Session 2/5: Claude Artifacts — Create Something Your Family Can Actually See
Part of the Build Your Genealogy Assistant with Claude Series
When you chat with Claude, the conversation disappears when you close the tab. Artifacts are different — they're documents, timelines, visualizations, and tools that Claude creates alongside your conversation. Things you can download, share, and use.
In this session, you'll build at least two artifacts from your own research: a formatted ancestor biography you can put on any website or blog, and a timeline that puts your ancestor's life in historical context. You'll learn when Claude creates artifacts automatically, when to ask for them, and how to edit and iterate until they're exactly what you need.
What you'll walk away with:
Two finished artifacts built from your own family research in a professional format, ready to share.
What we'll cover:
What artifacts are and why they matter more than chat for genealogy
The artifact types that matter for family historians: documents, timelines, data visualizations
Building a formatted ancestor biography from your research notes
Creating a visual timeline with historical context
Editing and iterating — getting Claude to refine until it's right
Downloading, sharing, and publishing your artifacts
What you'll do in this workshop:
Build an ancestor biography artifact from your own research
Create a timeline artifact for one ancestor's life
What you'll need for this session:
A Claude Pro subscription ($20/month at claude.ai)
A computer (not a phone)
Your own genealogy research files — we work with your real data, not hypotheticals
This session also includes a bonus session
Office Hours: Build Your Genealogy Assistant
Friday, March 13 · 1:00 PM Eastern · 60 Minutes
For registered series participants only.
Bring what you built in this session. Show us what worked, what didn't, and what you want to try next. This isn't a lecture — it's collaborative troubleshooting and experimentation.
About Denyse:
I help family historians finish their research and write chronicles their families will actually read. I teach AI as a research partner — not a replacement — and my students have a 90% completion rate in the Chronicle Writing Sprint. I'll show you exactly how I use AI in my own research.
Can't attend live? Register anyway — you'll receive the recording after the event.