As part of my ongoing exploration of artificial intelligence tools for genealogy storytelling, I’ve been experimenting with ways to transform traditional genealogical research into formats that may be more engaging for family members.
For Angelina Jane Burke Currey (1836–1901), that journey has included an AI-assisted biography, a frontier-inspired song, infographic experimentation, and testing Google Notebook LM’s video creation tools.
This post highlights yet another variation: combining AI-generated content into a shareable video presentation.
For this project, I began with Angelina’s RootsMagic narrative report, which I uploaded to Google Notebook LM.
From that source material, Notebook LM generated two pieces of content that worked especially well:
- an audio overview summarizing Angelina’s life story
- a historically styled infographic (after some prompt engineering to avoid modern corporate design aesthetics!)
Rather than using Notebook LM’s built-in video creation tools, I decided to combine these two elements myself.
Using Canva, I paired the audio overview with the infographic to create a video presentation that visually complements the narration. Once completed, I uploaded the finished project to YouTube so it could be easily shared and embedded here.
The result is a concise multimedia overview of Angelina’s life—from her Kentucky birth, through frontier Kansas family life, to the legacy she left behind.
One of the things I enjoy about these experiments is seeing how different AI tools can complement one another.
Notebook LM did an excellent job generating the narrative audio summary.
Canva provided the flexibility to assemble the pieces into a format that felt visually cohesive.
YouTube made sharing simple.
None of these tools replaces sound genealogical research, of course. The underlying story still depends entirely on documented records, analysis, and careful fact-checking.
But they do offer creative ways to present family history in formats that may appeal to descendants who might never read a traditional narrative report.
For me, that’s part of the fun of exploring AI in genealogy—not replacing the research, but finding new ways to tell the story.
Angelina’s life was lived in the nineteenth century, but modern tools give us interesting new ways to preserve and share her story.
Have you experimented with combining genealogy research with AI-generated multimedia? I’d love to hear what tools you’re using.