RootsTech

Need a fun get-away where you can learn, laugh, and meet new people? We are fortunate to have just the escape up the freeway from St. George in Salt Lake City. RootsTech 2018, sponsored by FamilySearch, is just around the corner and is a delightful experience.

This year RootsTech will be held Wednesday, February 28 through Saturday, March 3. There are still early bird tickets available at this writing to purchase at rootstech.org. You can purchase tickets for one day or the whole four days, whatever works best with your schedule.

Last year around 26,000 people attended, and there will be at least that many or more this year. It is held at the Salt Lake Convention Center and easily accessible through Trax. Many nearby hotels offer discounts to RootsTech attendees.

On the RootsTech website, you can look at the schedule of classes beforehand, and there are over 200 classes available for all interests and skill levels. RootsTech has divided up the classes into categories so it will be easy to find the classes that fit your needs.

Each day, Thursday through Saturday starts off with a keynote speaker. These speakers have been excellent in the past and are a fantastic way to get the energy flowing for the rest of the day. Thursday’s keynote is Brandon Stanton, Friday’s is Scott Hamilton, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will finish off the keynotes on Saturday. Thursday evening will celebrate the Greatest Generation with 1940s music and dance and the closing evening event Saturday will celebrate Latin America.

On Saturday there is also Family Discovery Day sponsored by the LDS church. Family Discovery Day runs alongside the regular RootsTech schedule. The keynote speakers for this event will be LDS leader Dallin H. Oaks and his wife. Family Discovery Day also has classes after their keynote speakers including special training for Temple and Family History Consultants.

Can’t make RootsTech? Well, there is good news. RootsTech’s keynote speakers and select classes are streamed live online to your computer each day. You will have to log onto Rootstech.org and follow the instructions to watch. Even more good news. Family Discovery Day will be streamed live online too. You will have to go to LDS.org to get that streaming.





RootsTech - a place where genealogists go to mingle with like-minded people and have a great time expanding their knowledge and skills. Check out Rootstech.org to learn more.