Chronicles
The chronicle of John Truax, a Revolutionary War Continental soldier whose decades of service were reduced to sworn testimony and an inventory of near-poverty. By Erin Hoover.
Chronicles
The chronicle of Kermit LeRoy Fredrickson, a railroad lineman whose Korean War was shaped by precision, paperwork, and chance. By Ellen Forderer.
Writing with AI
Themes about family, from reunion ideas to the deeper threads that turn genealogy research into a story worth reading. 20 themes to shape your family history.
AI Tools
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Perplexity for genealogy? They overlap more than ever. Here's how to pick one — and why mastering one beats sampling all four.
Safety and Privacy
Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini build a memory of you as you work. Here's how to see what's in it, fix what's wrong, and use it to make AI better at your research.
Safety and Privacy
Cut through the AI privacy fear. A clear framework for family historians: what to protect, what to share freely, and how to keep your tools working.
Safety and Privacy
Before you trust a genealogy platform with your family's data, run the Five-Question Audit. AI reads the Terms of Service so you don't have to. Free prompt.
Chronicles
The chronicle of Horace Wilmer Sr., who turned a Pennsylvania iron-mining family's small dairy into Wilmer Dairies — and watched it end. By Denyse Allen.
AI Tools
The 4R Model Test is a Chronicle Makers framework for deciding whether a new AI model earns a place in your family history work. Read, Reason, Render, Rely.
AI Tools
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, its most powerful AI model yet. Here's an honest look at what it does, who it's for, and whether family historians need it.
AI Tools
Claude added an effort setting with five levels. Here's what Low, Medium, High, Extra, and Max actually do — and which one to pick — in plain language.
Chronicles
Chronicles are a new type of family history writing. The best way to understand them is the contrast between genealogy reports and typical family history.