January 2025
Aspects of Adoption
- Presenter: Dr Penny Walters
- Date: Tuesday January 21, 2025
- Webinar Description: This session will discuss the practical realities, the excitement and pain of researching a ‘new’ family. We will look at the invaluable information that can be revealed to adopted people through DNA testing. Reunions may not go as well as expected, so some adopted people can find a lot of satisfaction in finding other relatives, or constructing an ancestral tree, all of which can help with the impact on identity and personal narratives. Penny will reflect briefly on her own adoption story, and discuss the variety of ethical dilemmas that can arise.
February 2025
Pinning Down Your Ancestors' Locations
- Presenter: Pam Vestal
- Date: Tuesday February 18, 2025
- Webinar Description: Where did your ancestors come from? Where did they disappear to? Although finding locations can be the key to following our ancestors back in time, we often slam up against brick walls. In this talk, we'll explore practical strategies for tracking down our ancestors' whereabouts by overcoming spelling and handwriting problems and using collateral research, gazetteers, image searches, maps, and loads of unexpected and underused resources.
March 2025
Translating, Transcribing and Summarizing Documents Using AI
- Presenter: Thomas MacEntee
- Date: Tuesday March 18, 2025
- Webinar Description:
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.
