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Video of the Day: RootsTech attendees explore their family trees

March 04, 2024 12:00 AM
RootsTech, an annual genealogical event in Salt Lake City, ran from Thursday, Feb. 29 to Saturday, March 2. Event sponsor FamilySearch showed the Salt Palace Convention Center ahead of guest’s arrival. The world’s largest genealogy conference invites guests to dive into family history through classes, lectures and more.
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Jordin Sparks kicks off first in-person RootsTech since 2020

March 03, 2023 12:00 AM
Jordin Sparks started off RootsTech 2023 as the first keynote speaker of the event on March 2.
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BYU professor works to connect 'entire human family' through genealogy research lab

February 27, 2023 12:00 AM
Economics professor Joseph Price said he believes it is possible to love a billion people. He grows that love one day, one handwritten to-do list and one census record at a time.
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Technology impacts family history work

October 12, 2021 12:00 AM
By Jeff Salcedo and Cassidy Wixom
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Database of 1918 pandemic deaths inspires answers for the future

February 11, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU researchers are using a database of 1918 influenza deaths to draw lessons from the past and make informed decisions going forward.
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FamilySearch live videos unite people virtually

May 13, 2020 12:00 AM
Wendy Smedley, a marketing manager at FamilySearch, decided that she wanted to do something to help people to find a sense of connection. That's why she proposed the idea for FamilySearch to start doing live videos.
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LDS Church helps preserve genealogy in Africa

April 16, 2018 12:00 AM
Tattered and deteriorating records at the Office of the Deputy Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths in Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 2017 (Mormon Newsroom)
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President, Sister Oaks speak to thousands on the blessings of family history

March 06, 2018 12:00 AM
Thousands exit after watching President and Sister Oaks speak on family history. (Jenna Alton)
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BYU family history students, grads participate in RootsTech conference

March 05, 2018 12:00 AM
BYU junior Janae Brown and BYU graduate Lauren Wake volunteer at the BYU booth at the annual RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City. (Jenna Alton)
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