Mount Vernon Genealogical Society

Sharon MacInnes
In this session, Sharon will demonstrate how AI platforms can transcribe articles, summarize documents, extract information from wills, create timelines, and suggest resources to overcome research challenges. She'll also show how AI can enhance writing and provide examples from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, Claude, and Gemini, with a focus on crafting effective prompts for optimal results. Genealogists will leave with the knowledge to start using AI for smarter, faster, and deeper research

Monday, June 23

Virginia SIG Meeting on Richmond Repositories (Special Interest Group)

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

ZOOM only

This meeting will cover the repositories useful for genealogy in Richmond, VA. There may also be a brief discussion and/or handout about Virginia Road Orders. If you have any questions OR are interested in attending, please email albreedlove@comcast.net to receive the link and any handouts, or get an answer to your question. Thank you.

Wednesday, July 2

Using Familysearch.org and/or Find A Grave (Training and Education)

HHSC, room 214

INSTRUCTOR: LINDA MACLACHLAN

If you want to learn about using the Familysearch website or Find A Grave, or have questions about some part of either website, Linda MacLachlan will meet informally with you in the Research Library any time period between 10am and 2pm on either the 1st or 2nd Wednesday of any month.

She asks that you send her an email at ggggrandmac@gmail.com to let her know the day and time you want to be reserved for your one-on-one.

Please remember to create a free account on either Familysearch or Find A Grave if you don't already have one, ahead of the day you come, and remember to bring your user id and password with you so we can work on your family data together on one of the Research Library's new large screen computers.

Please look at the relevant online tutorials before your appointment. They can be found on the MVGS website's Forum page under Training and Education. The full list of T&E items is at https://www.mvgenealogy.org/forum.php?ft=17

There are 4 handouts. One for Entering Info on Find A Grave; one for Entering Info on the Familysearch Family Tree; one for Using the Familysearch Website; and a general one for Calling Familysearch for Help from 2022.

Click on the handout you want. A page will come up for that item. Then click on the link for the File Attachment and the pdf will open.

Wednesday, July 9

Using Familysearch.org and/or Find A Grave (Training and Education)

HHSC, room 214

INSTRUCTOR: LINDA MACLACHLAN

She asks that you send her an email at ggggrandmac@gmail.com to let her know the day and time you want to be reserved for your one-on-one.

Click on the handout you want. A page will come up for that item. Then click on the link for the File Attachment and the pdf will open.