Category: RootsTech

RootsTech 2024 Live Classes September 13, 2023 and Registration Opens on September 18, 2023

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Start blog site.   https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/events/genealogy-for-beginners RootTech 2024 is ramping up. In preparation for the live and online conference February 29th to March 2nd, 2024. The live conference will be held in the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah. Online classes will be available at the beginning of the conference. I will...

New Video Links for RootsTech 2023 in The Family History Guide

Now that RootsTech 2023 has concluded—and it was a great conference, both online and in person—we have been busy adding some of the best of its video links in The Family History Guide. The list below is a small sample of the over 50 videos we have included; in each case, we reference the YouTube video that is found on...

Catch Us on YouTube Live at RootsTech 2023

Just a few more days until RootsTech 2023 begins, and we and many others are busy preparing for a successful and productive conference. If you are attending RootsTech virtually this year, you can still get an up-close and personal view of The Family History Guide Association in the RootsTech Expo Hall. YouTube Live Schedule – Noon to 1 p.m. Mountain...

The Family History Guide on the Radio

On President’s Day, February 20, I had the distinct pleasure of appearing on the Hotline Talk Show for KNPT Radio in Newport, Oregon. I spent an hour chatting with radio host Cheri Brubaker about a wide variety of genealogy topics, from getting started with family history to doing DNA research – and lots of things in between. The interview also...

Bronze Sponsor List for RootsTech 2023

The Family History Guide Association is proud to be among the Bronze Sponsors for RootsTech 2023. We have been on the Exhibit Floor each year since 2016, as well as the last two years with Virtual RootsTech. FamilySearch has written a brief blog article describing this year’s RootsTech Bronze Sponsors. As you can see, The Family History Guide Association is...

Our Presentations at RootsTech 2023

This year The Family History Guide Association is a Bronze Sponsor of RootsTech. In addition to our virtual classes, there are several of our team members who will be giving a variety of presentations. Be sure to watch for them! Here’s a list of our speakers and panelists, as well as recorded classes for our virtual booth at RootsTech: James...

African American Great Migration Classes at RootsTech 2023

Note: This article was published previously on the Genealogy’s Star blog site. https://rootstech2023.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?scheduleid=85 You are invited to attend my live class at RootsTech 2023 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2, at 9:30 am. “Understanding and Researching the Records of the Great Northward Migration 1915-1970” The class will be held in Room 155 B. I also...

Come and See The Family History Guide Association in the RootsTech Expo Hall

We are about one month away from RootsTech 2023! If you are coming to Salt Lake City to experience RootsTech in person, be sure to stop by the booth for The Family History Guide Association. This year we are a Bronze Sponsor of RootsTech, so you will see our name and logo in a lot of places throughout the Salt...

Getting Ready for RootsTech 2023

We are now about 6 weeks out from RootsTech 2023! This year, as you are probably aware, RootsTech is a hybrid experience: there will be a Virtual Conference, similar to last year’s event, that is free to everyone. There will also be an in-person event held at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, for the first time since 2020....

Registration for RootsTech 2023 is Now Open

Note: This article was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. Quoting from the announcement dated 6 October 2022: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—RootsTech, the world’s largest family history gathering, is back March 2–4, 2023, with an in-person event in Salt Lake City, Utah, to complement its massive online conference. Millions of virtual and in-person attendees will gather for inspiring...