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SUMMARY:Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Land Records Analysis (Technology)
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence tools can be used to quickly extract and organize information from individual land records or multiple records simultaneously\, including all the parties involved and their roles\, metes and bounds\, public land descriptions\, geographic features\, and neighbors. \nThis introductory lecture will start with an overview of land records and their use in genealogy.  This will be followed by an introduction to Artificial Intelligence tools\, with examples of how they can be used in genealogical research such as text and image analysis. \nPutting it all together\, we will cover several AI use cases including deed analysis and summary\, tracing chain of title\, platting metes and bounds\, identifying neighbors\, and mapping neighborhoods.  The final section will discuss using AI to read handwriting\, and using websites that make use of AI to index handwritten documents and maps in their collections. \nA shorter version of this lecture was presented at the 2024 National Genealogical Society Virtual Conference.  It was viewed by over 400 people\, and was given most “likes” of all the lectures.   With GenWebinars you can see the full version with an extended Q&A session. \n**** Please note: Approximately 50% of this lecture overlaps with “Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy” which was presented earlier this summer.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/p117b-ai-land/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,Techniques,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241114T193000
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SUMMARY:Using Historical Maps and Mapping Tools in Genealogy
DESCRIPTION:Historical maps can help identify your ancestor’s neighbors\, migration routes\, churches\, where they might be buried\, and much more. This lecture will review the types of maps available online\, where to find them\, what they mean\, and how to use various free mapping tools to combine different types of maps and data in order to create your own maps based on your research. \nOutline:\n1. How maps can be used in genealogy with several examples\n2. Map basics: location\, orientation\, and scale\n3. Cadastral maps\, includes overview of property definition in Federal Land and State Land states\n4. Other types of maps: transportation\, terrain\, soil\, aerial\, governmental\, statistical/data\n5. Finding maps online and offline: modern\, historical\, jurisdiction boundaries\, GIS systems\n6. Saving maps on your computer\n7. Georeferencing maps and map overlays\n8. Making and sharing your own maps: Google maps\, GIS software\, story maps\, and map overlays.\n9. Using Artificial Intelligence for map analysis \n*** Please note:  Some of the material in this lecture overlaps with “Understanding Time and Place by Finding\, Using\, and Creating Historical Overlay Maps” which was presented earlier this summer.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/w630b-mapping-tools/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,Techniques,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241107T193000
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SUMMARY:Using Artificial Intelligence Tools for Land Records Analysis (Technology)
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence tools can be used to quickly extract and organize information from individual land records or multiple records simultaneously\, including all the parties involved and their roles\, metes and bounds\, public land descriptions\, geographic features\, and neighbors. \nThis introductory lecture will start with an overview of land records and their use in genealogy.  This will be followed by an introduction to Artificial Intelligence tools\, with examples of how they can be used in genealogical research such as text and image analysis. \nPutting it all together\, we will cover several AI use cases including deed analysis and summary\, tracing chain of title\, platting metes and bounds\, identifying neighbors\, and mapping neighborhoods.  The final section will discuss using AI to read handwriting\, and using websites that make use of AI to index handwritten documents and maps in their collections. \nA shorter version of this lecture was presented at the 2024 National Genealogical Society Virtual Conference.  It was viewed by over 400 people\, and was given most “likes” of all the lectures.   With GenWebinars you can see the full version with an extended Q&A session. \n**** Please note: Approximately 50% of this lecture overlaps with “Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy” which was presented earlier this summer.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/p117a-ai-land/
CATEGORIES:Land Records,Techniques,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241010T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241012T170000
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SUMMARY:Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) National Conference (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:GenWebinars instructors David M. McCorkle and Diane L. Richard will be giving a total of 4 lectures online followed by live Q&A at the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) National Conference.  The 3 day conference theme is “Fighting Erasure: Staying Visible by Keeping African American Genealogy and History in Focus.”  For more information and to register\, see https://aahgs.org/conference-2024. \nDiane’s Lectures\n– The Story of Rachel — 20 Years to Be Freed; Manumission Was Often a Complex Process\nLearn about manumission — the laws and challenges and the involvement of Quakers and abolitionists in a southern state like North Carolina.  Then\, we’ll talk about Rachel & her family guide us in exploring their manumission story via the documents created\, which were found in multiple jurisdictions. We also discover a previously unidentified son of Rachel. One would think that if someone “freed” a slave via their will\, their dying declaration\, it would happen. If you assume this\, you might be quite mistaken.  We’ll explore the odyssey of Rachel\, who was seemingly freed by her owner’s will in 1782\, and yet\, it wasn’t until about 1796 that she and her children were freed and assumed a new surname. We’ll trace the efforts to free Rachel as they played out \n– Freedmen’s Savings Bank — Though Short-lived\, Rich Records Survive\nThe Freedman’s Savings and Trust Company (abbreviated as Freedman’s Savings Bank) documents those who were previously enslaved and are now free. As always\, others are also recorded. The post-Civil War impoverishment of the southern states makes these invaluable when researching ALL southern ancestors. These are one-of-a-kind records for documenting ancestors in the period before the 1870 census.  Diane will discuss a short history of the bank\, what types of records survive\, what information they will convey\, and where you can access them for FREE. \n– Sign of the Times – The Organizational Power of Timelines\nHit a brick wall? Wondering why your ancestors did what they did? Learn about timelines and how they might just help you solve your puzzles! Visual representations of data can make gaps\, conflicts\, and paths to future discoveries easy to spot. Connections sometimes jump out at you if you use color-coding or other distinguishing methods to highlight locale or surname overlaps. These are NOT the timelines you learned to make in school! NO special software is needed. You can use word processing or spreadsheet programs to create it.  They are “living” summaries of your knowledge. As you acquire new data\, add it in! \nDavid’s Lecture\n– Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools To Find Your Hidden Ancestors\nFinding evidence of people you are researching in unindexed or handwritten documents is an overwhelming task\, even when so much is available online. Artificial Intelligence tools are now widely available and can greatly assist in this process.  These free or inexpensive and widely available tools can pick out personal names from long\, complicated documents\, determine if a word such as “Creek” is referring to a person’s surname or a body of water\, find names that often occur together\, and more. This is especially helpful when researching enslaved ancestors where you typically only have a first name and possibly the enslaver’s name. Large organizations such as FamilySearch have started applying these techniques to their collections\, but any researcher can easily do the same with materials or copies of materials that they have.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/z025a/
CATEGORIES:African American,Events,Techniques,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240812T193000
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SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: NO Longer a Rip Van Winkle State When it Comes to Internet Resources for Genealogists!!!
DESCRIPTION:With those of NC heritage scattered around the country and world\, many rely on online resources to do most of their research. Though a beautiful state to visit\, that is only sometimes an option.  This talk will scratch the surface of all the resources available to those researching NC ancestors\, but we’ll cover from very large to county-specific projects. \nWe’ll discuss two very large state-government-created/supported platforms and many others.  We are talking FREE and accessible information.  We benefit from North Carolina being a very open records state.  We do not have the restrictive policies that limit access to records as found in other states. Extensive resources have been put into creating the best access possible to invaluable records. This makes researching North Carolina records easier!  We’ll let our fingers “do the walking” through as many resources as we can cover in about 60 minutes with a provided handout that mentions even more online resources for you to explore on your own. \nUnderstanding the many types of online & FREE resources available will help ensure your effective and efficient genealogy research and keep you on budget. NC is truly no longer a Rip Van Winkle state when it comes to allowing genealogists to research their NC roots easily and inexpensively. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four weeknight webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have Saturday and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code ncone85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight August 4\, 2024\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/d803b-nc1-online/
CATEGORIES:North Carolina,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240803T120000
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SUMMARY:Focus on North Carolina: NO Longer a Rip Van Winkle State When it Comes to Internet Resources for Genealogists!!!
DESCRIPTION:With those of NC heritage scattered around the country and world\, many rely on online resources to do most of their research. Though a beautiful state to visit\, that is only sometimes an option.  This talk will scratch the surface of all the resources available to those researching NC ancestors\, but we’ll cover from very large to county-specific projects. \nWe’ll discuss two very large state-government-created/supported platforms and many others.  We are talking FREE and accessible information.  We benefit from North Carolina being a very open records state.  We do not have the restrictive policies that limit access to records as found in other states. Extensive resources have been put into creating the best access possible to invaluable records. This makes researching North Carolina records easier!  We’ll let our fingers “do the walking” through as many resources as we can cover in about 60 minutes with a provided handout that mentions even more online resources for you to explore on your own. \nUnderstanding the many types of online & FREE resources available will help ensure your effective and efficient genealogy research and keep you on budget. NC is truly no longer a Rip Van Winkle state when it comes to allowing genealogists to research their NC roots easily and inexpensively. \n\n	*** IMPORTANT ***  This webinar is part of our Focus on North Carolina series of four webinars.  You may purchase a Series Pass for all four Saturday webinars for $85 (a $15 discount)\, or a ticket for this webinar individually.  Please select which option you prefer below.  We also have weeknight and other options for this series.  For more information see Focus on North Carolina\n\nIf you are not purchasing a Series Pass\, you must use code ncone85 at checkout to get all four Focus on North Carolina Webinars for $85 (saving you $15 off the regular price). All four of your mix and match sessions must be purchased in the same order.   This coupon will expire at midnight August 4\, 2024\, and is only good for the Focus on NC Series. Please note\, you may not combine this coupon with any other discount.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/d803a-nc1-online/
CATEGORIES:North Carolina,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240713T103000
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SUMMARY:Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy (AI)
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence is here\, and the hype is real.  Although it is not the answer to all the problems we encounter with genealogical research\, it can be a useful assistant in many ways. \nDocument analysis: summarizing information from long documents or even groups of documents such as wills and deed abstracts. \nReading handwriting: Many important documents have never been transcribed or abstracted.  AI tools can be used to assist with these tasks\, even producing an index of names that appear. \nImage processing: AI tools can process images such as maps and pull out all the names that appear. \nWriting assistance.  AI can help organize your ideas and even write detailed research results or at least summaries for you.  If you’d prefer to do the initial writing yourself\, AI can proofread and provide suggestions for improvement. \nGenerating illustrations: It is often difficult to find a public domain image to illustrate a concept you are writing or talking about.  AI can provide many images to chose from\, and allows you to refine them. \nHistorical context: AI can provide information about a specific time and place or event\, but always be careful to double check.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/n600b-ai-genealogy/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Techniques,Technology
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240626T193000
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SUMMARY:Using Artificial Intelligence Tools in Genealogy (AI)
DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence is here\, and the hype is real.  Although it is not the answer to all the problems we encounter with genealogical research\, it can be a useful assistant in many ways. \nDocument analysis: summarizing information from long documents or even groups of documents such as wills and deed abstracts. \nReading handwriting: Many important documents have never been transcribed or abstracted.  AI tools can be used to assist with these tasks\, even producing an index of names that appear. \nImage processing: AI tools can process images such as maps and pull out all the names that appear. \nWriting assistance.  AI can help organize your ideas and even write detailed research results or at least summaries for you.  If you’d prefer to do the initial writing yourself\, AI can proofread and provide suggestions for improvement. \nGenerating illustrations: It is often difficult to find a public domain image to illustrate a concept you are writing or talking about.  AI can provide many images to chose from\, and allows you to refine them. \nHistorical context: AI can provide information about a specific time and place or event\, but always be careful to double check.
URL:https://genwebinars.com/upcoming/n600a-ai-genealogy/
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Technology
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