Join the East Texas Genealogical Society for a special virtual POWER HOUR presentation, From Brick Walls to Breakthroughs: How AI is Changing Family Research, featuring Brian Sherman of the Ancestors and Algorithms podcast. This engaging session explores how artificial intelligence is transforming genealogy research by helping family historians uncover new leads, organize information, and overcome long-standing research challenges. Whether you are just beginning your family history journey or have been researching for decades, this presentation offers practical insights into the growing role of AI in genealogy.

The virtual meeting will take place Tuesday, May 19th at 6:00 PM via Zoom and is free and open to the public.

The East Texas Genealogical Society invites you to a special virtual AI-SIG meeting, “From Sources to Storyboards: Using NotebookLM to Create an Ancestor Infographic,” on Tuesday, May 26th at 6:00 p.m. Facilitator Michele Belville Bailey will demonstrate how researchers can use NotebookLM to transform genealogical records, photographs, and research notes into engaging visual ancestor storyboards and infographics. Whether you are new to AI tools or already experimenting with digital genealogy workflows, this session will offer practical ideas for organizing and presenting family history in a more visual and meaningful way. The meeting is free and open to the public via Zoom.