When you browse the RootsTech 2025 library, you’ll find a huge assortment of videos on a wide variety of topics. Over the past few weeks we have pored through the RootsTech 2025 videos and selected over 100 of the best ones to link to in The Family History Guide.

Categories include research in the United States and other countries, research skills and techniques from basic to advanced, latest advances in technology, tips for platforms such as FamilySearch and Ancestry, and more. Many of these have been linked in the Main part of The Family History Guide, while others have added to the Vault.

Here are just a few of the video selections we’ve added, many of which also include handouts on the RootsTech site:

• From Memories to Legacy: 5 Steps to Write Your Life Story with Purpose (60:37)
• Tell Your Story like a True Reporter (57:46)
• From Questionable to Credible: Analyzing and Verifying Genealogical Sources (14:55)
• Same Name, Different Person: Effective Record Sorting (59:52)
• Telling Stories with DNA: Case Studies from PBS’ Finding Your Roots (59:00)
• Beyond the Brick Wall: Strategies for Pre-1850 U.S. Research (56:14)
• Unlocking Your Family’s Hidden Story: Harnessing the Powers of the United States Census (21:51)
• Ship Manifests: An In-Depth Look (50:57) – 2025
• So, You’ve Got a Canadian Ancestor, Eh? (59:04) – 2025
• Top 10 Resources for Getting Started With Your Scottish Research (55:35) – 2025

We hope you enjoy the video additions to The Family History Guide from RootsTech 2025!