Category: RootsTech

Six Weeks to RootsTech 2021

It’s coming up fast—only six weeks are left until RootsTech 2021 opens its virtual doors. For those of you who remember attending RootsTech each year in Salt Lake City, this is quite a switch. Gone are the strolls to and from the Salt Palace, the bustle of people moving from registration to keynote to classes, and the wonder of the...

Year-End Opportunity for Giving

We at the Family History Guide Association want to thank our users for their continued support of our mission “to greatly increase the number of people actively involved in family history worldwide, and to make everyone’s family history journey easier, more efficient, and more enjoyable.” Hello, I’m Bob Ives, the Executive Director and co-founder of The Family History Guide Association....

More from RootsTech 2020

As mentioned in last week’s blog post, RootsTech 2020 was an unforgettable experience for The Family History Guide Association. Here are a few extra items about our RootsTech experience that you might enjoy: Google Photo Album Our Marketing Director, Angelle Anderson, was busy catching the RootsTech action in photos and videos, Here’s a link to the Google Photo album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/2dTg3jrZUqvtJnsE7...

RootsTech Recap from The Family History Guide Association

This was the fifth year for The Family History Guide Association at RootsTech, and by all accounts, RootsTech 2020 was the best so far for us. Here are some brief descriptions of what the experience was like: Demos We gave over 1,000 demos of The Family History Guide at our workstations over the span of the conference, and they were...

RootsTech 2020 Roundup

RootsTech 2020 is just days away, so we thought we’d include a roundup of events for The Family History Guide Association. Here’s what to look for: Booth #933 Stop by and see us in Booth #933, just a bit north of the FamilySearch booth. Volunteers will be on hand for demos of the website and to answer your questions. This...

The Demo Training Guide

We blogged earlier about the terrific volunteers who are assisting us this year at RootsTech 2020. A few weeks ago we also did an online training session for them,  to get everyone up to speed on giving demos for The Family History Guide website at RootsTech.  It occurred to us that the document we used for training, with a few...

Our RootsTech 2020 Booth Workers

This year The Family History Guide Association has a large booth in the Expo Hall, at space #933. In addition to the mini-classes, we have five demo stations where our fantastic booth volunteers will be available to give demonstrations and answer questions about The Family History Guide. If you plan on being at RootsTech 2020, be sure to stop by...

RootsTech 2020 Mini-Class Schedule, The Family History Guide

RootsTech 2020 is just a few short weeks away—it’s hard to believe the time has gone by so quickly! We’ll be offering Mini-Classes at The Family History Guide Association booth (#933) in the Exhibition Hall. The mini-classes are are a great opportunity to relax a bit from the fast pace and the crowds, and stop by for some great learning...

RootsTech Mini-Class Schedule at The Family History Guide Booth

If you plan to be at RootsTech 2020 in Salt Lake City (Feb. 26-29), be sure to stop by our booth in the Exhibit Hall (#933) … we would love to say hello and get acquainted. In addition to demos of the website, we will be offering 20-minute Mini-Classes on various aspects of The Family History Guide. The initial class...

The Family History Guide Association: Bronze Sponsorship at RootsTech 2020

The Family History Guide Association is proud to announce that we will be a Bronze-Level Sponsor for RootsTech 2020! This will be year #5 for us at RootsTech, and we are excited to make this year’s RootsTech our best ever. We’ll keep you up to date on happenings in later blog posts, including our mini-class and presentation schedules. About the...