The countdown to RootsTech 2019 is on, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever, with hundreds of classes to choose from and keynote speakers like Patricia Heaton and Saroo Brierley. Held in Salt Lake City, Utah, the conference will run from Wednesday, February 27th through Saturday, March 2nd. Legacy Tree Genealogists will be there in full-force–exhibiting in the Expo Hall, teaching classes and hosting Q&A sessions.
Check out our schedule of events below, and be sure to stop by our booth (#1317) and say hello!
Legacy Tree Genealogists RootsTech 2019 Schedule
Wednesday, February 27th
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Expo Hall – Once again, the Expo Hall will be opening for a “sneak peek” on Wednesday evening! Stop by our booth (#1317) for one of our scheduled Q&As, and have your questions answered by one of our expert genealogists:
Legacy Tree Genealogists Booth Q&A Sessions:
6:30 p.m. – Using DNA to Solve Genealogy “Brick Walls”
7:00 p.m. – Identifying Immigrant Ancestors’ Hometown
7:30 p.m. – Southern U.S. Research
Thursday, February 28th
9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Expo Hall
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Genealogy Business Alliance Get-Together – If you are involved in a genealogy-related business, come by our booth (#1317) for event details.
Legacy Tree Genealogists Booth Q&A Sessions: Stop by our booth (#1317) during one of the below scheduled Q&A’s and pick our brains!
10:30 a.m. Using Probate Records
11:00 a.m. Land Records and Property
11:30 a.m. Mining Court Records
12:00 p.m. English Parish Chest Records
12:30 p.m. Using Tax Records
1:00 p.m. Timelines, Tables & Maps for Analysis
1:30 p.m. How to Use Cluster / FAN Club Research
2:30 p.m. Researching Your Irish Ancestors
3:00 p.m. Researching Ancestors from England
3:30 p.m. Researching Ancestors from Wales
4:00 p.m. Researching Scottish Ancestry
4:30: p.m. Australian Genealogy Research
5:00 p.m. Italian Genealogy Research
5:30 p.m. Finding Foreign Points of Origin
Friday, March 1st
9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Expo Hall
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Tips and Tricks for Evaluating Your Shared Autosomal DNA – Paul Woodbury (Family Tree DNA booth)
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – MyHeritage SuperSearch – Jessica Taylor (MyHeritage booth)
MyHeritage calls their search engine for historical records ‘SuperSearch.’ It includes more than 6 billion genealogy records from all over the world, and an average of 200 million additional records are added every month. Jessica will share how to make the most of this useful tool.
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. – Developing a DNA Testing Plan – Paul Woodbury (MyHeritage booth)
How to create a DNA testing plan to address a specific research problem
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – mtDNA Testing Plans – Paul Woodbury (Family Tree DNA Booth)
5:45 p.m. – Passport Drawing (main stage in Expo Hall)– complete your Expo Hall Passport and be entered to win great prizes, including a Custom 18”x24” Family History Chart from Legacy Tree Genealogists!
6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. FREE Virtual DNA Q&A: Legacy Tree Live—Your DNA Questions, Answered!
We’ll be hosting a Facebook live session, broadcast from our booth at RootsTech. One of our genetic genealogists, Paul Woodbury, and Project Manager, Carolyn Tolman, will be answering YOUR questions about genetic genealogy and using your DNA test results to resolve research questions. Have a question? Submit it at https://legacytree.com/live, or join us on our Facebook page on Friday, March 1st between 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. MST and submit your question during the live broadcast!
Legacy Tree Genealogists Booth Q&A Sessions:
10:30 a.m. Czech Research
11:00 a.m. Tracing Immigrant Ancestors
11:30 a.m. Slovak Research
12:00 p.m. Hungarian Research
12:30 p.m. Scottish Research
1:00 p.m. Austro-Hungarian Empire
1:30 p.m. Finding Ancestral Hometowns
2:30 p.m. Working for Legacy Tree
3:00 p.m. Finding Female Ancestors
3:30 p.m. Urban U.S Research
4:00 p.m. U.S. Immigration Research
4:30 p.m. Researching Ancestors in Mexico
5:00 p.m. Using Newspapers for Genealogy
5:30 p.m. Resolving Conflicting Evidence
Saturday, March 2nd – Family Day
9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Expo Hall – It’s Family Day! Stop by our booth (#1317) and receive a free gift for your budding genealogist. Supplies are limited, while quantities last.
9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Freedmen’s Bureau 2.0: A Better Way to Do Slave Research – Janice M. Sellers (Room 155 A)
Freedmen’s Bureau records are overlooked by far too many researchers. The records have not been the easiest to work with, but now that many of them are online and indexed, they can yield a wealth of information much more easily. These documents can include marriage dates, children’s birth dates, school records, work contracts, and, most importantly, the name of an applicant’s most recent owner. Learn why these records can be key to finding out more about your family and how best to search them.
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Covering Your Bases: Introduction to Autosomal DNA Coverage – Paul Woodbury (DNA Basics Area, Expo Hall)
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – MyHeritage SuperSearch – Jessica Taylor (MyHeritage booth)
MyHeritage calls their search engine for historical records ‘SuperSearch.’ It includes more than 6 billion genealogy records from all over the world, and an average of 200 million additional records are added every month. Jessica will share how to make the most of this useful tool.
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Looks Like We’re Cousins: DNA Collaboration – Paul Woodbury (Room 151)
Collaboration is one of the key principles of genetic genealogy analysis, but sometimes it may seem like a waste of time: “What do I ask? What information could they provide which would help me? I already know how we are related, so why bother?” While the main focus of most genetic genealogy collaboration is to identify common ancestors, there is much more that could be useful for your research. In this session explore tips and tricks for successful collaboration in relation to genetic genealogy. Gain ideas for information and assistance you can request from your genetic cousins. When you get no response, explore other ways for identifying and contacting your relatives. Consider joining or creating group projects which enable more in-depth analysis. Tap into the full power of DNA test results by improving your collaboration with genetic cousins.
Legacy Tree Genealogists Booth Q&A Sessions:
10:00 a.m. Genealogy Research in France
11:30 a.m. Understanding Ethnicity Estimates
12:00 p.m. Creating a DNA Testing Plan
12:30 p.m. The Different Types of DNA
1:00 p.m. Using Genetic Matches
1:30 p.m. Document Evidence to Resolve Unknowns in DNA
Not Attending RootsTech This Year?
If RootsTech isn’t in your plans this year, you can still participate in certain sessions via live streaming. The streamed sessions will include the popular general sessions and a sampling of technology and family history presentations appealing to varied interests. Check out the RootsTech Online Broadcast Schedule here. We’ll also share our RootsTech Rundown of conference highlights, so be sure to subscribe to our newsletter for our recap of what you missed.
We’ll also be running a sweepstakes, just for our #NotatRootsTech crowd! Now through March 1st, 2019, enter to win a FREE DNA kit from our friends at MyHeritage, AND a FREE 45-minute DNA Consultation from one of our genetic genealogists, who can explain your results and answer any questions you may have. Enter here: https://legacytree.com/sweepstakes. Winner will be announced on Saturday, March 2nd at 12 p.m. MST on the Legacy Tree Genealogists Facebook page. Good luck!
If we can’t connect with you at RootsTech, we’d love to see you at another conference this year! Check out our upcoming conferences for 2019, and leave us a comment to let us know if you’ll be at any of the events listed!
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