Category: RootsTech

Find The Family History Guide at RootsTech 2024, Online

RootsTech 2024 is coming! The online event is from February 29 to March 2. You can register here – https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ – for the online event, which includes classes, keynote addresses, online exhibitor booths, and more. If you are planning to attend RootsTech 2024 online, be sure to find the virtual booth for The Family History Guide Association. Stay tuned for...

Volunteering at TFHG Booth at RootsTech 2024

If you will be in Salt Lake City for RootsTech 2024, come and help as a volunteer at our booth, giving quick demos of The Family History Guide website. You’ll get a free logoed polo shirt and some great interactions with people curious to learn how TFHG can boost their family history success. To learn more, scan the code below...

Find The Family History Guide at RootsTech 2024 in Salt Lake

RootsTech 2024 is coming! Mark your calendars for February 29 – March 2. You can register here – https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ – either for the in-person event or the online event (free). If you are coming to RootsTech in person, be sure to stop by the booth for The Family History Guide Association in the RootsTech Expo Hall and say hello. We...

Your Story is Worth Remembering: a RootsTech Film

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   Here is the link to the actual video. https://youtu.be/cSfNA86DIUM?si=Y-dBS1r5h54DywSE Here is a quote from the YouTube notes for the video. In a world that often celebrates the extraordinary, watch as five individuals who’ve led seemingly ordinary lives through their own eyes, are reminded of the indelible mark they’ve left...

A Brief History of RootsTech from a Very Personal Perspective

Note: This article appeared previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site.   RootsTech.org RootsTech 2024 is coming up fast and registration is already open and I have been thinking about all the conferences of the past.  RootsTech.org started in 2011 so 2024 will be the the 14th conference. I was invited as a blogger to attend the first RootsTech conference in 2011...

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...