Gewinnspiel zur RootsTech London 2019

von | Aug 13, 2019 | Allgemein, Genealogie-Blog

Viele Genealogen in Europa freuen sich – die RootsTech kommt vom 24-26. Oktober 2019 nach London ins ExCel Convention Centre. FamilySearch arbeitet hinter den Kulissen mit Hochdruck daran eine hochkarätige Veranstaltung auf die Beine zu stellen.

Was für Vorträge und Workshops geplant sind, lässt sich auf der Übersichtsseite der RootsTech im Detail einsehen. RootsTech Übersicht.

RootsTech London – 24-26. Oktober 2019, ExCel London

Als RootsTech Ambassador habe ich auch 2019 die Möglichkeit für London einen 3-Tages-Pass im Wert von 149 £ zu verlosen.
Gewinner des 3-Tages-Pass erhält kompletten Zugang zu allen Keynotes, Vorträgen, Workshops und natürlich der Messehalle. Anreise und Unterkunft ist nicht im Gewinn enthalten – der Gewinn bezieht sich ausschließlich auf den Eintrittspreis.

Was ist zu tun um am Gewinnspiel teilzunehmen?
Die Teilnahmebedingung dazu ist denkbar einfach. Kommentiere unter diesem Beitrag bis zum 30.08.2019, warum du gerne bei der RootsTech London dabei sein möchtest – oder ob du schon einmal bei einer RootsTech in Salt Lake City dabei warst.
Unter allen Kommentaren wird am 31.08.2019 der Gewinner gezogen und per Email benachrichtigt.

Wer übrigens bereits einen RootsTech London Pass gekauft hat, kann trotzdem am Gewinnspiel teilnehmen und würde bei Gewinn seinen Eintrittspreis zurückerstattet bekommen.
Ich drücke die Daumen – und dann sehen wir uns vielleicht in London?

RootsTech London Schedule Now Available!

von | Jun 10, 2019 | Allgemein

The RootsTech London schedule is now available! Featuring over 150 sessions on topics such as DNA, methodology, preserving family heirlooms, and recording family stories, there’s certain to be a session just for you. Each session is designed to give you new ideas, resources, and methods that you can put into action immediately and find success in your family history work. Access to all sessions is included in the price of a registration.

RootsTech London 2019, Schedule

10 Sessions You Won’t Want to Miss

  • A General Introduction to DNA Testing for Family History by Ugo Perego
  • How Far Did Your Ancestor Travel Before the Railway Age? By Celia Heritage
  • Capturing Family Stories in Video Interview Clips by Thomas Taylor
  • Family and Local History for Beginners by Nick Barratt
  • Help, my ancestor was from the city! How to Research in German Cities by Marcel Elias
  • Tracing Ancestors: Researching English and Welsh Workhouse Records by Sylvia Valentine
  • Genetic Genealogy: A Get to Know You Guide by Diahan Southard
  • Italian Civil Records: Using the Italian National Archive Website by Bryan Schneider
  • 20th Century English Ancestors by Else Churchill Relationship
  • Prediction with DNA by Jonny Perl

Entertainer Donny Osmond to Speak at RootsTech London

von | Mai 29, 2019 | Allgemein

RootsTech, the world’s largest genealogy conference is coming to London and is pleased to announce Donny Osmond as a featured speaker. The 2019 conference will be held at ExCeL London October 24-26, 2019. Osmond will address RootsTech attendees on Saturday, October 26, at 11:00 a.m.

Osmond’s successful career as an entertainer has spanned five decades. He is known internationally for his talent as a singer, songwriter, actor, television series host, and as a best-selling author.

“I’m really looking forward to RootsTech London,” said Osmond. “The United Kingdom is like a second home to me. Much of my own ancestry is British, so I feel a particular affinity to this country and the people who call it home. I’ve enjoyed performing in the UK throughout my career. Family and family stories are also very important to me. I’m excited to speak about my heritage at this exciting event.”

Family has always been an integral part of Osmond’s life and career. He joined his older brothers singing on The Andy Williams Show at the age of five. By the time he reached adolescence he had become a teenage heartthrob. With his brothers, he released beloved songs such as “Puppy Love,” “Sweet and Innocent,” and “Go Away Little Girl.”

At 18 he became one of the youngest variety television show hosts in history with his younger sister, Marie, on The Osmonds which aired in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on Sunday afternoons and on ABC in the United States as Donny and Marie from 1976 to 1979.

(mehr …)

2019 kommt die RootsTech nach Europa

von | Aug 29, 2018 | Allgemein

Die größte Genealogie-Veranstaltung der Welt, die RootsTech von FamilySearch, hat am 28. August 2018 in einem Facebook-Live bekannt gegeben in 2019 zum ersten mal neben Salt Lake City, USA zusätzlich in London, England zu Gast zu sein.

Die Veranstaltung ist vom 24. – 26. Oktober 2019 im ExCeL London Convention Centre, London geplant. Weitere Informationen gibt es auf der RootsTech London Website: https://www.rootstech.org/london

Ich freue mich sehr, dass die RootsTech einen Schritt nach Europa macht und somit Genealogen in Deutschland eine tolle Option bietet einmal bei einem Event diese Größenordnung dabei zu sein. Ab Ende Oktober wird es den sogenannten Call for Presentations geben und einige Monate später die ersten Informationen, welches Rahmenprogramm Besucher erwarten können.

Offizielle Pressemitteilung

RootsTech has announced that the highly popular family history conference is expanding its international borders, beginning with the United Kingdom in 2019. RootsTech will host RootsTech London 2019 from 24–26 October, 2019 at the ExCeL London Convention Centre. For more info go to RootsTech.org/london.

“We are incredibly excited to take the learnings and excitement of RootsTech to London, and to our friends in the United Kingdom and beyond,” said Steve Rockwood, FamilySearch International CEO. “Interest in discovering one’s family is growing throughout the world, particularly throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, and this event will provide many people who are unable to attend the conference in Salt Lake City with the same excitement, resources, learnings, and motivation to discover more about their families and themselves.”

The RootsTech London 2019 convention will follow a similar model to the one that has proved successful in Salt Lake City, Utah for over 9 years. RootsTech London will offer more than 150 informative lectures taught by industry experts, an exciting exhibit hall where vendors from around the world will display family history technology and services, entertainment, and inspirational keynote sessions.

“This event model has proven to be a great way for people to engage in family history, regardless of age or genealogical skill level. Everyone is welcome at RootsTech,” said Jen Allen, event director. “We are excited to further position RootsTech as a global community for anyone to discover their family and deepen their sense of belonging that we all yearn for.”

The RootsTech London 2019 convention will not replace the annual conference in Salt Lake City but will serve as an additional RootsTech event. All sessions of the RootsTech London conference will be conducted in English. Registration for RootsTech London will open in February 2019. To learn more, visit RootsTech.org/london.

FamilySearch Blog
https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/rootstech-london-2019-conference/

RootsTech 2018 Live Stream Schedule

von | Feb 14, 2018 | Allgemein, Genealogie-Blog

In gerade einmal 14 Tagen findet in Salt Lake City, USA wieder die RootsTech statt. Die von FamilySearch veranstaltete und unterstützte Veranstaltung bietet Besuchern aus der ganzen Welt wieder eine Vielzahl an attraktiven Präsentationen und eine noch größere Messehalle.

Für die zu Hause gebliebenen gibt es wieder die Möglichkeit einer Auswahl an Vorträgen auch über das Internet zu folgen und diese live auf dem Computer zu streamen. Weiterhin bittet man darum in den sozialen Netzwerken mit dem Hashtag #NotAtRootsTech zu schreiben um sich mit anderen Daheimgebliebenen auszutauschen.

Viel Spaß beim zusehen!

RootsTech 2018 Live Stream Schedule

Unable to attend RootsTech 2018 in person this year? We’ll miss you! But don’t worry—many of the sights and sounds and learnings from the conference will be streamed live on our home page! Join us starting on Wednesday, February 28 at 9:30 a.m. MDT to hear from popular speakers such as Amy Johnson Crow, Jim Brewster, Curt Witcher, and more! General sessions featuring keynote speakers will also be streamed. Join the conversation happening on social media using #NotAtRootsTech.

Mittwoch, 28.02.2018

9:30 A.M., Family History in 5 Minutes a Day
Explore 20 ways to effectively do your family history in as little as 5 minutes a day.

11:00 A.M., DNA—One Family, One World
This presentation explores a new project by Living DNA that is mapping the worlds DNA, building one world family tree through our genetics. Gain insight into how this will impact your family history.

1:30 P.M., Organizing and Preserving Photograph Collections
Step-by-step direction in organizing, preserving, and cataloging photo collections for future generations and identifying, digitizing, and sharing collections using family trees and social media.

3:00 P.M., Finding the Answers: The Basics of WWII Research
Fire destroyed many military and civilian service records. Alternative record sources exist to reconstruct service history. Learn how to research World War I and II records.

4:30 P.M., Wednesday General Session and Innovation Showcase
Stephen T. Rockwood, CEO of FamilySearch International, will explore where we have been and where we are going and introduce the all-new Innovation Showcase.

Donnerstag, 01.03.2018

8:30 A.M., Thursday General Session
Brandon Stanton started Humans of New York, a photography and storytelling blog. HONY has built a devoted following of over 20 million fans across several social media platforms.

11:00 A.M., MyHeritage DNA 101: From Test to Results
Learn about taking a MyHeritage DNA test and how the process works, from taking the test to the lab analysis. Learn about MyHeritage DNA’s over 40 ethnicities and how to optimize your DNA matches.

1:30 P.M., Google Photos: Collect, Organize, Preserve, and Share
Google Photos is a powerful, free app for storing, organizing, and sharing. Users can also edit and create photo projects and automatically add their photos to the app from their digital devices.

3:00 P.M., Unlocking Roman Catholic Records
The Catholic Church is essential for uncovering the lives of millions of immigrants covering many nationalities. findmypast and the Catholic Church are working to make these records easily accessible.

4:30 P.M., A Gift of Life: Who’s Writing Your Story?
Only you can tell the real stories of love, loss, forgiveness, and change. Don’t leave the task of finding the answers of your life’s history to someone else—take the time to write your life story.
Thursday General Session
Brandon Stanton started Humans of New York, a photography and storytelling blog. HONY has built a devoted following of over 20 million fans across several social media platforms.

11:00 A.M., MyHeritage DNA 101: From Test to Results
Learn about taking a MyHeritage DNA test and how the process works, from taking the test to the lab analysis. Learn about MyHeritage DNA’s over 40 ethnicities and how to optimize your DNA matches.

1:30 P.M., Google Photos: Collect, Organize, Preserve, and Share
Google Photos is a powerful, free app for storing, organizing, and sharing. Users can also edit and create photo projects and automatically add their photos to the app from their digital devices.

3:00 P.M., Unlocking Roman Catholic Records
The Catholic Church is essential for uncovering the lives of millions of immigrants covering many nationalities. findmypast and the Catholic Church are working to make these records easily accessible.

4:30 P.M., A Gift of Life: Who’s Writing Your Story?
Only you can tell the real stories of love, loss, forgiveness, and change. Don’t leave the task of finding the answers of your life’s history to someone else—take the time to write your life story.

Freitag, 02.03.2018

8:30 A.M.
Friday General Session, Scott Hamilton is the living example that good guys CAN finish first! He is an Olympic champion, cancer survivor, television broadcaster, speaker, author, husband and father, and eternal optimist!

11:00 A.M., findmypast’s British and Irish Hidden Gems
Myko Clelland explores some of the wonderful collections that can help you to break down those British brick walls, go back further, and add untold color and detail to your family story.

1:30 P.M., Finding the Right DNA Test for You
DNA testing is becoming an integral tool, but what is it and what does it do? How can DNA actually help your genealogy? If you are brand new to Genetic genealogy, this is the class for you!

3:00 P.M., How Not to Leave Your Genealogy Behind
Nobody wants their genealogy research to end up in a landfill. Hear a few horror stories of genealogy materials destroyed and how you can avoid those mistakes!

4:30 P.M., Finding Elusive Records at FamilySearch
Robert Kehrer will demonstrate skills and techniques used by the experts and will expose hidden record identification tools and features of the FamilySearch website.

Samstag, 03.03.2018

8:30 A.M., Saturday General Session
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center at Harvard University. Natalia Lafourcade is a Mexican pop-rock singer and songwriter.

11:00 A.M., Civil Registration Indexes of England and Wales
England and Wales national indexes and recent innovations at the General Register Office have opened up some new possibilities as well as some completely new indexes not available anywhere else.

1:30 P.M., Advancing Your Genealogy Research with DNA
Learn what new tools AncestryDNA has to advance your research and get more out of your DNA results.

3:00 P.M., Pain in the Access: More Web for Your Genealogy
Library, archive, government, and specialized websites have much to offer. This presentation will demonstrate sites and strategies for getting more online data while using the internet.

Die aktuelle Version des Zeitplan findet sich hier:
https://www.rootstech.org/live-stream-schedule