I am happy to announce that RootsTech 2024 is only 15 days away! The hybrid conference will take place February 29th to March 2nd and it's going to be a great event.
Every year at RootsTech there are Keynote Speakers and this year is no exception. This year the keynote speakers are Lynne M. Jackson, Henry Cho, Nancy Borowick, Katie James and Steve Rockwood.
RootsTech is all about connections. Discover your connections with relatives around the world through Relatives at RootsTech, check out this cool way to connect with cousins you didn't even know you had around the world: https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
Lastly, I will be presenting two LIVE presentations at RootsTech! Sign up to attend my live virtual presentations and put them on your RootsTech Calendar:
Melissa Barker RootsTech Virtual Presentations
Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Central, Digging Into Finding Aids: The Road Map to Any Manuscript Collection
Friday, March 1, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Central, Church Records in Archives
Here is my speaker page where you can add my presentations to your calendar or watch them virtually and you can also watch for FREE my previous RootsTech presentations. https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/speakers/melissa-barker/en
So, get ready for RootsTech 2024! Register Today!
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I am a 15th generation descendant of Richard Warren. Richard left his family and boarded the Mayflower, made a place for the family in the "new world" colonies and then sent for his family. I am a direct descendant. He left all known behind to go to an unknown. Richard was a signer of the "Mayflower Compact".
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"Mayflower Passenger Richard Warren", "married Elizabeth Walker in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, April 14, 1610, Mayflower passenger Richard Warren was a signer of the "Mayflower Compact". He was born between 1580 and 1590 and died in Plymouth Colony in 1628.
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DeleteSo excited about Rootstech. My favorite ancestor is Sophia Anderson Johnson, who came from Sweden and while on her trip she bought a hat for a dollar in London. This was the last nice thing that she ever really had. She lost half her children before they reach adulthood to many illnesses and war. She was a strong brave lady.
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DeleteFavorite would be my great grandmother Missouri Alabama Freeman Oswalt. Died April 1919, I was born on April 19. She was a real woman, a farmer wife with lots of kids. Wish I could interview her.
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ReplyDeleteI have been intrigued by my 5th great grandmother in Denmark, Karen Rasmusdatter. She has been very difficult to find so working with the professionals at the family history library for 5 months has helped me learn so much! I love the challenge of danish research, it's amazing.
ReplyDeleteMy 5th great grandmother Karen Rasmusdatter from Denmark has been so fun and difficult to research. Working with professional genealogist weekly for the last 5 months has helped so much. I love the danish research with its tremendous name challenges.
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DeleteJulie, you are the WINNER of the 2023 RootsTech Free Pass! Please send your contact information to: melissabarker20@hotmail.com
DeleteI would love to win! My favorite ancestor is Ellis Reynolds Shipp. She is an example of hard work and sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite ancestor that I research is Johann Flintermann.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite ancestor is my 2X great-grandfather who immigrated to Canada from Northern Ireland. Through two newspaper accounts (one a recollection from an elderly man recalling immigrating as a child at the same time), I know that he was an accomplished and renowned fife player. I am an amateur musician too, so I feel a connection, and I want to learn to play the fife.
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DeleteMy favorite ancestor is my grandma. She was the one who introduced me to family history and helped me learn how cool it is. She passed away when I was 12, so I have had to learn most of her history through journals, photos, and others memories of her.
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DeleteJames, you are the WINNER of the 2023 RootsTech Free Pass! Due to the first winner picked cannot accept the prize, you were our second choice! Please email me your contact information to email address: melissabarker20@hotmail.com
DeleteMy favorite ancestor is my 4th Great Grandma, Elizabeth Xavier, nicknamed the “Bombay Rose”. She married my 4th Great Grandfather, William Tait, while he was a missionary in India. She traveled by herself to meet back up with William in the United States and endured many hardships and deaths of children. She eventually made it and continues to leave a legacy today of strength, faith, and devotion to family. It’s incredible!
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DeleteI’ve enjoyed researching my great great great aunt Halle Merle Smith. She isn’t listed on any census as a child. She was never married and didn’t have any children. My grandfather did not know her name but knew she existed that she worked for the YMCA in Louisville. Luckily she was the informant in both her separated parents death certificates. I found her living together with her mother in Louisville city directories. Lastly, I found a newspaper article celebrating her 50 years of service with the YMCA. It was an exciting find. And really fun to share the info with my grandfather.
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