7 AI Prompts That Will 10X Your Genealogy Breakthroughs ????

7 AI Prompts That Will 10X Your Genealogy Breakthroughs ????

Tired of squinting at 150-year-old handwriting that looks like it was written by a spider on caffeine? These 7 battle-tested AI prompts will 10X your genealogy breakthroughs in 2025 — no exaggeration!

Whether you’re wrestling with 18th-19th century letters, wills, church records, German Kurrentschrift, secretary hand, or Civil War love letters, these prompts work. I use every single one weekly on real documents (English, German, French, Latin — you name it).

Prompt:
I have just discovered [paste your new discovery, e.g., “my 3x great-grandfather was born in Krotoszyn, Prussia in 1823 and migrated to Texas in 1854”]. Create a prioritized 10-step research plan using only records that existed during his lifetime or within 30 years after. Include exact record collections (FamilySearch, Ancestry, state archives, etc.), FAN club research, and DNA strategies. Number them by priority.

Prompt:
You are an expert paleographer specializing in 18th- and 19th-century English, German, French, and American handwriting.
First, analyze the handwriting style and likely date/range.
Then transcribe the entire document word-for-word, preserving original spelling and abbreviations.
After the transcription, provide a line-by-line modern English version only where the meaning is unclear.
Use square brackets [ ] for uncertain readings and [illegible] where you truly cannot read it.
Never guess names or dates — mark them as [likely John?] instead of pretending certainty.
Document begins now: [paste text or describe uploaded image]

Drop a comment: What’s the worst handwriting you’re fighting right now? I read every single one!

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