 AI in Genealogy: ChatGPT-4o for Historical Photo Descriptions! Describe and analyze your historical photos, easily, to enhance your family history! I am still in the process of testing out and using various AI platforms for different tasks, as some work out for certain tasks better than others, in my genealogical world. I recently tested out photo descriptions in the new FREE version of ChatGPT-4o to see the difference between the ones I had done in Microsoft Copilot a few months ago, in which you can check out those results in “AI in Genealogy: Microsoft Copilot for Historical Photos!”. Until ChatGPT-4o came out just a couple of weeks ago, you could not upload images with the free version at that time, ChatGPT 3.5. Keep in mind that as of this post, there is a significant limit in uploads in the free version of ChatGPT-4o, depending on peak times, etc., and will vary. When I tested this feature within the first few days it became available, I was only able to upload 3 photos for descriptions, then my limit was reached. I was in “limit jail” for 3 days until I could use the upload feature again. Check out the fantastic results below for describing photos with the free version of ChatGPT-4o, giving you yet another way to use AI in genealogy! Results of ChatGPT-4o Historical Photo Descriptions In the following examples below, I had used photos concerning my 2nd great grandfather to test this free feature. *Note: Click on images to zoom in ChatGPT-4o AI Historical Photo Descriptions in Genealogy- Example 1The only prompt I had used for this was “Describe this photo in detail”, in which it churned out fantastic results!
ChatGPT-4o AI Historical Photo Descriptions in Genealogy- Example 2Once again, the only prompt I had used for this was “Describe this photo in detail”, in which it again churned out fantastic results!
ChatGPT-4o AI Historical Photo Descriptions in Genealogy- Example 3 Yet again, the only prompt I had used for this was “Describe this photo in detail”, in which again it churned out fantastic results, with nothing other than a simple prompt!
ChatGPT-4o AI Historical Photo Descriptions in Genealogy- Example 4 For this example, I decided to create a second prompt to help ChatGPT out with the family member description and time period it had churned out for the last example. I provided names, along with the time it was taken and where, thus making it more personal and adding context to enhance my ancestor’s family photo and family history. The prompt I used for this was: This photo was taken in Albany, Missouri 1894 and includes my 2nd great grandparents: Samuel and Mary Harriet Steinman and their children from eldest to youngest: Ralph Waldo, Lillie Ethel, Edmond Cole (my great grandfather), and Arthur Olander.
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 Yes, there is a way to copy and save your DNA match list, easily! I am still in the process of testing out and using various AI platforms for different tasks, as some work out for certain tasks better than others, in my genealogical world. I recently tested out copying and pasting my DNA match list into the FREE version of ChatGPT to see if it would be an easy way to retain and save my matches and notes. Check out the results below for using AI to save your match lists, giving you yet another way to use AI in genealogy! Steps to Copy and Save Your DNA Match List with ChatGPT
 Save DNA Match List with ChatGPT Results of ChatGPT Retained DNA Match List and Notes*Note: Click on images to zoom in  Results of ChatGPT Retained DNA Match List and Notes- Example 1
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 FamilySearch's FREE Family Tree Keepsake Designs! FamilySearch now has quite a few templates to choose from to design a FREE family tree keepsake. I first came across their family tree templates, as one of their campaigns, back in 2019. Then in another campaign last year, they included a few more. The newest campaign now has 35 templates to choose from, with 2 of the 4 offered last year (1 being the original) as well as 33 more. These are great little keepsakes that pull your info from FamilySearch, up to 4 generations only, and automatically fills it. I found the 2 originals and a few others to be nice little keepsakes. You used to be able to manually edit the text in the templates as well, but you can no longer do that. Check out some of the results below and create a FREE family History keepsake of your own! FamilySearch Family Tree Keepsake Design Examples
You can create your own FamilySearch Family Tree Keepsake here: FamilySearch Tree Designs More Genealogy ResourcesLearn about more FamilySearch and other family history and genealogy resources under the Genealogy Resources category and on my dedicated Genealogy Resources page.
 AI in Genealogy: Using Gemini OCR and HTR Transcriptions for Death Certificates I am still in the process of testing out and using various AI platforms for different tasks, as some work out for certain tasks better than others, in my genealogical world. I recently tested out generating transcriptions, extracts, and abstracts, using OCR and HTR for historical documents, from my family history, in Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini. My preferred platform is ChatGPT, but I need to use Copilot and Gemini for images, if I want to go about it the free way. So far, I have tested out historical photos, which you can check out in, "AI in Genealogy: Microsoft Copilot for Historical Photo Descriptions!", transcribing obituaries, which you can read about in, "AI in Genealogy: Copilot and Gemini OCR for Obituary Transcriptions and Anaysis!", and parish records, that you'll find for information about in, "AI & Genealogy: Gemini HTR for Parish Record Transcription and Analysis!". Some will not work in Copilot but work in Gemini and Vice Versa, while some just don’t work at all. Some also turn out better than others, while some just make me laugh. It’s a hit and miss. Of course, nothing is perfect, but I’m sure it will get better as time goes by. Check out a few of the results below for using AI to transcribe and/or analyze genealogical records, such as death certificates, and see how you can use AI in your genealogy! Death Certificate Transcribed with Google Gemini Below is an example of a Gemini Transcription, using OCR and HTR, of my 2nd great grandfather’s death certificate. I’d say it did pretty darn well, with only a few hiccups, highlighted in yellow. Take a look! *Note: If you click on the images, it zooms in. 😉
I know, not very useful at this point in time, but just think of the OCR and HTR capabilities that will be here in the very near future, making all of our genealogical work a breeze, with endless possibilities! 😉 More Genealogy ResourcesLearn about more family history and genealogy resources under the Genealogy Resources category and on my dedicated Genealogy Resources page.
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