Tag Archives: RootsTech

RootsTech 2022 registration is now open

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Gail Dever

FamilySearch opened registration yesterday for RootsTech 2022, the largest family history event in the world. It will be held online from March 3 to 5, 2022. RootsTech 2022 will be a virtual-only experience, with some enhancements and improvements. Registration is … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 6, 2021

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsHow to Search for Enfranchisement Records by Jasmine Charette on Library and Archives Canada Blog. History and memory of the seigneurial regime in Quebec by Olivier Guimond on Borealia. LAC Departmental Plan 2021-22 … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 27, 2021

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsOntario Concession and Lot in the 1871 Census of Canada and Finding the Concession and Lot in Ontario in the 1901 Census by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. “Female Ancestors Are … Continue reading →

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Suggestions for your RootsTech playlist

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Gail Dever

There has been a lot of positive response on social media to RootsTech’s live and recorded sessions and the Expo Hall. Because there are so many sessions to watch, many people have taken advantage of the Playlist feature on the … Continue reading →

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Free virtual RootsTech Connect 2021 conference now live

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Gail Dever

By the time you read this, the first all-virtual RootsTech conference should be live — and it’s all free. The world’s largest family history discovery event, RootsTech Connect 2021, taking place from February 25 to 27, kicked off yesterday at … Continue reading →

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RootsTech Connect sessions available now

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Gail Dever

Update February 21, 2021: It appears access to the RootsTech Connection portal is not available today. When it was promoted on social media yesterday, I registered and watched a couple of sessions. It’s possible the access was available temporarily to … Continue reading →

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List of hundreds of RootsTech Connect 2021 genealogy classes released, with more to come

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Gail Dever

RootsTech has released its 18-page list of more than 600 English-language classes, along with the livestream schedule of keynote presentations for the global conference that will take place in just over a week. For the first time, the world’s largest … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 7, 2020

Posted on March 7, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. BlogsAlberta Ancestors: Early Alberta Newspapers Online by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Hamilton City Directories and LAC 2018-19 Departmental Results Report by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Thistle … Continue reading →

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RootsTech live streaming highlights — What’s new at Ancestry

Posted on February 27, 2020 by Gail Dever

In her live streamed presentation at RootsTech yesterday, Corporate Genealogist Crista Cowan shared what’s new at Ancestry, and I took notes. During the past year, Ancestry has published 1.8 billion records, which include: 28.5 million records from Denmark 22 million … Continue reading →

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RootsTech’s free livestream schedule now available

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Gail Dever

A good remedy for the winter blahs for genealogists are the presentations RootsTech will stream live during the conference at the end of February, and the recordings made available soon afterward. This year, from February 26 to 29, there will … Continue reading →

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