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• New England Genealogical Resources Before 1845 and Three Rhode Island Searches

  • When
    23 Nov 2024
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    10:30 AM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  New England Genealogical Resources Before 1845 and Three Rhode Island Searches

  This talk focuses on New England records and genealogical resources before 1850. It includes civil and vital records kept by churches and towns, military records, compiled indexes of records from many sources, and collections of genealogies of some families or town founders. Use of such records will be demonstrated with a search that began with no knowledge of my maternal grandfather’s parents or ancestry and led to discovery of his many colonial ancestors.

  Sally Wood

  Sally’s interest in genealogy began 30 years ago when her father asked her to update a 1982 Wood family history written by his second cousin that that started with the 1774 arrival on Prince Edward Island. She has researched colonial ancestors in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts as well as other family branches from PEI, Nova Scotia, and Ireland. In 2019 she was

   inspired to join the SMCGS by the “Sharing Stories” contest and has worked with the New England SIG. Recently she began phased retirement from her position as Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University and looks forward to having more time for genealogical research and writing.

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• Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI

  • When
    25 Jan 2025
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    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

  Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI with Thomas MacEntee

  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.

  Thomas MacEntee is a Baby Boomer guy with a love of punk rock music but also art
  

  history who somehow “fell” into the technology industry almost 40 years ago, and then left a lucrative IT career to pursue his love of family history and genealogy. Technology and historical research are opposites, but “tech people” like Thomas are needed to guide today’s genealogists through the maze of options so they can deploy the best

  apps and devices to break down research brick walls. Thomas MacEntee: author, educator, advocate, entrepreneur, and that “genealogy guy” who helps you accomplish your family history goals.

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