Seven Highlights from RootsTechConnect 2021
Last year I attended my first genealogy conference. While RootsTech has sponsored annual conferences since 2011, I did not begin my family history research until late 2018. The conference is typically held in Salt Lake City, home of the world's largest genealogical center: The Family History Library . When not attending breakout sessions, participants can walk two blocks to the library and research elusive relatives. Salt Lake City also offered me the added bonus of reconnecting with my best friend from high school. Adrienne and I have the rare ability to maintain a close friendship across the years as well as the miles. When we do meet in person, it is as if we were never apart. In February 2020, I was ignorant of any deadly virus. We saw a few people wearing masks in the SLC airport, but we thought nothing of it. How life changed over the next couple of weeks. This year RootsTech took their conference online . They not only added hundreds of new breakout sessions, but they also