RootsTech 2021: 25-27 February, Online, Free

Have you heard about the annual family history conference called "RootsTech"? It's a multi-day event with inspirational speakers as well as workshops on various topics related to family history. Well, it's that time of year again. RootsTech 2021 will be held February 25th through 27th. (That's Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in the United States, so it will be mostly Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Japan/Korea.) This year's conference will be 100% online and 100% free. It is a great opportunity to learn more about FamilySearch, learn about family history in general, and be uplifted.

Here's the main website for this year's conference: https://www.rootstech.org/?lang=eng.

Here's a spot where you can learn more about RootsTech: https://www.rootstech.org/about?lang=eng.

Registration is very simple. It takes maybe 1-2 minutes. You can use the live chat function to have a robot register you or you can register yourself here: https://www.rootstech.org/rootstech-connect-2021-registration?lang=eng.

If you've been looking for help with family history or have just wanted to find a way to get involved with family history, here's your chance. Take it!

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