If you were in any of my GRIP Genealogy Institute sessions a few week ago, you heard me talk about FamilySearch Full-Text Search. The FamilySearch blog has a great post from June 2d about using it. I have been extra excited in the way the FamilySearch Catalog points to the full-text search. If you haven’t yet heard about it, don’t delay learning more.
Not long after this amazing product was introduced in 2024, it enabled me to figure out the sister of my Great Grandfather Michael Hanley. Maria Hanley Plunkett now shows in my RootsMagic database properly linked to Michael and their brother Martin.
Artificial Intelligence is enabling some wonderful things in genealogy. It’s not perfect, but I’ve hear many reports about the great discoveries. Learn more about it on the FamilySeach blog https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/full-text-search-experimental-ai
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