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Locality Guides – April 28th – 6:30pm
Your Personal Tour: Creating a Locality Guide
April 28 @ 6:30 pm CT
Lisa Medina will be in-person, presenting
Your Personal Tour: Creating a Locality Guide. Yarborough Branch Austin Library and hybrid.Register -
Summer Camp
Join SCC members on a summer adventure.
May – August
3rd Tuesday at 7pm
Once a month participants will examine an article, design a short locality guide, create a
research log and author a very short proof.Participants who will be given certificates of completion and an APG water bottle ($35)
Schedule
April 21st – Introduction to article and camp
April 28th – Locality Guide Webinar
May 19th – Create a Locality Guide based on Piedmont Region of North Carolina
June 16th – Research question and Log
July 21st – Proof Sketch
August 18th – Proof Summary
17th Century 18th Century. Accreditation ai ancestry artificial-intelligence Certification chatgpt citation citations Continuing Education dna Education family family-history genealogy genetic genealogy GRIVA handwriting history igg Indentured indentured-servitude Lineage Societies manifest manuscripts news newspapers obituary research Research Institutes Salvery SAR ship manifest slavery societies technology Texas
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From Faded Ink to Digital Clarity: How Handwritten Text Recognition Is Transforming Genealogical Research
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AI & DNA: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Genetic Science Pt. 2
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AI & DNA: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Genetic Science Pt. 1
AI is revolutionizing DNA-focused fields—from speeding up sequencing to advancing the medical field and even designing synthetic genetic elements. Smarter Sequencing & Error Reduction AI is making DNA sequencing faster and more accurate: Predicting…
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Generative AI and Landmark Identification
Generative AI with landmark recognition is transforming how we experience, preserve, and engage with physical places—whether for tourism, or cultural heritage. What Does Generative AI Bring to Landmark Recognition? What’s Next? The Road Ahead…
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Reviving Memories: How AI Is Revolutionizing Photo Restoration
Preserving family memories and historical images has never been easier! Generative AI is shifting the landscape of photo restoration with powerful, user-friendly tools that bring old photos back to life. What Makes Generative AI…
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AI in Genealogy: Latest Innovations No. 2
Recent Real-World Impact: AI Helping Trace Histories Lost to Slavery Genealogy platforms Ancestry.com and Enslaved.org (hosted by Michigan State University) are expanding their archives of historical records related to enslaved individuals—thanks in part to…
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AI in Genealogy: Latest Innovations No. 5
5. Turning AI into Ancestor Stories: What’s Next? Innovation Insight Enhanced Chronologies Tools like Enoch challenge conventional timelines with greater accuracy. Digital Legacy & Ethics Generative agents introduce identity, legal, and privacy questions. Accessing…
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APG Events
NEXT WEEK! Navigating the Genealogical Business Landscape in Latin America20 August 20253:00–4:30 p.m. EDTPresenters: André Abla Monteiro Carneiro; Adrianne McQuillan; Virgilio Garza Zambrano Moderator: Luis Ariel Rivera This panel discussion will feature APG members based in…
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AI in Genealogy: Latest Innovations No. 4
4. Personal Perspectives: Researchers Reimagine How They Work Steve Little, a familiar voice in the genealogy-tech space, launched his 2025 AI Genealogy Do‑Over project. His goal? To revisit his ancestral research, this time integrating…
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