UVTAGG Press Release: Online Meeting Saturday Morning 13 June 2026: ALICE CHILDS on USING AI AS YOUR DIGITAL FAMILY HISTORY ASSISTANT
2026-06-10
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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 13 June 2026 on Zoom and Facebook
10 am - 11 am MDT: ALICE CHILDS on USING AI AS YOUR DIGITAL FAMILY HISTORY ASSISTANT
Details on UVTAGG.org and on the UVTAGG blog.
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UVTAGG MEETING, Saturday Morning, 13 June 2026 on Zoom and Facebook
Details and links to watch are on https://uvtagg.org and on the UVTAGG Facebook page.
10 am - 11 am MDT: ALICE CHILDS on USING AI AS YOUR DIGITAL FAMILY HISTORY ASSISTANT
ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:
This presentation will introduce attendees to the powerful ways artificial intelligence can serve as a research partner, creative collaborator, and technical assistant. Participants will explore the AI Research Assistant at FamilySearch, the GoldieMay AI Research Assistant, and major large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity - learning how each tool can help locate records, interpret complex legal documents, generate evidence tables, and bring ancestors to life through compelling short stories. Grounded in the principle that AI is a tool for collaboration rather than replacement, the session offers practical prompting strategies while encouraging participants to verify AI output and align its use with their own values and judgment.
ABOUT ALICE CHILDS:
Alice Childs, AG® is a professional genealogist accredited in U.S. Mid-Atlantic states research. She currently works as the Assistant Director of the BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy. Alice is also a professional genealogy lecturer and authors the GenealogyNow blog at alicechilds.com where she shares family history resources and inspiration for genealogists of all ages and stages.
ABOUT THE GROUP:
All meetings of the UVTAGG group are open to the public and have the goal of helping people use technology to further their family and personal history. The Group is in its 36th year and was first called the Utah Valley PAF Users Group. The blog provides a link for anyone to receive the press releases via email. The public is invited to watch the presentations on the UVTAGG Facebook page. Members of the group ($15/year), besides being able to interact with presenters on ZOOM, receive the monthly newsletter, TAGGology, via email and have access to the more than 650 videos of past presentations and classes. TAGGology contains a wealth of information about genealogy, including information for Temple and Family History Consultants. Request a free sample copy of the Newsletter by emailing to uvtagginfo@gmail.com.
Officers of UVTAGG are Gerhard Ruf, President; Laurie Castillo, 1st VP; Marilyn Thomsen, 2nd VP; Secretary (vacant); Jerry Castillo, Membership Officer, TAGGology Newsletter Editor (Vacant); Bonnie Dimond, Treasurer; Carol Hill, Social Media Publicist; Chris Stevenson, Caleb Clayson, Jerry Castillo, and Dawn Brimhall, Broadcast and Website Specialists. For further information contact President Gerhard Ruf at uvtagginfo@gmail.com (801-
Gerhard Ruf
President, UVTAGG
