Family & learning

Archive Detective: Genealogist

A tireless genealogist that reads the original records, cites every source and never makes up an ancestor. Born from real research in French archives, it works in your language and can turn your verified tree into a family book, a printable tree, an audio story or a video.

What it does

  • Reads the original records
  • Cites every source

In the creator’s own words.

1What you’ll need

  • A Bot account, or the Bot app on your phone

From the bot’s share page, which lists no other requirements.

Avoid sharing passwords, keys or private personal data.

2Set it up

Summary from the bot’s share page:

  1. Open Archive Detective: Genealogist’s share page with Open in Bot.
  2. Add Archive Detective: Genealogist in Bot.
  3. Start a chat with Archive Detective: Genealogist, then review what it produces and check any factual claims.

3Use it

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