{"id":10447,"date":"2024-11-18T02:29:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T02:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=10447"},"modified":"2024-11-18T02:29:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T02:29:13","slug":"check-out-the-rootstech-2025-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/check-out-the-rootstech-2025-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out the RootsTech 2025 Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great perks of RootsTech each year is getting to hear &#8211; or even meet &#8211; world class genealogists. RootsTech 2025 is no exception, with over 100 industry expert speakers set to enlighten us on a side variety of family history topics. Below is a quick list of the RootsTech speakers, and you can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/en\/rootstech\/speakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full list here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Steve Rockwood &#8211; President and CEO of FamilySearch International.<\/li>\n<li>Dr Nick Barratt &#8211; an author, broadcaster and historian best known for his work on BBC\u2019s Who Do You Think You Are.<\/li>\n<li>Crista Cowan &#8211; the popular voice of Ancestry.com since 2004 and a renowned speaker and video presenter.<\/li>\n<li>Brian Donovan &#8211; the Strategic Initiatives Manager at Findmypast and an Irish records expert.<\/li>\n<li>Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer &#8211; the mother\/daughter team of genealogists and podcasters from the popular Family Locket website.<\/li>\n<li>Kathryn Grant &#8211; a noted family history teacher, writer, and technologist with FamilySearch.<\/li>\n<li>Debbie Gurtler &#8211; Assistant Director of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.<\/li>\n<li>Amy Harris &#8211; Family History Program coordinator at Brigham Young University.<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Horowitz &#8211; the MyHeritage liason with genealogy societies, bloggers, and media.<\/li>\n<li>David Allen Lambert &#8211; Chief Genealogist for American Ancestors \/ New England Historical Genealogical Society.<\/li>\n<li>Diahan Southard &#8211; founder of Your DNA Guide, a website focused on DNA research education.<\/li>\n<li>James Tanner &#8211; noted blogger, lecturer and trainer, and Chairman of the BOard of The Family History Guide Association.<\/li>\n<li>Maureen Taylor &#8211; &#8220;the nation&#8217;s foremost historical photo detective&#8221; according to The Wall Street Journal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More speakers are being added to RootsTech 2025, so be sure to check out the link above for new additions as we get closer to the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RT-London.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RT-London.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RT-London-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RT-London-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/RT-London-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the great perks of RootsTech each year is getting to hear &#8211; or even meet &#8211; world class genealogists. 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