FamilySearch Records Growing by Leaps and Bounds!

FamilySearch has added 122 million images and records to their website in the last three months. This is so exciting. I love finding family history information at 3:00 am in my jammies! Click here to read the latest!

If you are interested in joining the armies of indexers accomplishing this work, please click here for more information. I tell you, try it...you'll like it!

RootsTech 2014 Videos Online

If you weren't able to attend RootsTech 2014, here are main presentations that you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home!

Innovator Summit Keynote Speaker (Business and Developer track)

• Chris Dancy: The Most Quantified Human (48)

Thursday Speakers

• Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman, and Annelies van den Belt, CEO of DC Thomson Family History, as keynote speakers. & Josh Taylor: Opening Keynote Speakers (90)
• Tammy Hepps: Top 10 Things I Learned About My Family from My Couch (60)
• Ancestry Insider: Do It Yourself Photo Restoration (60)
• Ron Tanner: FamilySearch Family Tree: What’s New and What’s Next (60)
• James Rader: Introduction to DNA for Genealogists (60)
• Randy Hoffman: Genealogy in the Cloud (60)
• Michael LeClerc: Sharing Your Family History with Multimedia (60)

Friday Speakers

• Dr. Spencer Wells and Judy Russell: Friday Keynote Speakers (70)
• David Adelman: Storytelling Super Powers: How to Come Off as Your Family’s Genealogy Hero (40)
• Lisa Alzo: Tweets, Links, Pins, and Posts: Break Down Genealogical Brick Walls with Social Media (45)
• Deborah Gamble: 5 Ways to Do Genealogy in Your Sleep (40)
• Daniel Horowitz: Finding family and ancestors outside the USA with new technologies (60)
• Christa Cowen: Getting the Most Out of Ancestry (60)
• Tom Taylor: How to Interview Yourself for a Personal History (60)

Saturday Speakers

• Stephanie Nielson, Todd Hansen: Saturday Keynote Speakers (60)
• Lisa Louise Cooke: Become an iPad Power User (60)
• Josh Taylor: Information Overload: Managing Online Searches and Their Results (60)
• Randy Whited: A Beginners Guide to Going Paperless (52)

Talking Pictures!

This is another great video from FamilySearch. Can't you just feel the excitement coming from the kids? Let's generate that excitement in our kids! The older I get, the more I realize that I don't want to be forgotten, even if I am a very ordinary person! :)

RootsTech 2014

RootsTech 2014 started out with this video.



It reminded me of this article from the New York Times that I had read a few months ago. Families are important and worth putting in our best efforts.

Roots Tech 2014

Roots Tech 2014 is approaching rapidly! The dates are February 6-8, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This year the organizers have moved to the bigger side of the Salt Palace Convention Center. Hopefully this means a little more breathing room! This IS a big deal. For more information, click here. If you look on the schedule, you will see that Saturday, February 8th is a Family Discovery Day. What does that mean? It means that there will be content for the whole family. Check it out here. 

RootsTech 2014 Keynote Speakers

The keynote speakers for RootsTech 2014 were just announced. This is going to be an exciting conference! Read more about them by clicking on their link.

Ree Drummond- The Pioneer Woman

Annelies van den Belt-CEO of DC Thomson Family History (formerly brightsolid)

Dr. Spencer Wells-Serves as director of the Genographic Project

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Judy Russell- The Legal Genealogist

Stephanie Nielson-The NieNie Dialogues

Todd Hansen-The Story Trek