Sunday, July 28, 2024

"Carringer's Journey" - A Genealogy Poem and Song From Artificial Intelligence

 I've used FREE Artificial Intelligence tools to create biographies, poems and songs about genealogy and family history in the recent past, including:

I have several more - all of my AI-generated poems are in my blog posts above, and my AI-created songs are in a list at Suno (see https://suno.com/@skeletalvenue315). 

This week, I wanted a poem and song about my 4th great-grandfather, Martin Carringer (1758-1835), a Revolutionary War soldier and a first settler of Mercer County, Pennsylvania.  I had Microsoft Designer create an image to depict Martin Carringer's life in about 1810 western Pennsylvania (I tried hard to get 8 children in this image, but failed!):

Recently, I requested Perplexity (an AI tool similar to ChatGPT-4o, but different) to create a poem, and had Suno create a song, about the life of my 4th great-grandparent, Martin Carringer (1758-1835), using essentially the same prompt as I used for his biography (posted in Perplexity Rocks as an AI Genealogy Report Tool).

Here is the Perplexity poem:

MARTIN CARRINGER: A REVOLUTIONARY LIFE
Born in Pennsylvania's rolling hills,
German blood coursing through his veins,
Young Martin grew with frontier skills,
As revolution stirred its refrains. 
In Westmoreland, he took the call,
Eighth Regiment, a private brave,
Down rivers, provisions to haul,
For freedom's cause, his youth he gave. 
With Mary Houx, a family grew,
Eight children blessed their humble home,
To Mercer County, they then flew,
In Sandy Creek, they chose to roam. 
A cabin built with calloused hands,
Two hundred acres, hard-earned land,
From war-torn soldier to farming man,
His legacy took root and spanned. 
In will and deed, his sons he blessed,
Henry and George, the land to share,
His earthly toils at last to rest,
In Kelso's field, laid with care. 
A patriot's tale, in stone inscribed,
Eighty years lived, a life well-spent,
In history's pages, his deeds transcribed,
Martin Carringer, a life content.
And here is the AI song and lyrics created from the prompt on Suno.com, using a pop style (and only 200 characters):



CARRINGER'S JOURNEY

[Verse 1]

Martin Carringer long ago
Born in seventeen fifty-eight
Henry and Rosina proud
They watched him grow no doubt.

[Verse 2]

Married Mary Houx one day
Together they would stay
Moved to Mercer blowing breeze
From the war they found their peace.

[Chorus]

Jacob Henry Maria George
Cali Solomon their love adorned
In the church and battlefield
Martin's legacy revealed.

[Verse 3]

Private in the war so bold
Revolution tales he told
In the quiet Mercer space
Built a life at his own pace.

[Verse 4]

To the church he'd often go
Faith in heart and spirit showed
With his family by his side
In their love he'd always hide.

[Chorus]

Jacob Henry Maria George
Cali Solomon their love adorned
In the church and battlefield
Martin's legacy revealed.

These are part of my genealogy and family research.  My hope is that they will be passed down to my grandchildren and their descendants to highlight the importance of sharing stories, memories and love of our ancestors.  I will add them to my Google Drive and to my YouTube channel and my FOREVER account.

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1 comment:

Jennifer Jones said...

That's a great photo that AI produced for you. It's amazing what AI can do. I've had a little play around with it but nothing serious yet. #geneabloggers
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