Learn how to use artificial intelligence to help find important family information, understand old documents, and craft compelling family stories to support your family history research. This webinar will introduce you to the best uses of AI in genealogy today and give a peek behind the curtain of what genealogists can look forward to from AI advancements in 2026.

Gedcom files are useful for transferring family tree data but they aren’t easy to read or work with on their own. In this TechZone, we’ll explain how you can use AI to easily extract information from a gedcom file and create word documents or spreadsheet.

Excire Photo 2024 is a new program that lets you automatically add keywords and your own custom ones; search for one or more images by free text, keyword(s), groups or individual people; identified faces; GPS locations; event; main colour in an image; by camera model, camera lens, lens focal length used, shutter speed used, and more. All of this metadata is written directly to your files or to XMP sidecar files, so the information stays with your images, not trapped in a proprietary database. This feature rich program is available for Windows and MacOS, even on M1 and later processor chips. Learn how this software can relieve you of much time and effort in organizing your digital images.

When is it okay to use artificial intelligence tools for writing assistance? If it’s okay to use AI, how and when should we disclose the use of AI tools? Learn how various applications of generative AI — from grammar assistance to generating new text — may need to be approached differently. We will go over specific methods for disclosing and citing AI tools, such as mentioning the use of generative AI in the limitations section of a report and citing the specific AI tool in a reference note citation.

Do you have genealogy-related PowerPoint presentations full of interesting material that could benefit other researchers, except your presentations are languishing in a file on your computer? For whatever reason, do you no longer wish to share your research knowledge or material in front of a physical or digitally-linked audience? Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help you share your knowledge in a much different way. In today’s dynamic digital landscape, visual content remains a dominant force. As genealogy professionals, we are always exploring new ways to captivate, educate, and motivate our audience. Enter PowerPoint to video converters — these revolutionary tools empower us to transform our static presentations into engaging videos. It’s time to give our PowerPoint presentations the upgrade they deserve. In today’s fast-paced digital era, transforming your PowerPoint presentations into dynamic videos can elevate your content’s appeal and broaden its reach across multiple platforms. This presentation will show you how to move forward with AI to create and distribute video content.

Building on our previous exploration of AI in genealogy, this webinar showcases more advanced techniques for harnessing AI’s power in family history. We’ll cover sophisticated methods for data analysis, pattern recognition, and predictive modelling, showing you how to take your family history research to the next level. You’ll also learn about cutting-edge AI tools and how to apply them to uncover hidden connections and insights within your family tree. Ideal for those who are already familiar with basic AI applications, this session will expand your toolkit with innovative approaches to family history research.

Hand-written text recognition software can turn manuscripts into searchable transcriptions. Learn how to use these tools and what they can (and cannot) do for you. The presentation includes a demonstration of Transkribus.

Les sous-titres et la voix de cette vidéo ont été doublés en français à l’aide de l’IA. Découvrez comment l’outil Génératif Expand de Photoshop a sauvé un faux pas photographique dans cette courte vidéo pratique de TechZone. Apprenez comment une simple fonctionnalité d’IA a transformé un portrait senior trop étroit en un souvenir digne d’un cadre. Idéal pour les généalogistes et les utilisateurs curieux de technologie cherchant à améliorer ou réparer des images en utilisant des outils modernes et accessibles. D’autres utilisations de l’outil, ainsi que d’autres outils, sont également discutées.

Discover how Photoshop’s Generative Expand tool rescued a photo mishap in this short, practical TechZone video. Learn how a simple AI feature transformed a too-narrow senior portrait into a frame-worthy keepsake. Ideal for genealogists and tech-curious users looking to enhance or repair images using modern, accessible tools. Other uses for the tool, as well as other tools are also discussed.

Les sous-titres et la voix de cette vidéo ont été doublés en français à l’aide de l’IA. Apprenez à exploiter la puissance de l’intelligence artificielle pour vous aider à traduire, transcrire et résumer divers documents de généalogie. Un acte de baptême manuscrit des années 1800 ? Pas de problème. Un avis de décès dans un journal teinté par le temps ? Pas de problème. Nous aborderons les meilleures plateformes d’IA ainsi que comment rédiger un bon prompt pour obtenir les résultats dont vous avez besoin.

Learn how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to assist in translating, transcribing, and summarizing a variety of genealogy records. A handwritten baptismal record from the 1800s? No problem. A faded newspaper obituary? No problem. We’ll cover the best AI platforms as well as how to craft a solid prompt to get you the results you need.

Writing about your genealogy research can be challenging. Assembling genealogical conclusions requires time, persistence, and dedication. Learn how generative AI tools can help – whether you’re writing a biography, research report, or proof argument. Tools like ChatGPT and Claude can turn research logs into reports and timelines into narrative. Providing text to the AI tools help increase accuracy and limit errors. Generative AI tools can increase your writing efficiency, but your personal style may be lost. Learn how to maintain your unique voice while increasing productivity. We will also discuss when to disclose writing assistance from AI tools and how to cite them. Correction: In slide 36, Nicole mentions that the land Daniel Elder patented was within the Ottawa area of British Columbia. Ottawa was actually the location of the land patent office as the capital of Canada, and that’s why the location was included in the land patent. The land he patented was in British Columbia along the Railway Belt.