Find workshops, articles, videos and other resources to help you continue learning about AI and genealogy.
You do not need to learn everything about Artificial Intelligence at once. Start with one small task, practise it and gradually try something new.
This page brings together Society workshops, journals, articles, useful websites, videos and AI services that may help you develop your confidence.
Begin with resources provided or recommended by the Airedale & Wharfedale Family History Society.
Find forthcoming Society talks, practical workshops and informal sessions relating to genealogy, technology and Artificial Intelligence.
View Upcoming EventsExplore websites, archives, databases, software and online resources recommended for family history research.
Browse Useful LinksLook through past Society journals for articles about research methods, family stories, records and new technology.
View Online JournalsRead Society news, research articles, practical guidance and announcements about new resources and activities.
Read News and ArticlesSearch the Society library for books, publications and reference material that may support your research.
Search the LibraryLook out for practical GeneAIlogy sessions in the Society’s events programme. These may include informal demonstrations, guided exercises and opportunities to try AI using your own family history questions.
Details of future workshops, registration information and any available recordings will be added to the appropriate Society section.
YouTube contains many free demonstrations and talks. Remember that video quality varies, so check who created the video and when it was published.
Look for simple introductions showing how family historians can begin using AI.
Find demonstrations of prompts, document analysis and genealogy research planning.
Find examples of AI helping to read wills, letters, newspapers and historical records.
Learn about verification, privacy, copyright and avoiding unsupported conclusions.
These ready-made searches may help you find tutorials, courses and examples. Click a button or copy the wording into your preferred search engine.
Several AI services are available. Their features, free allowances and subscription options can change, so check each provider before using it.
A general-purpose AI assistant that can help explain records, organise research notes, analyse documents and suggest research questions.
Visit ChatGPTAn AI assistant that is particularly useful for reading, discussing and summarising longer pieces of text and uploaded documents.
Visit ClaudeGoogle’s AI assistant for asking questions, planning research, writing, summarising and working with information.
Visit GeminiAn AI assistant from Microsoft that can answer questions, help with writing and support research and everyday tasks.
Visit Microsoft CopilotThere is no single service that is best for every task. Begin with whichever one you can access comfortably and try the same simple genealogy prompt in more than one service.
Compare how clearly each one explains the evidence, whether it follows your instructions and whether it admits when information is uncertain.
GeneAIlogy prompts are designed to be copied into most general-purpose AI chat services.
The easiest way to learn about AI is to give it a small, familiar family history task and see how it responds.
Start with something you already understand. This makes it easier to recognise both useful answers and mistakes.