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Ever click a source in your family tree only to find a "Page Not Found" error? Stop losing your evidence! This video reveals how to use the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to save webpages forever. You’ll learn how to create permanent, unbreakable links for your citations, ensuring your research on obituaries and local history sites remains verifiable—even if the original site goes offline. Protect your hard work from digital decay. Watch now to make your genealogy research professional, permanent, and future-proof.
* * * Author’s Note: I want to be transparent that this material – DESC Tech Tip – Internet Archive Saving a Webpage – was created in part with the help of an artificial intelligence (AI) language model – Gemini Pro 3. The AI assisted in generating an early draft of the article, but every paragraph was subsequently reviewed, edited, and refined by me. The final content is the result of extensive human curation and creativity. I am proud to present this work and assure readers that while AI was a tool in the process, the story, style, and substance have been carefully shaped by the author.
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Thank you, Thomas MacEntee! I always find your webinars engaging and informative. Thank you also for your "Author's Note." I have been using AI to assist me with my research, but I have struggled to find a way to acknowledge my use of AI without diminishing my own work in the process. For shiggles, I plugged in my sentiments above to Gemini AI and here is a snippet:
Option 1: Professional & Concise (Best for general comments)
"Thank you, Thomas MacEntee! I always find your webinars engaging and informative. I especially appreciate your 'Author’s Note.' I have been using AI to assist with my research, but I've struggled to acknowledge its use without feeling like it diminishes my own work in the process. Your approach is very helpful!"
Option 2: Warm & Relatable (Best if you want to spark a discussion)
"Thank you, Thomas! Your webinars are always so engaging. I particularly valued the 'Author’s Note' section. Like many, I’ve been using AI as a research assistant, but I’ve...
Wow, thanks for explaining this great resource, Thomas - especially the Extension which makes it so seamless.
Q: would you go back retroactively now and start creating Wayback backups for various websites? [daunting task!!] Or just do it for new items we find?
Q: We don't need to use Wayback Machine for records we find on Ancestry or FamilySearch, do we? Because those will be maintained ongoingly?