Attend the world's largest family history conference for FREE!
RootsTech is happening in-person and online March 6-8, 2025
RootsTech by FamilySearch is one of the biggest family history conferences in the world and it’s happening THIS WEEK! It will be held in-person (Salt Lake City, Utah) and online March 6-8, 2025. You can watch online sessions for FREE and keep watching all year long. Just sign up here to get started.
What to expect at RootsTech
I attended RootsTech in-person in 2023 and it was… phenomenal. Not only did I get to attend incredible educational sessions, but I was surrounded by THOUSANDS of people who love family history just as much as I do! I met some of the leading professionals in the genealogy community and learned so much. And, the conference was held at the Salt Palace Convention Center, which is within walking distance of the massive FamilySearch Library. In between sessions, I was able to explore the library and work on my research.
If you attend RootsTech from the comfort of your own home, you can watch more than 200+ new online sessions in over 26 languages, join keynote sessions live, chat online with other attendees worldwide, get digital syllabi and class handouts, and participate in a virtual expo hall. Learn about the RootsTech online experience.
Find your relatives at RootsTech
Want to find new cousins or discover if you have a famous relative?
The Relatives at RootsTech feature gives you the chance to connect with cousins across the globe.
You can even see if you have any Famous Relatives! Apparently, I’m a distant cousin of George Washington (3rd cousin 10x removed).
Build your RootsTech schedule
Whether you’re attending in-person or online, you can explore all RootsTech sessions here. There are a TON of options, so try filtering by day, skill level, or speaker. You can build your schedule by clicking "+ Schedule" on your favorite sessions. Then, you can view your personalized agenda by selecting My Schedule.
Deals and discounts at the Expo Hall
If you want to buy family history services and products, RootsTech offers amazing discounts and deals through its Expo Hall. All of RootsTech's exhibitors will have online booths, along with a promotions and specials page that shares all the exhibitors' and sponsors' best offers happening at RootsTech.
Great write up! I wish I had gone in 2023. I went in 2024 for the first time and it was so wonderful - had no idea what I was missing all these years!
Absolutely, Nicole! Have you seen what we're up to with MissionGenealogy.Substack.com, GenealogyMattersSubstack.com, & Projectkin.Substack.com?
We're sponsoring a RootsTech Ride Along that combines the insight of a handful of contributors on-site at the Salt Palace with the perspective of twenty or more of us riding RootsTech remotely.
We've scheduled Substack Live events each day of the leadup (Mon.-Wed.) and two livestreams a day for each of the days of the show (Thurs.-Sat.). Join us! (You may already be on the team if you're a subscriber to any of those three publications...Watch for an email or in-app nudge at the appointed times per our calendar at MissionGenealogy.org/events. Learn more at MissionGenealogy.org/rootstech! 👋