Chronicles
Sent Ahead: Carrying a Family's Hope — A Swedish Immigrant's Journey to Utah
The chronicle of Oscar Sovereign Bocker, sent from Sweden to Utah at twelve to carry his family's hope across an ocean. By Katie Bocker Madsen
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Chronicles
The Weight of Coal Country: A Pennsylvania Miner's Life Beyond the Mines
The chronicle of Joseph Kordish, a Portage, Pennsylvania coal miner who lost an eye, taught himself electrical work, and survived the collapse of an industry. By Dawn King Carson.
Chronicles
In the Shadows of the Headframes: An Irish Family in Butte, Montana
The chronicle of Joseph Kieran and Catherine "Kate" Myres, Irish immigrants who built a life in the copper-mining shadows of Butte, Montana. By Lark M. Dalin.
Frameworks
The Finisher Framework: Why Most Family History Projects Stall (and How to Change That)
The Finisher Framework: the identity shift from genealogy researcher to someone who finishes family history stories. Built for people with years of research and nothing written.
AI Tools
Claude for Genealogy: The Researcher's Guide to Anthropic's AI
Claude for genealogy: how to use Anthropic's AI for reading old records, building proof arguments, and writing family history stories.
Writing with AI
Why Most Family History Projects Never Get Finished
An estimated 98% of genealogists who want to write never finish. The problem is not discipline or time. It is three specific patterns you can fix.
Research with AI
How AI Can Help Organize Genealogy Research
How to use AI to organize genealogy research: build timelines, create inventories, find gaps, and get your files ready to write from.
AI Tools
Perplexity for Genealogy: When to Use It (and When Not To)
Perplexity for genealogy: when to use it for sourced historical context and when another AI tool is the better choice.
Safety and Privacy
Is AI Safe to Use for Genealogy Research?
Is AI safe for genealogy? Yes, with guardrails. Here are the three risks, how to catch each one, and the verification habit that protects your research.
AI Tools
Gemini for Genealogy: Google's AI for Family History Researchers
Gemini for genealogy: how Google's AI reads document layouts, handles census pages, and fits into your family history research workflow.
Writing with AI
How Much Research Is Enough Before Writing Family History?
How to know when you have enough genealogy research to start writing. The Chronicle Compass tool and the evidence that "enough" is less than you think.
Writing with AI
What Is the STORI Method? The Five-Step Process for Writing Family History
The STORI Method is a five-step process for turning genealogy research into a finished family history story. Scope, Thread, Originate, Reflect, Inspire.