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  • Genealogy Conductor (by x.AI)
    Artifical Intelligence,  Education,  Search Tricks & Tips,  Tips & Opinions,  Tools

    AI-Powered Genealogy: Free Tools and Tips for Your Family History Journey

    As I prepare for my October 4th, 2025, presentation at the Shepard of the Valley (Minnesota) Genealogy Society, I’m excited to share the conductor-and-braid metaphor—humans and AI working in harmony to uncover your past. With over 50 years in software engineering and 30+ years in genealogy, I’ve crafted a set of free resources to help beginners and experts researchers alike. “Genealogists hit brick walls. Records fade, languages confuse, stories get lost. AI can help—but only if guided well. These free resources are designed to put you in the conductor’s seat as you braid human insight with AI speed.” These handouts, born from my ethics-driven approach, are now available for you to download…

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  • Image by John Hain from Pixabay
    Courses,  Education

    Civil Disobedience- Nonviolent Resistance

    In these days of uncertainty, unrest, distrust and oligarchic assault on institutions and nations, perhaps the following materials will help people empower themselves and right their ships of state. The materials here provide information on both civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. civil disobedience (noun) Refusal to obey a law as a result of moral objections, especially through passive resistance. A form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental. A group’s refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination). The American Heritage®…

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  • Reuben Gold Thwaites
    Education

    Early western (US) travels, 1748-1846

    If you are attempting to better understand what the United States may have looked like when your early European ancestors were moving westward, this set of texts can help you visualize and better understand those by-gone days. This collection is deemed to be among the best genealogical and historical works available. Title Early western travels, 1748-1846 : a series of annotated reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the aborigines and social and economic conditions in the middle and far West, during the period of early American settlement Contributor Names Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913, ed. Created / Published Cleveland, Ohio : The Arthur H.…

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    Prussian-German Genealogy Workshop

    Do you have interest in attending a ‘distance’ Prussian-German Genealogy Working Group? By way of giving you some background, I currently hold a monthly Prussian-German Genealogy Workshop at my local Parker (Colorado) Family History Center (FHC). There are no charges for the current ‘in-person’ workshop(s). Recently, I received approval from my local FHC to host a remote session using their good offices. What I am attempting to assess is whether or not there are ‘potential attendees out there’ who are interested in adding a ‘distance’ workshop.  If there are, then I need to determine: whether I should blending ‘distance’ attendance with our current sessions, or simply create a new ‘remote’…

  • Education,  Public Speaking,  Tips & Opinions

    Survey of Genealogy Related Technologies

    This is a copy of my Survey of Genealogy Related Technologies presentation delivered on: 16 Sept 2010 at the LDS Family History Center in Parker, CO. 16 April 2011 at the Castle Rock Genealogical Society in Castle Rock CO. You may download it to your PC or read it online below. The Download [download id=”358″] The Presentation Click on the link below to view the presentation. Survey of Genealogical Related Technologies

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