In the January episode of the “This month at the IGSI” podcast (episode 7 of season 3 and the very first episode of 2025), genealogist Dave Miller talks about the January webinar, featuring …Mark Thompson. The webinar is entitled, "Using Artificial Intelligence to Research Documents & Letters." This presentation will be held on January 4 as a webinar-only event. Mark will explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can assist you in analyzing and researching your family’s personal archives, on paper or online. Whether you need to summarize large documents to easily identify names and relationships, or to develop a 'cast of characters' or timeline in complex documents, AI tools can make your research more efficient and effective. Mark will also introduce you with terms like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more. He will explain how AI can "lighten the load" of research and help you reveal rich history deep in your family archive! The webinar will begin at 10:30 am and will last until noon Central Time. The cost of the webinar is $15 for members with a coupon (discount code sent by email or on IGSI's member-only webpage) and $20 for non-members. You can register for the webinar here.  Dave also interviewed IGSI Co-President Walt Rothwell, who will go over the webinars that have already been determined for 2025 including some hybrid webinars. He will also talk about the plans for the Ulster Historical Foundation visit in March and the day-long hybrid presentations.
 
The podcast also features the latest Irish History Minute. In this segment, Janelle discusses the 1916 Easter Uprising in Ireland, the events that led to the uprising and the end results. 

                                                                          January 2025
 
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