AI Family History Tools
A starting list of AI-powered tools and assistants that may help with research planning, handwriting transcription, record discovery, locality guides, and family history analysis. Review each tool carefully before relying on its output.
Find records and research leads
Start here when you want help finding possible sources, hints, people, collections, or research paths.
FamilySearch Full-Text Search
Search unindexed historical records by text found inside document images.
Open Full-Text SearchFamilySearch Research Assistant
Explore AI-powered hints and research help connected to FamilySearch tree and record workflows.
Learn about itChat with AI About Your Ancestors
Visit a person page in your tree and ask AI about their life, records, and family connections.
Open FamilySearch LabsRead, transcribe, or interpret documents
Use these when handwriting, manuscripts, photos, records, or document images need a first-pass reading.
Transkribus
Use handwriting recognition to transcribe, search, edit, and manage historical documents.
Visit TranskribusLeo
Transcribe difficult handwriting and turn manuscripts into an organized, searchable digital library.
Visit LeoGenealogy Eyes
Created by Steve Little, Genealogy Eyes is a ChatGPT assistant for examining images, records, documents, and headstones through a family-history lens.
Open GPTPlan and organize research
Use these when you need help structuring a research problem, locality guide, or next steps.
Goldie May AI Research Assistant
Use genealogy-focused research assistance and organization tools to move through projects more efficiently.
Visit Goldie MayDiana’s Genealogy Locality Guide Builder
Use Diana Elder’s custom GPT to find and organize locality information for genealogy research.
Open GPT