The Thompson History

Category: Thompson History

  • Breaking Down a Brickwall with AI: How I found my Great-Great Grandfather

    Breaking Down a Brickwall with AI: How I found my Great-Great Grandfather

    I run a u3a Family History group and our topic last month was “AI and Genealogy” where we looked at the current AI landscape and how it might be able to help you in your family history. This was summerised as follows: This went well, but it made me wonder if I could use AI…

  • Five Generations

    Five Generations

    Everyone that sees male members of our family remarks how alike we all are and we are, I guess. So I decided to put together a picture of five generations of the Thompson line to see if you could discern the similarities. The result is above (you can click on the image for a larger…

  • Whatever Happened to Ernest William Thompson?

    So it’s that time of the year again when you make your resolutions that last the first week of the new year and then never get spoken of again… Now I’m not suggesting that my wife’s resolution is going to be short lived but it has had a profound effect on me. Helen has this…