Join us via Zoom on April 2 at 7 PM EST for ""Genealogy in the Age of AI: Smarter, Faster, Deeper."  Sharon Cook MacGinnes will demonstrate Artificial Intelligence as used by FamilySearch, plus how AI can transcribe a newspaper article, summarize a will or an article, suggest resources for specific research brick walls, and help make your writing more engaging. The focus will be on how to create prompts that will give the best responses.  There will be examples from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, and Gemini.  

 

Sharon Cook MacGinnes has been doing genealogy since 1976 and has enlivened her research by uncovering many details about her interesting ancestors, some through land records.  She has acquired the right to improve accessibility and publish early land records in Pannsylvania, including areas that were once part of Virginia.  Visit her website HERE

 

Members will receive a link to the meeting by April 1.  Interested guests may request an invitation by emailing president@pgcgs.org no later than noon on April 1.

 

Chuck Mason will deliver “Poor Folks at the Almshouse: 19th Century Public Assistance".  Many ancestors fell on hard economic times.  Short term or long term, many people sought financial help from county officials.  Did one of your ancestors need assistance?  What assistance was available for your ancestor?  Come join us to learn about this vital record set.

 

We will meet in person at our library; see our website, https://pgcgs.org, scroll down to Visit Our Library Soon for a map of the library area.  There will also be a virtual option; members will receive a link to the meeting a few days before.  Guests may request an invitation by emailing president@pgcgs.org by noon on May 6.  Guests are also welcome to join us in our library.

 

Chuck specializes in Southern New Jersey and 19th and 20th Century Death Records. He has taught genealogy classes for the Fairfax County Parks and Recreation, and has lectured at many of the local, regionl and national genealogical societies in the Washington DC area. Chuck has also co-hosted Tracing Your Family Roots (tracingroots.nova.org) at Fairfax Cable Television Channel 10.