GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show at RootsTech

 

Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Laura Hedgecock, Shelley Murphy, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I welcome GenFriends at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.

Jenny, Laura, and I are attending in person, and Melissa, Shelley, and Mary joined us via Zoom.

I want to give Jenny a special shout-out for getting the tech together for me!

Watch as we hear from several guests who share what they will be up to during the week!

Are you planning on attending RootsTech either virtually or in person?

We'd love to hear from you!

Links in this episode:

Upcoming Genealogy Education:

RootsTech 2024-Live or in person

https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/registration/online/?cid=PC-00038021&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA5L2tBhBTEiwAdSxJX-wK3GwHuVe3X6gLujI72g_iv3j3d4UcjXM8J_6DBNPtMt4qK8DxvxoCM8kQAvD_BwE

Applied Genealogy Institute-Virtual

https://appliedgen.institute/

National Genealogical Society Family History Conference-Virtual

https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Jenny Hawran-Like Herding Cats Genealogy

https://like-herding-cats.com/

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

https://treasurechestofmemories.com/

Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy

http://www.carolinagirlgenealogy.com/p/genealogy-1-on.html

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GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Catching Up with Finding Your Roots: Our Ancestors During Moments in History

Melissa Barker, Laura Hedgecock, and I take some time to catch up with episodes of Finding Your Roots. Travels, family responsibilities, and work obligations sometimes make it hard to meet each week, so we need to see what we missed!

Watch as we talk about the emotional and life-changing reveals for the 6 celebrities of episodes 5-7; each realized how their ancestors experienced moments in history.

What are the moments in history that stand out for your ancestors?

We'd love to hear from you!

 Links in this episode:

Finding Your Roots

https://www.pbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/

Upcoming Genealogy Education:

RootsTech 2024-Live or in person

https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/registration/online/?cid=PC-00038021&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA5L2tBhBTEiwAdSxJX-wK3GwHuVe3X6gLujI72g_iv3j3d4UcjXM8J_6DBNPtMt4qK8DxvxoCM8kQAvD_BwE

Applied Genealogy Institute-Virtual

https://appliedgen.institute/

National Genealogical Society Family History Conference-Virtual

https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

https://treasurechestofmemories.com/

Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy

http://www.carolinagirlgenealogy.com/p/genealogy-1-on.html

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GenFriends Genealogy Chat Show: Sorting Through Family Things with Dan Earl

 Melissa Barker, Jenny Hawran, Mary Kircher Roddy, and I welcome Dan back from his trip to Arizona, where he had the task of going through the things left behind in his parent's home after his mom's death and his father's move to Florida. 

Watch as Dan shares some amazing discoveries and talks about the emotions of dealing with a loved one's belongings. What do you keep? How do you decide?

Melissa helps by sharing how to keep items preserved for future generations.

What has been your experience having to sort through family things?

Do you have a favorite heirloom?

We'd love to hear from you!

Upcoming Genealogy Education:

RootsTech 2024-Live or in person

https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/registration/online/?cid=PC-00038021&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA5L2tBhBTEiwAdSxJX-wK3GwHuVe3X6gLujI72g_iv3j3d4UcjXM8J_6DBNPtMt4qK8DxvxoCM8kQAvD_BwE

Applied Genealogy Institute-Virtual

https://appliedgen.institute/

National Genealogical Society Family History Conference-Virtual

https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/

Contact the panelists:

Melissa Barker -A Genealogist in the Archives

http://agenealogistinthearchives.blogspot.com/

Laura Hedgecock-Treasure Chest of Memories

https://treasurechestofmemories.com/

Jenny Hawran-Like Herding Cats Genealogy

https://www.herdingcatsgenealogy.com/about.html

Mary Kircher Roddy-MKR Genealogy

https://www.mkrgenealogy.com/

Applied Genealogy Institute

https://appliedgen.institute/

Cheri Hudson Passey-Carolina Girl Genealogy

http://www.carolinagirlgenealogy.com/p/genealogy-1-on.html

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Celebration Sunday-Genealogy Happy Dance-Relatives at RootsTech!

 

 You know the dance. You know you've done it. The one every researcher does after finding something new. The one where you want to jump up and down and shout to everyone that you found the document, contacted a cousin with the family Bible, made a DNA connection, or found a new branch to your tree. The one that is met with glazed stares and eye rolls.

                                                          Celebration Sunday is a place to share your discoveries. 

This weekly series enables everyone to tell about their Genealogy Happy Dance moment. 

Share by scrolling 

down and add your story to the comments section, or you may also put a link to a blog post telling about what had you dancing this week.

My Happy Dance this week?

Relatives at RootsTech is back for 2024! 

To join, click here.

That's a lot of relatives that have already joined!! 

I can click on the link to view relatives and see how we are connected on our trees.

Remember, you have to have a tree on FamilySearch to make connections.

Next, click "share" to invite your friends to play and see if they are related.

It's important to know that the connections are only as good as the trees. 

So, be prepared for fun, but lots of mistakes!! 

We may all be able to find a new cousin to meet either in person at RootsTech.

That would be a happy dance for sure!

Are we related? Click here to see!

What's your Happy Dance Moment?

 Please share, and let's celebrate together!

                                                                      

                                                                                              

Looking forward to reading about your Happy Dance moment!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Creating Your RootsTech Schedule-Just Filter and Click

 

The schedule for RootsTech 2024 is out, and it's super easy to create your schedule to stay organized and not miss a thing! 

Begin by heading over to RootsTech.org and signing in.

Then click on the dropdown menu on the top right to go to My Schedule.

From here, you will begin planning.

Remember, you can attend virtually or in person. Or both! Many of the sessions are being recorded, so you will have the opportunity to attend some in person and then watch the videos of others later. 

Choose the day you want to see what is available, then click on Full Schedule.

You will get a list of everything happening that day. Interested in a class and want to add it to your schedule? Just click on the +Schedule Button, and then voila! It's added for you and will appear under "My Schedule."

With so many choices, you can filter to skill level or look for a specific speaker in order to narrow down the choices. 

I added the classes I will be teaching each day to remember where I am supposed to be and when! I would love to see you at any of my presentations! Note: All times listed here are Eastern.

Times will be two hours earlier in Mountain Time if you are in Salt Lake City in person!

Here's where I will be on Thursday, February 29th:

There are several opportunities for us to connect on Friday, March 1:

(Notice that the second session I will be teaching for the day will be live streamed)

And my Saturday session:

Take some time to look through the many classes offered each day of Rootstech 2024 and plan your schedule. It will make your experience better to know where you need to be and when!

Whether in one of my sessions, hanging around the Expo Hall, during the opening sessions, or in the hallway, I hope to see you and catch up!

I hope you have an amazing experience at RootsTech 2024!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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