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Tracing an Ancestor’s Journey with ChatGPT: Unraveling Family History with AI

Diane Henriks
Jan 7, 2026
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Historical Data
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Biography
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Social History
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Family Tree & Relationships
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About this webinar

Explore how AI technology, exemplified by ChatGPT, can revolutionize your family history, by embarking on a journey through an ancestor’s life, leveraging AI to uncover his story and shed light on the broader implications for genealogical research!

Discount code: deepdive15 (valid at Familytreewebinars.com)

Valid through: January 13, 2026

About the speaker

About the speaker

Diane Henriks
Diane Henriks, the “Descendant Detective” and Founder of Know Who Wears the Genes in Your Family, is a passionate and seasoned Los Angeles County-based
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  1. JA
    Jean Ameduri
    8 hours ago

    Diane made what might have been considered a complicated topic into simple steps so that even beginners will be able to attempt this dynamic research process. Oh, what fun were going to have with our ancestors now!

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    Cyndi Davis
    8 hours ago

    Diane did a good job of illustrating how AI has progressed and how it might be used in genealogy.

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    Julie Rosenoff
    8 hours ago

    I loved the host’s real-time example with chatGPT. It was good that it didn’t include his research, because it showed participants the kinds of things they are likely to get with today’s ChatGPT.

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    Wendy Sacket
    8 hours ago

    I loved the practical suggestions that Diane had about starting out, and her thoughts about using ChatGPT to offer more details of the historical context of our ancestors’ lives and generating research strategies and areas for further study.

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    Katherine Bopp
    8 hours ago

    I love that I am watching all of the webinars today and getting different viewpoints and insights from all of the speakers. I plan on watching all of them again as many times as I need to for it to sink in and become useable for me. Thank You for a great webinar!!

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    Brian Boneham
    8 hours ago

    Brilliant Presentation.

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    Beverly Leeming
    8 hours ago

    Great actionable tips

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    Denise Beaudin
    8 hours ago

    Learning so much in these deep dive webinars! I’ve used AI some on my genealogy research, but this taught me the right way to do it to get the most information.

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