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RootsTech 2016 – Part Three

08 Monday Feb 2016

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Unfortunately I had to be elsewhere in the middle of the day on Saturday, so only saw the opening address and the last half of one presentation. Michael Leavitt, former Utah governor and former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and former Secretary of Health and Human Services during the Bush administration, gave the opening address. Very entertaining, funny yet inspirational speaker. He gave the audience (both live and watching the streaming video) an opportunity to vote on topics we wanted to hear. Nice interaction between speaker and listener. No big hints or tips about doing genealogy, just heaps of inspiration. We all need that once in a while.

I caught the last half of “Homespun and Calico: Researching our Foremothers,” by Peggy Lauritzen. [Visit her blog, Anxiously Engaged]

What I learned was if you have a female ancestors from the late 1700s or early 1800s, it pays to look in land records for them. Yes, land records! Sometimes their husbands died, and their names then show up in land records, either because they inherited the land, they bought land entitled to their husbands, or it just came up in land records for other reasons. Would never have thought of that.

She also mentioned Hildebrand maps from early Virginia, again the late 1700s or early 1800s. I love maps, any kind of maps, any time period, so my ears immediately perked up at this announcement. She ordered the whole set of them, and as she said, “My dishes grew hair on them while my sister and I perused every single one.” I believe she said there were around 14 maps.

Between her and her sister, they found at least a dozen of their relatives on just one map. She ordered them from the Roanoke Public Library at a cost of $96 for the set. Said if they don’t have them anymore, they can point you in the right direction.

I do have a few (maybe 3 or 4) relatives from Virginia. Now I’m wondering if they’re from the right time period, and if so, whether there’s any libraries or online sources where I could possibly view them. Another puzzle to solve! More research needed!

Another point that caught my eye was the mention of Scottish marriage records. If you can’t find your ancestors’ marriage records, she suggested looking for a “Gretna Green.” It means a common place for a quick marriage, it originated in Scotland. It sounded similar to people going into the next state (or country) because the marriage age was younger, or the wait was shorter. Hadn’t heard that term before, so added another little tip to my genealogy arsenal.

RootsTech’s website now has 9 videos up from Wednesday and 9 videos up from Thursday. Anxiously awaiting more from Friday or Saturday. And I’m really sorry it’s all over until next year.

 

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07 Sunday Feb 2016

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RootsTech 2016 – Part Two

05 Friday Feb 2016

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The live streaming sessions I was able to catch today were:

  • RootsTech Innovator Showdown Finals
  • Finding Elusive Records on FamilySearch.org
  • My Ancestors Are from Britain—What Do I Do Next?

The Innovator Showdown was fascinating. It’s described as: “Six eager finalists. Five renowned judges. $100,000 at stake.”

People from around the world submit ideas for new businesses related to genealogy, family history, etc. They culled them down to six finalists, and each had two minutes to push their product, then the judges took four minutes to question them about it. There were some really interesting ideas. The live audience (including those of us watching the streaming version) got to vote.

I tuned in a little late for the beginning of “Finding Records on FamilySearch”. But I still learned a lot of tips and techniques from Robert Kehrer. Hopefully this is one they post on YouTube or at Family Search. Would like to watch it again.

“Britain Ancestors” was also quite informative. Was happy to see it was presented by Myko Clelland from Find My Past, since I subscribed to them about five months ago. Learned more about collections I haven’t searched there yet.

Looking forward to the live stream tomorrow. Frankly, I’ll be a little sad when it’s all over!

 

RootsTech 2016

05 Friday Feb 2016

Posted by pastsmith in FamilySearch, Genealogy

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Wednesday was the opening day for RootsTech 2016. It runs February 3-6, 2016, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

It’s the biggest family history event in the world, offering over 200 educational courses designed for all levels. Last year 23,918 people attended the event from almost every state in the U.S. and nearly 40 different countries.

I watched a few courses live in 2015, and this year they have even more streaming live. However, if you can’t make the live broadcasts, many are already available to view at YouTube.

Steve Rockwood, Paula Madison, Bruce Feiler, and Stan Ellsworth kicked off the first day of the 2016 RootsTech Conference. Below is a keynote address by Steve Rockwood, President and CEO of FamilySearch.

It must have been awesome to be in the Convention Center with all those like-minded family history lovers, listening to his address. Thankfully some of those addresses and courses were recorded for those of us who couldn’t attend.

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