Are you unable to attend RootsTech this year? It is the biggest genealogy conference of the year, and there will be some genealogists who really wanted to go but could not travel to Utah due to work, finances, or health issues. Those of you at home can follow along by paying attention to some of the Official Bloggers of RootsTech 2012. What does it mean to have been designated an Official Blogger of RootsTech 2012? As far as I can tell, this is something that is considered to be an honor. These bloggers will be attending RootsTech 2012, which means … Continue reading →

RootsTech 2012, the biggest conference for genealogists and the people who make the technology that helps them do their research, is over for this year. There was so much going on that you could have easily missed something that you wanted to see. Or, maybe you were unable to attend. There are plenty of ways to find out what you missed. It has been a little over a month since RootsTech 2012 ended. This has given many of the genealogists who attended plenty of time to post their thoughts and experiences about what they saw at the conference online. If … Continue reading →

The organizers of RootsTech 2012 caused quite a bit of drama when they decided to ban book vendors from their exhibition space. Many genealogy bloggers have spoken out against that decision. Since then, RootsTech choose to revise its original decision, and allow at least some book vendors at RootsTech 2012. There are many genealogists who have taken the time to write a book about the things that they have learned in their years of research. These books could be about how to get the most out of a search through a particular archive, where to go to find records from … Continue reading →