Revolutionise Genealogy Journeys with AI Technology

Unlock the power of your genealogy journey with AI in our online courses. Master ancestral storytelling, discover family history research techniques, and learn to share captivating stories through blogs and digital platforms. Transform your genealogical research with AI technology.

Courses at the Essential Genealogy Academy

Discover a world of possibilities

Entry levels

Start by planning what you want to achieve in your genealogy journey. The Smart Genealogy Planner course will help you with this stage.

Next, it’s time to organise what you already have from your research and family archives. The How to Organise your Genealogy Research (with AI) course will help you with this stage.

Now it’s time to explore and analyse the records and build your family tree. The Discover Your Roots: 30 Challenge to Build Your Family Tree course will definitely assist you at this stage.

Next step in your journey is to create ancestral stories and leave a legacy for your descendants. AI-Assisted Storytelling course will assist you in the process, along with the Unlocking Ancestral Storytelling course to plan how, what, who and where to store these online. This course will help you build your family archives at WeAre.xyz and share stories of People, Place, Occasions and Artefacts.

Another step in your genealogy journey may be to publish your family histories as part of the legacy you leave to your descendants. The Plan your Family History eBook course and the Publish your Family History eBook course will definitely assist you with these projects.

If you are looking for a comprehensive on-demand course to help with all facets of writing your family stories with the help of artificial intelligence tools, then I recommend the Writing Family History [with AI] course for you.

Finally, if you are planning your genealogy journey for the next 12 months and want everything at your fingertips, I recommend joining the Essential Genealogy Membership. The monthly joining fee enables you to access ALL courses in the Essential Genealogy Academy at any time!

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1. Build your foundation

5-day challenge: S.M.A.R.T. Genealogy Planning Toolkit
A free introduction to the tools, skills, resources, and processes involved in becoming an Essential Family History Detective. Plan your genealogy research step-by-step with daily guidelines.

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2. 0rganise research data

How to Organise your Genealogy Research (with AI)

This course features recommended strategies for organising your genealogy research and easy steps for managing your ancestral records. This course includes a new module focussed on using AI-assisted research with Chat GPT.

3. Explore records

Discover Your Roots: 30-Day Guide to Building Your Family Tree

Get started with family tree building with affordable genealogy tools.

Master the process of building your tree using a selection of online family tree platforms. e.g., Ancestry, FindMyPast, MyHeritage, and Family Search.


Use artificial intelligence tools such as Chat GPT 4 Omni to assist your research.

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4. Time travel into history

Unlock Ancestral Storytelling

How to create and share your own ancestral stories linked to your family trees on the next-generation genealogy platform, WeAre.xyz
Make your family unforgettable and provide an easy-to-manage legacy of your genealogical journey.

5. Curate and share the saga

Plan a Family History eBook

10-day challenge course designed to plan a family history ebook and introduce you to using AI in ebook design while providing hands-on experience mastering the art of prompting with Chat GPT and rephrasing with QuillBot.

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6. Plan ancestral storytelling

AI-Assisted Storytelling

Learn the basics of AI for genealogy!
This course will help you master the art of strategic prompting to enhance your research and design your ancestral stories.

An innovative course designed for writers, genealogists, and enthusiasts eager to harness the power of artificial intelligence to enhance their storytelling capabilities.

Includes lessons for Chat GPT 4 Omni and Claude 3 Sonnet.

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7. Preserve your family history

Writing Family History (with AI)

30-Day Challenge: the course that will help you turn your genealogical research into captivating family stories.

In this course, you will learn how to use Chat GPT to:

Write: Once you have your draft content ready, Chat GPT can help you write your story. You can input your draft, and Chat GPT will provide suggestions for sentence structure, grammar, and word choice, helping you to make your story more compelling and readable.

Research: Chat GPT can assist in conducting research for your family history. With its advanced language processing capabilities, you can input a query or topic related to your research, and Chat GPT will provide you with relevant information and suggestions to help you expand your knowledge base.

Prepare: Before starting to write, it’s essential to organize your thoughts, ideas, and research notes. Chat GPT can help you by generating outlines and providing you with ideas to structure your story.

Draft: Writing a story that is both informative and engaging is not an easy task, but with Chat GPT, you can generate draft content for your story, which can be an excellent starting point. You can use the draft as a foundation and then add your own voice and personal touch to it.

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Plus, even more courses to help you:

Plan and manage your story collections in Trello
Learn how to plot, plan, and write stories in DabbleWriter
Illustrate your stories with graphics created with Canva and DALL-E3
Learn how to enhance your genealogy and storytelling with AI