All Day Virtual Seminar
Discovering New Paths
Discovering New Paths
Saturday, August 16, 2025
We'll explore innovative and practical tools to enhance your family history research. Whether you're just starting your journey or have years of experience, these dynamic sessions will inspire you.
We'll explore innovative and practical tools to enhance your family history research. Whether you're just starting your journey or have years of experience, these dynamic sessions will inspire you.
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Register:
Click on the link to register online and pay with PayPal or credit card: Beginning August 3, 2025 Members $55 Non-Members $65 Registration Form To register and send a check, your name and email address to Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., PO Box 860477 Plano TX 75086-0477 Not a Member Yet - Join and Save! - Membership Page
Genealogy Friends members get $20 off on the registration fee before August 25, 2024. Members also have access to the Saturday Seminar handouts and recordings (when speaker permits recording). Right now membership is on sale for $45 - this provides membership through September 30, 2026 so you'll get the discount for both the 2025 and 2026 September All Day Virtual Seminars. Recordings Recordings will be available for participants. Sponsors: The following companies have provided door prizes. Click on the links to check out their websites: Old News by My Heritage - Historical Newspapers Online Legacy Family Tree Webinars FindMyPast Family Tree Maker - Genealogy Software by Mackiev RootsMagic - Genealogy Software GenealogyBargains.com Family Tree DNA Your DNA Guide Germanology Unlocked History Geo Brick Wall Buster Cards Storied Texas State Genealogical Society |
Schedule (CT):
8:30 Zoom Room Opens 8:55 Welcome 9:00-10:00 Managing the Genealogy Data Monster 10:00-10:30 Break 10:30-11:30 Internet Archive: A Gold Mine for Genealogists 11:30-12:30 Lunch and Door Prize Drawings 12:30-1:30 Translation, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI 1:30-2:00 Break 2:00-3:00 Creating an Ancestor Sketch 3:00 Wrap Up Topics:
Creating An Ancestor Biography Sketch Face it: most genealogists never get around to publishing that family history book based on their genealogy research. How about a different approach: producing short 3-5 page "sketches" about an ancestor? You'll learn how to include a cover, photos, facts, family stories, source citations and more! And guess what, once you get a few of these ancestor sketches done, you can compile them together for one big book! Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents with AI 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. Internet Archive: A gold Mine for Genealogists The Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) is a free, on-line repository rich with genealogy source documents including census images and e-books. Managing the Genealogy Data Monster It is so easy to let the large amounts of data involved with genealogy overwhelm you - to the point that family history research is no longer fun! Learn how to tackle the three main problem areas of genealogy data: research data, project data and file data so you can put the fun back in your research! |
Speaker:
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.
Questions: Email [email protected]
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.
Questions: Email [email protected]
