Speak to Me — The Reclamation Method
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25 practical protocols for using AI thoughtfully in genealogy and family archives. Includes SpeakToMeAgent access details.
Description
25 practical protocols · Genealogy & family archives
Your ancestors left evidence. AI can help you ask better questions to find it.
Speak to Me — The Reclamation Method: 25 Protocols for Using AI in Your Genealogy Research and Family Archives is a hands-on workbook rooted in African American and African diaspora research.
Plan searches, evaluate evidence, preserve family memories, and record the reasoning behind your conclusions. Records, context, and human judgment remain at the center of every discovery.
What’s inside
Better questions. Careful research. Lasting legacy.
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Focused research questions
Turn a family story or research dead end into a clear question, an ancestor dossier, and a practical search plan.
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Records and historical context
Explore census, Freedmen’s Bureau, land, church, and newspaper records with AI as your research partner.
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Evidence you can evaluate
Separate documented facts from inference, oral history, contested claims, and AI-generated suggestions.
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Conflicting clues
Compare sources and document your reasoning before adding a conclusion to your family history.
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A family archive worth keeping
Interview family elders and organize and preserve the records, photographs, and stories entrusted to you.
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A workbook for doing the work
Use 25 practical protocols and space for reflection to develop a repeatable research practice.
The Reclamation Method
Four movements. One continuing search.
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Prepare the Search
Clarify your question, gather what you already know, and create a research foundation.
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Find Me
Explore records and historical context to identify promising paths.
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Prove Me
Evaluate sources, work through conflicts, and distinguish evidence from possibility.
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Remember Me
Preserve family stories and the records that carry them into the future.
Who this book is for
For the people carrying family history forward.
Genealogists, archivists, and family historians who want a structured way to use AI thoughtfully. Bring what you know about your family, choose a research question, and work through the process one step at a time.
The protocols can be used with the large language model of your choice. AI suggestions are starting points for investigation; historical conclusions require sources, careful comparison, and your judgment.
By Aisha LaDon Abdul Rahman, MLIS, PhD
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