We’ve tossed out most traditions and expectations of family in the current day, but our grandparents and great parents knew nothing else. Family was central.

Two months ago I hired (and fired) 3 VA's. I was paying them $50/hour and none could complete tasks on-time with accuracy. Now my Notion AI Agent completes admin work flawlessly for $20/month. Insane.

I liked one new baby post over the weekend and now my For You timeline is full of newborns. Highly recommend. Huge improvement over the doomers cheering on the end of the world.

Put the new ChatGPT 5.1 to the test for family history tasks, and here's what you need to know to make the most of it. open.substack.com/pub/denysealle…

I think about this often

I just got my big wish answered - “just link me the right part of the video”

I’m going to get on my soapbox for a moment and preach the importance of AI prompting. Here’s the difference between typical prompts and effective ones: • "Tell me about Philadelphia records" gets you a history lesson. • "What records show Philadelphia residents in 1870 who

My biggest tripping point is assuming the status quo is the norm. I logically know this is not true. But I have to pause and remember to 1) research the history and 2) find examples when the norm suddenly shifted. The 2020s had numerous examples of sudden shifts in norms, so

Now that we have AI, writing doesn't signal proof of work like it used to. There's long been a genre of book that's really just a glorified business card. The authors would hand out these books, and people politely accepted them, and nobody expected a single page to be read.

The last week has shown that genealogy is falling behind when it comes to using AI. Catch up < ten minutes with this post: Why your old AI prompts aren’t working anymore (and how to fix them) open.substack.com/pub/denysealle…

Everything about this Nano Banana image is crazy accurate - the signs, clothes, cars….just needs dozens more Conestoga wagons.

Hers how to restore your family photos using the new Nano Banana Pro open.substack.com/pub/denysealle…

Me from 1880’s to today. So fun! See the Nano Banana prompt below

Before Pennsylvania had Ancestry to digitize their vital records, this was the quality of the official records one could get from the Department of Health - scratchy microfilm photocopied onto paper. Talk about things to be thankful for!

There has to be a Vietnam vet alive who knew this man - Thomas Aquinas Cooney, a Vietnam War veteran and Bronze Star recipient, born October 5, 1950, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. His skeletal remains were found in Ojai, CA in the early 1980s, and investigators need more

The photo restoration and colorization with Nano Banana is amazing. But being AI, it did the most AI thing ever and added something it thought should be there. I’ll give you a hint, it’s in her hand.

A 3D caricature with Nano Banana really showing some Pixar energy. Prompt in the quoted tweet!

Tis the season 🧑‍🎄🎄

Beautiful music collection. We are so fortunate we can just hit play on this anytime.

Quite the community note