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Family History Research Skill
par emaynard · emaynard/claude-family-history-research-skill
Plan and conduct genealogy research with Claude.
Genealogy research is a discipline — citation standards, source hierarchies, evidence evaluation. This skill teaches Claude the Genealogical Proof Standard, common sources (census, vital records, immigration), and how to plan a research session that doesn't go in circles.
Pourquoi l'utiliser
Fonctionnalités clés
- Research planning templates (research question → likely sources → search plan)
- Genealogical Proof Standard checklist
- Source evaluation rubric (original vs derivative)
- Common record types and their gotchas
- Citation formatting (Evidence Explained)
Démo en direct
Aperçu en pratique
family-history-research-skill.replay
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Cas d'usage
Usages concrets : Family History Research Skill
Quand l'utiliser : You don't know where to look next for an ancestor stuck pre-1850.
Prérequis
- Server/skill installed and authenticated — See repo README
Déroulement
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Frame
Using the genealogy skill, frame a research question for finding John Smith's birth date (b. ~1820, Cork, Ireland).✓ Copié
→ Research question + source hierarchy
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Plan
Generate a search plan with specific record sets (Irish civil registration, Catholic parish registers, US naturalization).✓ Copié
→ Ordered, scoped search plan
Résultat : A real plan instead of random Ancestry hunts.
Pièges
- Skill is methodology, not database. You still need subscriptions to Ancestry/FamilySearch/FindMyPast for the records themselves. — Skill is methodology, not database. You still need subscriptions to Ancestry/FamilySearch/FindMyPast for the records themselves.
Coût et limites
Coût d'exécution
- Quota d'API
- See provider docs for rate limits
- Tokens par appel
- Varies by tool
- Monétaire
- See repo README for pricing details
- Astuce
- Cache tool results and avoid repeated identical calls.
Sécurité
Permissions, secrets, portée
Stockage des identifiants : Use environment variables; never commit secrets
Sortie de données : Tool calls go to the provider's API as documented
Dépannage
Erreurs courantes et correctifs
skill suggests invented record sets
Ask it to cite the record set's URL and verify on FamilySearch/Ancestry catalog before searching.
Vérifier : Catalog entry exists
citations don't render
Skill outputs Evidence Explained format. Use a markdown viewer that supports footnotes.
Vérifier : Render with pandoc
Alternatives
Family History Research Skill vs autres
| Alternative | Quand l'utiliser | Compromis |
|---|
| Ancestry's own AI tools | You're deep in their ecosystem | Vendor lock-in |