RootsTech “Remembering” is the theme of RootsTech 2024, a three-day global family history conference that will be held online and in person in Salt Lake City from February 29 to March 2.© 2024 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved .
“Remembering” is the theme of RootsTech 2024a three-day global conference dedicated to celebrating family, taking place online and in person in Salt Lake City from February 29 to March 2.
RootsTech, organized annually by FamilySearch International and supported by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the largest family history event in the world. The conference includes an in-person event at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City to complement the online experience.
Millions are expected to attend both virtually and in person for inspiring speeches, educational lessons and innovative technologies, as well as the chance to help them remember and celebrate their family, their lives, their adventures and their memories.
“It’s natural human behavior to remember the crucial experiences in our lives and those people who influenced them,” said Jen Allen, FamilySearch’s director of events. “RootsTech 2024 will help us remember people and experiences, but it will also help us think about how we want to be remembered in the future.”
Day to discover family history
Family History Discovery Day is a one-day event designed specifically for Latter-day Saints and scheduled for the last day of RootsTech, March 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will feature a previously unreleased video of the late President M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, recorded before his death. In the video, President Ballard talks about his marriage and the times he made discoveries about his family. Catch the event in person on Saturday, March 2 at 1:30 pm (Salt Lake City time) or online at RootsTech.orgFamilySearch su YouTube, Gospel Stream, Broadcasts.ChurchofJesusChrist.org e Evangelical Library.
Learn more about sessions created specifically for Latter-day Saints at RootsTech.org. Find out what the 2024 Temple and Family History Leaders Guidelines are.
Language and viewing options
RootsTech and Family History Day content will be available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Cantonese and Mandarin.
In addition to RootsTech.org, you can stream the sessions on Church inspirational YouTube channelas well as on the Gospel Stream application in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French (download the application at Apple Mobile, Apple TV, Google Play, Google TV, Year eh Amazon Fire devices).
How to sign up
Registration for all three days of RootsTech is now open at RootsTech.org. The class schedule will be published online on January 24th.
Features of the free online event:
Over 200 new sessions and lessons on demand Main stage presentations and guest speakers Chat support and online research consultations Ability to connect with cousins using Parents at RootsTech and the messaging feature Virtual Exhibit Hall
The three-day in-person experience at the convention center in Salt Lake City, Utah, costs $109. A one-day ticket costs $69. Both options include participation in virtual events and:
Over 180 in-person lectures with question-and-answer sessions In-person research assistance at the FamilySearch Library
Hands-on demonstrations by sponsors in the exhibition hall In-person contact with friends and cousins
Access to the exhibit hall in Salt Lake City is free and will include more than 200 exhibitors, product demonstrations and interactions with research specialists.
Guest speakers
Comedian Henry Cho will be one of the guest speakers at RootsTech 2024. He will be joined on the guest speaker program by Lynne M. Jackson, descendant of Dred and Harriet Scott.
For more information about RootsTech 2024, including guest speakers, visit RootsTech.org.