Sharing ABC Biographies

As a blogger, have you ever wondered whether your posts are actually reaching your cousins—the very people who share your family history? While I have a loyal group of regular readers, most of them aren’t related to me. As I begin using AI tools to turn my RootsMagic data into engaging biographies, I’m rethinking how and where I share these stories.

If my goal is to reach cousins, then I need to publish these biographies in places where they are most likely to look—genealogy platforms where they’re already researching and building trees.

Here’s my current plan for sharing AI-enhanced biographies:

• Upload the PDF biography to the Gallery section of the individual’s profile on Ancestry
• Add the same PDF to the Memories tab on their FamilySearch profile
• Copy and paste the biography content into their WikiTree profile, placing it above any existing narrative and sources
• Use MyHeritage’s AI Biography tool to generate a version tailored to that platform
• Publish the biography on my blog, where I can include personal commentary, images, and multimedia

As for the creative elements—poems, songs, and podcast episodes—I’ll likely share those exclusively here on the blog, where there’s more room for expression and storytelling.

For example, Leon Russel Crawford’s biography was shared on May 3, 2025, and has been posted in the following places:

• Gallery on Ancestry – Leon R. Crawford
• Memory on FamilySearch – Leon R. Crawford
• WikiTree – Full narrative added to the profile
• MyHeritage – AI Biography created using their tool
• Heartland Genealogy blog – Complete with expanded narrative, images, and a custom song: “Tracks thru Time”

Now, it’s a matter of waiting to see how well these platforms handle AI-generated content—and whether cousins find their way to these stories.