Suitcase Genealogist

He was definitely triple-dog-dared to do it.

More specifically, GenAI tools made for image/video/music/written works creation. Sorry, that's what I mean when I say GenAI even though there are other things (like LLMs) that fit under that umbrella.

Just to clarify, I'm not denouncing AI as I believe there are legit uses for it (not a fan of genAI, tho). But the insane pace at which it is being added into everything and adopted by consumers has really altered expectations of new products and the features they should have right out of the gate.

Just over here wondering if it's even worth the time and effort to build a new tool/website in the genealogy industry if it won't (at least initially) include AI as a feature.

Thanks. :) But I'm not going to lie. It was maddening a times!

More than pasties and beaches: Cornwall celebrates St Piran’s Day amid cultural revival In Launceston, revellers are celebrating ‘Cornishness becoming cool’ as well as the region’s patron saint

"According to the Cornwall Heritage Trust, St Piran was the 'merriest, hardest-drinking, hardest-living holy man Cornwall ever knew.'"

Sounds like a great partner(-in-crime) for a pub crawl.

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Learning that Ancestry has transcribed all 2.4 million Revolutionary War pension files makes me want to scream after having transcribed a 70-PAGE FILE just a few months ago. 😩😩😩 #NotatRootstech

Don't get me wrong, it's amazing, but also, WORST TIMING IS THE STORY OF MY LIFE.

Genealogy in early America wasn’t just about ancestry—it shaped freedom, power & identity.

Historian Karin Wulf joins us to explore how lineage helped early Americans define themselves.

🎧 Listen: benfranklinsworld.com/416

#History #Genealogy #USHistory #VastEarlyAmerica

The uncounted Irish in Canada and the United States : Fitzgerald, Margaret E : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive xiv, 377 p. : 24 cm

I found it at Internet Archive (for borrowing)! archive.org/details/unco...

Title page reading: The trial of the British soldiers, of the 29th Regiment of Foot : for the murder of Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Patrick Carr, on Monday evening, March 5, 1770, before the Honorable Benjamin Lynde, John Cushing, Peter Oliver, and Edmund Trowbridge, esquires, justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, Court of Assize, and general gaol delivery, held at Boston, by adjournment, November 27, 1770.

printed page with heading "Trial of the British soldiers"

Printed page with transcript of testimony of Ebenezer Bridgham

Otd in 1770, British soldiers in Boston fired on a crowd, killing 5 civilians. Surprisingly, when the soldiers went on trial, future US President John Adams defended them

We recently digitized a trial transcript, Read it for yourself here: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/103271253

This has been in my TBR pile for a while. It really is the perfect time to start reading it.

RIP, Craig Miller. A nice tribute from Steve. #NotatRootstech

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What are y'all watching right now, and why did you choose that presentation? #NotatRootstech

Me: Demystifying the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) because I've bumped up against it multiple times. And even though I figured it out eventually, I'd like some tips on finding info faster.

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Really clinging to #NotatRootstech this week to feel something other than anger and despair. 🫠

Also worth noting for the ‘everything is online’ crowd that the numbers of archives being destroyed means that an increasing proportion cannot ever be online.

Please join me today in person or virtually today at @Rootstech #Rootstech2026 #RootsTech at 8 am MST / 10 am EST #Genealogy

If the Book of the Dead isn't a book, what is it? 🤔

#BookOfTheDead #AncientEgypt

Genealogy Roundup, March 4 - Megan Smolenyak In this week’s roundup, a book for Irish American Heritage and Women’s History Month, a touching reunion story about inherited traits, and more!

In this week’s roundup, a book for Irish American Heritage and Women’s History Month, a touching reunion story about inherited traits, and more!
megansmolenyak.com/genealogy-ro...

Only the online portion of the event starts today and goes through Sunday. It's already March 5 in half of the world. If you look at the in-person presentations tab, they're only from March 5-7.

With St Patrick’s Day approaching, do you have Irish ancestry or an interest in Irish history in London?
Join us 14 March for The London Irish: History, Walks & Research. Guided walks or ancestry advice in the morning + expert talks in person or online.
Book now: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

#Genearosity #FamilyHistory #Genealogy
I'm at my #FamilySearch Center this afternoon if any genies need restricted record copies.
#PayItForward #SpreadTheWord
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It's so weird. Thanks!

Dear Auntie
You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.

Going on my "To Read" list.

Graphic featuring the FamilyTreeDNA logo with the word “NEWS!” in orange. Below is an illustration of a newspaper with the headline “Big DNA Tech News” and a featured story that reads “FamilyTreeDNA Is Upgrading their Testing Platform.”

Another big shift in autosomal DNA testing. FamilyTreeDNA is moving to targeted sequencing, meaning more coverage and higher resolution where it matters for genealogy. We’re watching genetic genealogy grow up in real time. I’m especially watching how this impacts distant match discovery. #genealogy

An old shelf filled with animal specimens from pre-1945.

In my series “German things you didn’t know survived the war and are still in use by Poles” I want to give you a glimpse of an amazing research day I had some time ago.
Let me take you on the most unexpected journey through artefacts that survived the 1945 border change.
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Join us tomorrow, Thursday, February 26th at 7:00 pm ET for "Black Women at the Center of Revolution" with Deborah Hall, Patrice R. Green, Kyera Singleton, and Angela T. Tate. Both in person and online options available: americanantiquarian.org/programs-events/black-women-center-revolution

The Gamechanger: Using FamilySearch Full Text AI My FamilySearch Stats Several weeks ago, my husband asked me what I was working on. I replied that I was working on my genealogy and his res...

If you haven’t yet tried out #FamilySearch Full Text AI’s search feature yet, I wrote a blog post on how to find those genealogical gems. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #genealogy #FullText #familyhistory #CRAIGEN gptfamilytree.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...