David Unriddled
@davidhagan.com
Working at the intersection of data, technology, and perspective.
Exploring history beyond records with Through Their Eyes.
Exploring history beyond records with Through Their Eyes.
Pinned
Part of my work sits at the intersection of genealogy and AI.
After years of working with records, I became interested in what happens when these facts are used to animate historically grounded characters.
That work became Through Their Eyes, and I’ll be sharing observations from that work here.
After years of working with records, I became interested in what happens when these facts are used to animate historically grounded characters.
That work became Through Their Eyes, and I’ll be sharing observations from that work here.
Decades ago, I heard a professor warn that future historians might see the 1990s–2030s as a “hole” in human memory because digital preservation is a hard problem to solve.
As we approach 2030, I now wonder what genealogists will struggle to recover from our era.
#genealogy
#FamilyHistory
As we approach 2030, I now wonder what genealogists will struggle to recover from our era.
#genealogy
#FamilyHistory
February 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Decades ago, I heard a professor warn that future historians might see the 1990s–2030s as a “hole” in human memory because digital preservation is a hard problem to solve.
As we approach 2030, I now wonder what genealogists will struggle to recover from our era.
#genealogy
#FamilyHistory
As we approach 2030, I now wonder what genealogists will struggle to recover from our era.
#genealogy
#FamilyHistory
When you’re conversing with an ancestor persona, trust doesn’t come from fluency. It comes from knowing what is historically grounded and what is narrative interpretation.
#genealogy
#FamilyHistory
#genealogy
#FamilyHistory
February 16, 2026 at 2:29 AM
When you’re conversing with an ancestor persona, trust doesn’t come from fluency. It comes from knowing what is historically grounded and what is narrative interpretation.
#genealogy
#FamilyHistory
#genealogy
#FamilyHistory
When an ancestor is encountered as a person, progress stops being abstract. Vaccines, workplace safety, women’s rights... they become visible as hard-won answers to the lives people actually lived.
#genealogy
#genealogy
February 15, 2026 at 4:14 AM
When an ancestor is encountered as a person, progress stops being abstract. Vaccines, workplace safety, women’s rights... they become visible as hard-won answers to the lives people actually lived.
#genealogy
#genealogy
One thing that surprised me early on: after years of working with genealogy records, people don’t ask for more facts when an ancestor is encountered as a person. They ask what life was like.
#genealogy
#genealogy
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
One thing that surprised me early on: after years of working with genealogy records, people don’t ask for more facts when an ancestor is encountered as a person. They ask what life was like.
#genealogy
#genealogy
Part of my work sits at the intersection of genealogy and AI.
After years of working with records, I became interested in what happens when these facts are used to animate historically grounded characters.
That work became Through Their Eyes, and I’ll be sharing observations from that work here.
After years of working with records, I became interested in what happens when these facts are used to animate historically grounded characters.
That work became Through Their Eyes, and I’ll be sharing observations from that work here.
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Part of my work sits at the intersection of genealogy and AI.
After years of working with records, I became interested in what happens when these facts are used to animate historically grounded characters.
That work became Through Their Eyes, and I’ll be sharing observations from that work here.
After years of working with records, I became interested in what happens when these facts are used to animate historically grounded characters.
That work became Through Their Eyes, and I’ll be sharing observations from that work here.
Ha. I Made it. Let's make something of this—to connect, comment, discuss, and explore. See you there!
November 26, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Ha. I Made it. Let's make something of this—to connect, comment, discuss, and explore. See you there!