Probate Records

New Full-Text Search at FamilySearch Uses Artificial Intelligence

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New Full-text Search at FamilySearch Uses Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Last week at Rootstech, FamilySearch announced a new experimental feature to search several unindexed collections. This enhancement harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) and optical character recognition (OCR) to quickly search several valuable record collections. It has the potential to not only drastically cut search time, but it may also help break through brick walls. Full-text Search … Read more

How to Use City Directories to Resolve Genealogical Questions

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How to Use City Directories to Resolve Genealogical Questions

If you’re like me, you probably know what city directories are but couldn’t imagine how to really use them in your genealogical research. Sure, city directories list a person’s name, occupation, and address, which we can trace annually through time. But what else can we do with that information? Can you use it solve challenging … Read more