Category: RootsTech

FamilySearch and The Family History Guide: Summer Activities

Summer is a great time for family activities of all kinds, and of course that includes family history activities. The Family History Guide has over 200 great activities for families, individuals, youth, and kids, with a master index and a downloadable planning sheet as well. Recently FamilySearch published several posts on family history activities that feature The Family History Guide....

RootsTech 2023 Will Include Online and In-Person Events

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site. We kept hearing rumors that RootsTech 2023 would be a hybrid conference with both online and in-person components and we finally got the following announcement from FamilySearch. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—RootsTech, the world’s largest family history gathering is back in 2023 with an in-person event in Salt Lake City...

A Wealth of RootsTech 2022 Videos

RootsTech 2022 Connect concluded on March 5, but the fun continues! There are over 3,700 videos posted on the RootsTech site, all free to watch at any time. Scroll down to the Sessions area on the home page and then click Explore. To find videos of interest, you can choose search filters such as Getting Started, Content Type, and Topic....

The Family History Guide: The Inside Story

The Family History Guide Association just wrapped up a successful RootsTech 2022 Connect conference. We welcomed visitors to our online booth, shared over 20 videos and assorted handouts, and had several team members participate in live discussion sessions on family history participation. One of our highlights was the opportunity to share a 10-minute video on the RootsTech Main Stage on...

Finding Your Way at RootsTech 2022

It’s almost here! RootsTech 2022 begins in just a few days, so you’ll want to make sure you are registered (it’s free) so you can take advantage of all that the world’s largest family history event has to offer. Visit the RootsTech home page to get started. This article in the FamilySearch blog has some great tips for finding your...

Reminder: 10 Days to RootsTech

RootsTech 2022 promises to be the biggest family history conference ever, and it’s just 10 days away, going from March 3 to March 5. It’s a worldwide virtual event, and you can sign up at rootstech.org for free. There will be keynote presentations, live streaming sessions, a myriad of videos to watch whenever you like, and an Expo Hall that...

Sneak Peek: Our RootsTech 2022 Video List

As we noted in an earlier blog article, RootsTech 2022 is coming fast, and we have been busy preparing for it. An important part of the preparation is creating videos for The Family History Guide’s Bronze Level sponsorship. We will be providing approximately 24 videos in a number of categories. While we can’t share the actual videos yet, we thought...

RootsTech 2022 Registration Is Open

It seems like the time has flown by this year: it’s already time to start registering for RootsTech 2022, being held form March 3-5. You can learn more about RootsTech registration here: https://www.familysearch.org/rootstech/next/ It’s free, and it’s the largest family history conference in the world! The Family History Guide Association at RootsTech The Family History Guide Association was a Bronze...

Sneak Peek: TFHG Video Titles for RootsTech 2022

RootsTech 2022, the largest family history conference in the world, is scheduled for March 3-5 next year. We are excited to announce that The Family History Guide Association will be well-represented at the conference. In addition to our virtual exhibitor’s booth (more on that in an upcoming blog post), several members of our Management team have been accepted as featured...

FamilySearch, RootsTech, and The Family History Guide

Recently, FamilySearch sent out a RootsTech email to its many subscribers, titled “4 Tips to Help with Your Research.” It has links to a featured video, as well as three additional videos from RootsTech 2021. We were delighted to see The Family History Guide represented in the final two sections:  Research Tips: Vital Records, and Ancestor and Homeland Research Tips....