Category: RootsTech

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....

Genealogy in a Zoom World

Note: This article by James Tanner was published previously in the Genealogy’s Star blog site and is used with the author’s permission.   During the recent RootsTech Connect 2021 Conference, I participated in an outreach program sponsored by the Salt Lake City, Utah Family History Library. The Family History Library has an extensive system of online consultations. Here is a screenshot...

RootsTech Recap for The Family History Guide

Saturday evening on Feb. 27 marked the close of RootsTech Connect 2021. Although the event has come to an end, it will continue to live on, virtually. The numerous video sessions that were recorded will be available for free, for a full year. More about that later in this article … First, some numbers: Stats for Nerds A few days...

Partnership Videos: FamilySearch and The Family History Guide

RootsTech this year was a video extravaganza, with hundreds of videos to choose from on a wide variety of family history topics. There were keynote addresses, class sessions, panel discussions, an Expo Hall, and more. The Family History Guide Association was privileged to work with FamilySearch in producing two special videos that were featured in the Beginner’s learning track at...

Preview: RootsTech Connect and The Family History Guide

RootsTech Connect 2021 is almost here … just a few more days, and the excitement is already building! The virtual doors open to the world at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Why at 5 p.m.? Because that will actually be 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25 in New Zealand, for example. Speaking of time zones and the worldwide audience,...

Marketplace Update

The Family History Guide Association is a 501 (c)3 charitable non profit organization that is responsible for funding The Family History Guide website. As a charitable organization, the association derives all of its funding through donations and its online store The Family History Guide Marketplace. The Association has no paid staff and is run entirely by volunteers from around the country. All of...