Journey Through the Generations
Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
***From Family Search Press Release*** RootsTech by FamilySearch has announced 4 of its keynote speakers for the world’s largest family discovery celebration taking place March 6–8, 2025. Author Ndaba Mandela (grandson of Nelson Mandela) virtual keynote speaker, prominent artist Dana Tanamachi, and Olympic and Paralympic Gold-medalists Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall. They will take the... Continue Reading →
The world's largest family history celebration is March 6-8, 2025, at the Salt Palace convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The theme of this year's RootsTech is 'Discover'. One word that means so much in the world of family history and genealogy. Discovering what we do as family historians; discover our family, discover our... Continue Reading →
RootsTech is just a couple months away, and now is the time to start preparing for the world's largest genealogy conference. The full schedule is now available for you to view at rootstech.org. Both in person and online participants can use the schedule to create a tentative schedule for the conference that will be held... Continue Reading →
I have been attending RootsTech conferences since 2018. If you are a family historian/genealogist, this conference is probably on your genealogy bucket list. RootsTech 2025 will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City from March 6-8, 2025. I'm excited to announce that Family Search has given me two tickets to... Continue Reading →
I'm excited to announce that registration for RootsTech 2025 opens on September 25, 2024. This conference will be held both virtually and in person in Salt Lake City, Utah March 6 - March 8, 2025. RootsTech is the largest genealogy conference in the world with keynote speakers, sessions, and exhibitors that are for every stage... Continue Reading →
Although day three is the shortest day of the conference, it always seems like it's the busiest too. I got to the Salt Palace early because I wanted to make sure I got a good seat up close for my first session. I'm so glad that I did because it was a full session. I... Continue Reading →
Last night I spent the last hour awake going through the sessions I wanted to attend today. I kept going back and forth on if I wanted to get up and attend the 8am session I had on my tentative schedule or not. Well, the RootsTech energy won, and I decided to get an early... Continue Reading →
RootsTech has officially started. After a busy day yesterday at the Family Search Library digitizing photos and VHS along with some research time, this morning came sooner than I would have liked. I must admit that although I was excited about the first day of the conference, I was already tired. But I got up... Continue Reading →
RootsTech 2024 is this week! With that being said, I must admit that I'm not as prepared as I would like to be. I still have so much I need to get together for my trip. But one thing that I have done is look at the schedule of sessions and have prepared a tentative... Continue Reading →
RootsTech has always had phenomenal keynote speakers throughout the years, and this year is no different. This year's keynote speakers are 2X great granddaughter of Dred Scott, Lynne Jackson; internationally renowned photographer, Nancy Borowick; Comedian Henry Cho; and Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth. Registration is still available at rootstech.org
This time of year is always exciting. The beginning of a new year, making new year's resolutions, getting back to my normal schedule after the holiday season, and for me gearing up for the world's largest genealogy conference, RootsTech. RootsTech will be held in Salt Lake City at the Salt Palace convention center on February 29 -... Continue Reading →
Lynne M. Jackson will be the keynote speaker on Friday, March 1, 2024 at RootsTech. Ms. Jackson is the 2X great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott. Dred Scott first went to trial to sue for his freedom in 1847. Ten years later, after a decade of appeals and court reversals, his case was finally... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 