Naming trends in the 17th Century

One of the best parts about working with parish registers is that I get to see the full range of names used by parents when baptising their children...

Can AI transcribe 17th century documents?

Generative AI assistants are everywhere, and it seems like they're here to stay. You know the ones—ChatGPT, CoPilot, Claude and Gemini...

Stretching the truth: AI and ancestor overviews

Our online search habits are changing rapidly, and the days of trawling through pages of Google searches are seemingly over...

Are transcripts the real cause of your brick walls?

In an age where more and more records are being added to FindMyPast and Ancestry, it might be tempting to think there's little or no point in viewing the originals...