RootsTech 2019

It was a wonderful conference. I sneaked as much viewing of the live streaming as as possible. At present I see links to the following at  https://www.rootstech.org/category/2019-rootstech-sessions


VIDEOS

Thursday General Session: Patricia Heaton
February 28 2019

Connecting Your DNA Matches: Diahan Southard
February 27 2019

Friday General Session: Saroo Brierley
March 1 2019

Getting the Most Out of Billions of Records on MyHeritage SuperSearch: Mike Mansfield
March 1 2019

Finally! German Church Records and How to Use Them on FamilySearch: Trish Melander
February 28 2019

Perilous Assumptions: Revisiting Those First Finds: Kris Rzepczynski
February 28 2019

Making the Leap - Becoming a Professional Genealogist: Luana Darby, Valerie Elkins, Anne Teerlink
February 28 2019

Saturday General Session: Jake Shimabukuro
March 2 2019

The Silent Language of the Stones, Reading Gravestones through Symbols and Carvings: Joy Neighbors
March 2 2019

Trace the Story of Immigrant Ancestors in 3 Steps: Susan R Miller, D. Joshua Taylor, Frederick Wertz
March 2 2019

Uncovering Family Stories with British and Irish Historic Newspapers: Myko Clelland
February 27 2019

Why and How to Put Yourself into Your Family History: Scott Fisher, Amy Johnson Crow, Curt Witcher
March 29 2019

Leading with Science at 23andMe: Sarah Laskey
March 2 2019

Connecting through Music and Dance: Derek Hough
March 1 2019

Hear them Sing! Social History & Family Narrative: Rebecca Whitman Koford
February 27 2019

What's New on FamilySearch: Ron Tanner
February 27 2019

Heirloom, Documentation or Junk: What to Keep or Toss: Janet Hovorka
February 28 2019

What You Don’t Know about Ancestry: Crista Cowan
February 28 2019

Examining Your DNA Matches with DNA Painter: Jonny Perl
March 2 2019

The Research Road Map, Your Path to Success: Amy Johnson Crow
March 1 2019

Discover Your Japanese Ancestors: Valerie Elkins
March 1 2019

Essential Considerations for DNA Evidence: Blaine Bettinger
March 1 2019

Wednesday General Session and Opening Event: Steve Rockwood
February 27 2019
BLOGS

Jake Shimabukuro’s Musical Keynote Pays Tribute to Those Who Came Before
March 2 2019

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The story of Saroo Brierley, the boy from India, adopted in Australia, using Google Earth to find his lost home in India was particularly amazing.

There was lots of practical and inspirational material presented.

In one session, Anne Teerlink, one of the speakers referred to the fact that when she started RootsTech in 2010 it was a much smaller event. I thought she was just referring to the first time she had attended RootsTech, then I saw a slide of her university degree. It said "Anne Roach". Wow, she really was the dynamo who launched RootsTech! Suddenly everything she said took on a whole new dimension.  (Of course, in 2010 she was 9 years younger, and had short black hair, but she was the same person.)

https://www.rootstech.org/category/2019-rootstech-sessions