Welcome to the Pikes Peak Genealogical Society in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Our mission is to preserve family history by indexing records; support research with free classes, lectures, special interest groups, one-on-one help; and contribute to public genealogy causes. We focus on El Paso and Teller Counties, but we support genealogical research everywhere.
PPLD Regional History & Genealogy at Penrose Library: 20 N. Cascade, Colorado Springs, Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:30 - 5 p.m.; appointments not required. Great U.S. genealogy collection.
Key local resources:
Pikes Peak NewsFinder: index to newspapers and other local records. NOTE: PPNF is being moved to the new PPLD platform; not everything has been moved yet, but some of the newspaper index and Colorado Springs death register items are there.
Wednesday, June 11
10 Generative AI Prompts Every Genealogist Needs to Know
by Blaine Bettinger, J.D.
7 p.m., via Zoom
The “prompt” is perhaps the most important aspect of generative artificial intelligence (AI). However, forming these prompts can be challenging, and it is rarely a one-shot attempt. We will identify how to formulate (and reformulate) AI prompts and look at 10 example prompts that can save us significant time and effort.
Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D., is a professional genealogist specializing in DNA evidence. In 2007 he started The Genetic Genealogist, one of the earliest blogs on the topic. He is the author of The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy and co-author of Genetic Genealogy in Practice.
Blaine is or has been an instructor for genetic genealogy courses at IGHR, SLIG, GRIP, and the Virtual Institute of Genealogical Research. He is also the founder of Genetic Genealogy Tips & Techniques, an active Facebook group with more than 75,000 members.
Members: Zoom links and handouts will be emailed to you before the meeting. If you still need the monthly meeting link, log in with your user name and password, then click on "Monthly Meeting Zoom Link," the second button under Member Log In.
Guests are welcome to attend the meeting via Zoom. Please request an invitation from the PPGS President. Please note that only members receive meeting handouts. If you are interested in joining PPGS go to PPGS Join / Renew.
Wednesday, June 11
6:30 p.m., Mountain Time, Zoom hangout begins
7 p.m., Mountain Time, Meeting begins via Zoom
The Pikes Peak Genealogical Society meets on the second Wednesday of each month via Zoom. Guests are welcome.
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