools excel at following these established standards. We'll examine the top 5 AI-powered transcription tools—including ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Archive Studio, and Handwriting OCR—evaluating how effectively each can be guided to produce transcriptions that meet genealogical best practices. Discover prompting strategies that help AI models identify potential errors, flag uncertainties, and facilitate human review and correction. Follow-along exercises demonstrate how to craft prompts that encourage proper transcription methodology while leveraging each tool's strengths.

Designed for genealogists seeking innovative ways to uncover ancestral stories, discover how artificial intelligence can streamline research, enhance accuracy, and reveal hidden connections in land and property court records. Learn practical strategies to leverage AI-powered tools for interpreting complex historical documents, mapping family migrations, and reconstructing compelling family narratives.

This talk will look at various records available about people who lived in New York City from 100 years ago and from today. We will look at things such as voter records, medical examiner records, burial permits, marriage contracts, school records, civil service records, DA records, and land records. We will see examples of each of these, along with discussion on how to get copies of them.

In colonial and early 19th-century Pennsylvania, let's face it--there are only so many records and it can be challenging to connect generations. This can especially be the case if an ancestors did not own land. Tax lists may not automatically be near the top of most genealogists' list as useful sources in pre-1850 Pennsylvania research. Here's why they should be.

As genealogical interest continues to grow, new sources become available, new tools are published and new approaches are developed. Successful research demands keeping up to date, especially for a state as diverse and complex as Pennsylvania. From colonial times to 20th century, both online and print only, these new tools can supercharge your stagnant Pennsylvania research problems!

Find family in the Buckeye State using Dana's favorite top 10 Ohio genealogy websites.

This space is reserved for an exciting and interesting MyHeritage webinar. Here you will learn about the latest features, records, and characteristics developed by the MyHeritage team to help you find who you are, and amaze you with great discoveries.

The MyHeritage Collection Catalog is an invaluable resource to genealogist to locate their families records across the globe. Learn how to navigate the catalog for genealogy success and not become overwhelmed.

This space is reserved for an exciting and interesting MyHeritage webinar. Here you will learn about the latest features, records, and characteristics developed by the MyHeritage team to help you find who you are, and amaze you with great discoveries.

MyHeritage is constantly pushing the boundaries of genealogy technology, introducing powerful new features to enhance your research. In this dynamic session, Daniel will guide you through the most recent tools and innovations from MyHeritage and show you how to make the most of them. You'll get a behind-the-scenes peek at how these features were developed and learn practical strategies to integrate them into your own research. Whether you're a seasoned MyHeritage user or just getting started, this lecture will give you a fresh look at what's possible — and what’s coming next — on this cutting-edge platform.

WATO plus is a more intuitive and flexible version of the popular “What are the Odds?” tool at dnapainter.com. It helps genealogists test different hypotheses when exploring where a DNA tester might fit within a family tree. Jonny will demonstrate how to use WATO plus to compare scenarios, interpret related matches, and make the most of its new features.