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Are you interested in your family’s ‘story?’ Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman (106 BC – 43 BC) said, “To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by records of history?” Have you ever wanted to know more about your family’s history but were uncertain as to how to begin? Perhaps you have done a little research or are a more seasoned genealogist. Whatever your experience, for those interested in researching their family history this event is for you. Join over 400,000 people at the world’s largest online celebration of family, culture, and heritage, RootsTech 2021, starting February 25, at rootstech.org.
Rootstech Connect — which for the first time in RootsTech 10-year history — will be entirely virtual and completely free this year and is attracting participants from around the world for its series of presentations scheduled for Thursday through Saturday.
“The pandemic is giving us the opportunity to bring RootsTech to a broader audience worldwide,” said Steve Rockwood, FamilySearch International CEO. “A virtual event also allows us to expand our planning to truly make this a global celebration of family and connection.” FamilySearch, sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping all people discover their family story.
This year, presenters will teach from international locations. Every experience will be available in 11 languages on YouTube or ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Watch any of the offerings live or view recorded broadcasts later on demand.
Don’t miss inspiring keynote speakers from around the globe, a massive learning library, and videos celebrating the cultures and heritages that make us unique.
With the advent of the internet, family history research is reportedly the second-most popular hobby in the United States, according to the articles in TIME and USA TODAY a few years ago.
“People seem to be interested in connecting to their past and to something bigger than themselves. This is what has made RootsTech to be the largest family history conference in the world,” states Dr. David Stewart of Lethbridge, an Area Seventy in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “
We are also privileged to have a local Family History Center on 10th Avenue and 20th Street that has tremendous resources to help local people do their own family history.”
The Center is closed currently due to the pandemic but when restrictions are lifted, it is available to assist the public in finding their family’s story. For more information on the Family History Center, call 403-327-6797.