What is RootsTech?
RootsTech is the world’s largest family history conference. It’s run by FamilySearch, the world’s largest free family history website and has taken place annually in Salt Lake City, Utah from 2011 to 2020. Family historians from around the world attend to watch talks by family history experts and celebrity keynote speakers, learn skills at family history workshops and visit family history companies and organisations in the Expo Hall. In 2021 and 2022, in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it was replaced with RootsTech Connect, a free global virtual event. In 2023, it returned as a hybrid in-person and online event.
When is RootsTech 2024?
The next RootsTech event is RootsTech 2024, which will take place from 29 February to 2 March at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. In-person visitors will have access to over 250 exclusive sessions and over 120 exhibitors and sponsors in the Expo Hall, while over 200 sessions will be available online.
Who are the RootsTech 2024 keynote speakers?
The RootsTech 2024 keynote speakers are:
- Lynne M. Jackson, president and founder of the Dred Scott Foundation and 2x great granddaughter of Dred and Harriet Scott, an American enslaved couple whose legal battle for their family's freedom formed the basis of an 1857 Supreme Court case
- Steve Rockwood, president and CEO of FamilySearch
- Comedian Henry Cho.
- Photographer and author Nancy Borowick.
- Emmy and Tony winning actor and singer Kristin Chenoweth
- Singer-songwriter Katie James
What other activities are there at RootsTech 2024?
RootsTech 2024 offers a wide variety of classes on family history skills in 26 languages. Online classes in English cover a wide variety of topics, including ‘Metropolitan Ancestors: Finding Families in Georgian and Victorian London’, ‘A Guide to Australian Genealogical Research’ and ‘Finding Your Common Name Ancestor’. Other online RootsTech features include a session scheduler and a live chat with other participants.
How much do tickets to RootsTech 2024 cost?
In person tickets to RootsTech 2024 cost $109 for three days or $69 for one day. Online attendance is free but booking in advance is encouraged. To register, go here.
