Writing Family History With AI
Explore the fusion of storytelling and artificial intelligence at our Writing Family History with AI Workshop. This interactive session merges theory, demonstrations, and sharing for a dynamic learning experience. Learn storytelling fundamentals, from traditional tales to AI-generated narratives. Discover how AI can enhance your writing process and create captivating stories. Dive into movie-making techniques and unleash your storytelling prowess through personalized videos.

Bring your creativity and laptop, and craft your own AI-assisted family stories. Share and connect with fellow participants, exchanging family anecdotes and insights. No prior experience necessary, just bring your curiosity, plus an internet-ready laptop with a word processor.

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Meet the Speaker: Ron Chan 

Ron is a seasoned lecturer on family history documentation principles, captivating audiences worldwide at Genealogy Workshops and libraries. As a published genealogy author, he has a passion for storytelling, teaching innovative methods to breathe life into ancestral tales. Ron is the Founder of the Bay Area Chinese Genealogy Group, dedicated to preserving ancestral stories. He's also a co-founder of the Chinese American GI Project, ensuring the legacies of veterans are not lost, forgotten or ignored. Ron shares with you how to capture and share family struggles of the past so future generations embrace, remember and learn from those who came before. 

You may attend virtually via Zoom or in person. We will have seating available for 24 people to attend at the OGS Annex, 965 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR 97401, next to the OGS library. Free parking is available in the Overpark Parking Garage above the library. Coffee, tea, and ice water will be available in the Annex.

 

Registration:              OGS Members     $20                Nonmembers     $25

 

Complete the registration form and mail it with your check to OGS Seminar, 955 Oak Alley, Eugene, OR 97401-3148. To pay with a credit or debit card, email the completed registration form to education@oregongs.org. Upon receipt, we will call you for payment.  Questions? Email us

 

From the mundane to the unusual, you never know what old newspapers will tell you about your relatives. Newspaper articles can fill in the gaps in a person's life, add context to their story, and provide evidence of birth, marriage, and death when original records don’t exist. We'll cover Old News by MyHeritage, SmallTown Papers, and other lesser-known newspaper resources.

Instructor: Dawn Carlile
Class fee: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.

Learn about what a timeline is, when to use one, why to use one, how to create one and what information to use. Timelines are fun and easy to use. They can help you research better and faster.

Instructor: Linda Aubrey

 

 

Normally we meet in person, however, this month our meeting conflicts with the No Kings Protest and there won't be any parking available for our meeting so we are going virtual. The roundtable and the program will have separate Zoom registration links. We hope to "see" you at both sessions.
 

 

12:00 pm  Lunch on your own at home
 

 

This class introduces the methods and record sets most useful for researching families in North Carolina. We’ll review North Carolina’s history and geography to understand settlement patterns, then discuss how to trace ancestors using county-level records such as deeds, wills, estates, tax lists, court minutes, and vital records. We’ll also consider challenges common in the state—burned counties, changing county boundaries, and common migration routes. Finally, we’ll discuss how to locate materials in online databases and archives.

Instructor: Linda Forrest
Class fee: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.