Well, grab a big bag of your favorite chips and catch the 19 live sessions being broadcast from Rootstech.org.
All 19 are FREE, and will include the sessions by former Olympic gold-medalist Scott Hamilton; Brandon Stanton, founder of the Humans of New York photo blog; host of the popular PBS show Finding Your Roots, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Natalia Lafourcade, internationally recognized singer songwriter; and Steve Rockwood, CEO of FamilySearch International.
No registration is required to view the live streams. Check the schedule at below or at Rootstech.org.
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Class Title
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Class Description
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Wednesday February 28, 2018
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9:30 a.m.
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Family History in 5 Minutes a Day
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Explore 20 ways to effectively do your family history in as
little as 5 minutes a day.
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Deborah Gamble
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11:00 a.m.
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DNA: One Family, One World
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A new project by Living DNA is mapping the world's DNA,
building one world family tree through genetics. Gain insight into how this
will impact your family history.
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David Nicholson
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(Sponsored by Living DNA)
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1:30 p.m.
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Organizing and Preserving
Photograph Collections
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Step-by-step direction in organizing, preserving, and
cataloging photo collections for future generations and identifying,
digitizing, and sharing collections using family trees and social media.
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Ari Wilkins
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3:00 p.m.
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Finding the Answers: The Basics
of WWII Research
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Fire destroyed many US military and civilian service records.
Alternative record sources exist to reconstruct service history. Learn how to
research World War I and II records.
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Jennifer Holik
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4:30 p.m.
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Wednesday General Session and
Innovation Showcase
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Steve Rockwood explores where industry
giant, FamilySearch, has been and is going. Introduction of the all-new
RootsTech Innovation Showcase.
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Steve Rockwood, CEO of
FamilySearch International
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Thursday, March 1, 2018
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8:30 a.m.
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Thursday General Session
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Brandon Stanton started Humans of New York,
a photography and storytelling blog. HONY has built a devoted following of
over 20 million fans across several social media platforms.
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Brandon Stanton, founder of
Humans of New York
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11:00 a.m.
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MyHeritage DNA 101: From Test to
Results
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Learn about the MyHeritage DNA service and how the process
works, from taking the test to the lab analysis. Learn about MyHeritage DNA's
over 40 ethnicities and how to optimize your DNA matches.
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Yaniv Erlich
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(Sponsored by MyHeritage)
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1:30 p.m.
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Google Photos: Collect, Organize,
Preserve, and Share
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Google Photos is a powerful, free app for storing, organizing,
and sharing. Learn how to edit and create photo projects and automatically
add your photos to the app from digital devices.
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Michelle Goodrum
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3:00 p.m.
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Unlocking Roman Catholic Records
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The Catholic Church is essential for uncovering the lives of
millions of immigrants from many nationalities. See how findmypast and the
Catholic Church are working to make these records easily accessible.
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Brian Donovan
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4:30 p.m.
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A Gift of Life: Who's Writing
Your Story?
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Only you can tell the real stories of love, loss, forgiveness,
and change. Don't leave the task of finding the answers of your life's
history to someone else. Take the time to write your life story.
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Deborah Abbott
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Friday, March 2, 2018
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8:30 a.m.
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Friday General Session
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Scott Hamilton is the living example that
good guys CAN finish first! He is an Olympic champion, cancer survivor,
television broadcaster, speaker, author, husband/father, and eternal
optimist!
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Scott Hamilton, Olympic Skater
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11:00 a.m.
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findmypast's British and Irish
Hidden Gems
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Explore some of the wonderful findmypast.com collections that
can help you break down your British ancestry brick walls, go back further in
your family research, and add untold color and detail to your family story.
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Myko Clelland
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(Sponsored by findmypast)
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1:30 p.m.
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Finding the Right DNA Test for
You
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DNA testing is becoming an integral tool, but what is it and
what does it do? How can DNA actually help your genealogy? If you are brand
new to genetic genealogy, this is the class for you.
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Jim Brewster
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3:00 p.m.
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How Not to Leave Your Genealogy
Behind
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Nobody wants their genealogy research to end up in a landfill.
Hear a few horror stories of genealogy materials destroyed and how you can
avoid those mistakes.
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Amy Johnson Crow and Curt Witcher
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4:30 p.m.
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Finding Elusive Records at
FamilySearch
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Learn new skills and techniques used by the experts and lesser
known record identification tools and features of the FamilySearch website.
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Robert Kehrer
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Saturday, March 3, 2018
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8:30 a.m.
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Saturday General Session
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., host of popular PBS Finding
Your Roots series, and Natalia Lafourcade, one of
the most successful singers in the Latin America pop rock genre, will keynote
this opening session.
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and
Natalia Lafourcade
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11:00 a.m.
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Civil Registration Indexes of
England and Wales
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England and Wales national indexes and recent innovations at
the General Register Office have opened up new possibilities and completely
new indexes.
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Audrey Collins
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1:30 p.m.
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Advancing Your Genealogy Research
with DNA
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Learn what new tools AncestryDNA has to advance your research
and get more out of your DNA results.
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Anna Swayne
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(Sponsored by Ancestry)
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3:00 p.m.
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Pain in the Access: More Web for
Your Genealogy
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Library, archive, government, and specialized websites have
much to offer. Discover these sites and strategies for getting more online
data.
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Curt Witcher
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