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A Photo, My Cousin & ChatGPT

Cousin Tom used ChatGPT to help identify this car and its owner! Last year, I imagined the story behind a photograph that included my grandfather , his parents, and several other people, posed in front of a black car. My grandfather was pretty young, so I theorized that he was about 10 or so and that the photo was taken about 1920. In that post, I mused, "Of course, it would be wonderful to know the real story behind the photo. But given that everyone in the photo is long gone, it may be impossible to ever really know." Or is it? My cousin Tom saw this photograph on my blog recently and looked to ChatGPT to help identify the black car in the photo. What an amazing sleuthing operation! I'll admit, I have not tried ChatGPT. I guess it's a failure of my own imagination that I have not figured out how to apply it to my own research. But Tom did! He turned to ChatGPT with questions about the license plate and the car model. He even had ChatGPT theorize about the relationsh...
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More Fortunate Finds on Facebook


Were you convinced last week that you should be using Facebook for genealogy? 

If not, I have more success stories to share!

Last year, I wrote "16,000+ Friends: Using Facebook for Genealogy," which appeared in Stirpes, the journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society (Vol. 62, No. 3, September 2023, p. 35-40).

This article details nearly a dozen ways to leverage Facebook to further your family history research,  includes many more examples of Facebook wins I've had over the past several years, and offers instructions on how to get started. Maybe it will give you an idea or two that will be useful to you.

Just click the PDF below to read the article.

I hope this will be a valuable resource. Thanks to the Stirpes editors for permission to share it here.

 

Until next time...

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© Nancy Gilbride Casey, 2024. All rights reserved.

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  1. Diane HenriksNovember 13, 2024 at 10:12 AM

    What a great follow up, and article, to last week's post on using Facebook for genealogy research! Fantastic, well planned article that covers all the bases for beginners and will be a tremendous help! Kudos! :)

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    1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyNovember 14, 2024 at 11:52 AM

      Thank you. Even yesterday I'm having success with a church record I needed. I just never ends if you find the right places to connect with!

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  2. Allyson MaughanNovember 14, 2024 at 11:47 AM

    I loved your story. There are lots of great ways to use Facebook to help out.

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  3. Jenny November 14, 2024 at 6:18 PM

    I've gained so much knowledge and made so many connections for my family tree on Facebook. Great article.!

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    1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyNovember 15, 2024 at 8:32 AM

      So glad you're experience is much like mine. It seems I use it almost every day for something. Thanks for reading!

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  4. Lisa S. GorrellNovember 14, 2024 at 8:05 PM

    How wonderful the Stirpes editors allowed it to be share more broadly.

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    1. Nancy Gilbride CaseyNovember 15, 2024 at 8:34 AM

      I LOVE working with Stirpes! It's fun to work with their team. They allow you to publish articles elsewhere one year after original publication. The journal is a member benefit, hence the embargo. I was just reminded of that and the one year had just passed. Perfect timing!

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  5. Marian B. WoodNovember 16, 2024 at 5:37 AM

    Even for someone who already uses FB for genealogy, your article is full of excellent tips and ideas. TY for sharing and congrats on all the finds using FB!

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