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Lisa Louise Cooke – Make AI Your Personal Genealogy Assistant
and Mini-Spotlight Talks – JGSGB Members’ AI Experiences
February 22, 2026 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm EST
– Zoom Meeting
This program will be recorded and available for 30 days on the members’ page.
Program Description:
Discover how Artificial Intelligence tools can act as your personal genealogy assistant. Learn the best strategies for using AI to help you with a variety of genealogy tasks, from organizing information to identifying new research avenues. This session also covers how to automate repetitive tasks and streamline your genealogical workflow. Discover the incredible potential of AI to enhance your genealogy research!
Speaker Bio:
Lisa Louise Cooke is a trailblazing thought leader, author, and captivating genealogy speaker who redefines how we connect with our ancestral past. Through her innovative platforms like the Genealogy Gems Podcast and a thriving YouTube channel, she empowers a global audience to uncover their family stories. Lisa is the author of several bestselling books, including “The Genealogist’s Google Toolbox, 3rd Edition”, and offers exclusive, on-demand genealogy education through her Premium Membership at https://lisalouisecooke.com. A trusted voice in the field, she pens a regular column for Family Tree Magazine.
Four Mini-Spotlight Talks:
Mini-Spotlight talks will kick off this program. Four JGSGB members will describe their personal usages of AI for Genealogy.
- Learn how Jessie Klein used AI to rewrite a family story to appeal to her 12-year-old grandchild.
- See Alan Shuchat’s demonstration of the successes and pitfalls of using AI to translate Cyrillic writing.
- Hear Judy Izenberg describe how AI assisted her in enhancing a biography, and in sketching a house in Ukraine circa 1920.
- Follow Jay Sage through trials and errors using AI until he had a research breakthrough.
Mini-Spotlight Talks will begin at the regular meeting time of 1:30 PM Eastern followed by the main speaker, Lisa Louise Cooke.
The Mini-Spotlight talks will be recorded and available on the Members’ Page.