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Largest Family History Event Streamed Worldwide

RootsTech 2016 can be accessed online by genealogy professionals and enthusiasts

RootsTech is the largest family history event in the world and is the perfect place to learn how to discover, preserve, and share your family stories, history, and connections across the generations. This year’s event will be held 3-6 February 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. For those unable to attend in person, 15 sessions will be live streamed free of charge on the home page of RootsTech.org and will be available after the event on the RootsTech website

The RootsTech 2016 live streaming schedule can be found here. All dates and times reflect Mountain Standard Time (MST) in Salt Lake City, Utah. So, for example, the Friday 5 February 4:30 PM session “My Ancestors Are from Britain—What Do I Do Next?” can be viewed in Auckland, New Zealand at 12:30 pm, Saturday 6 February.  

A major sponsor of RootsTech is FamilySearch.org, a leading family history platform based in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is supported by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Its commitment to helping people connect with their ancestors is rooted in its beliefs that families are central to people’s lives and that family relationships are intended to continue beyond this life.

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