RootsTech announce free live streaming schedule for 2018 conference

RootsTech, the world's largest family history and technology conference, which runs from 28 February to 3 March 2018, has announced its live streaming schedule.

It will broadcast 19 of its popular sessions, including former Olympic gold-medalist Scott Hamilton; Brandon Stanton, founder of the Humans of New York photo blog; host of the popular PBS show Finding Your Roots, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,  Natalia Lafourcade, and Steve Rockwood, CEO of FamilySearch International.

The live broadcasts give those unable to attend in-person a sampling of the show's marquee content. Interested viewers can watch the select broadcasts live at RootsTech.org. No registration is required to view the live streams.

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"RootsTech 2018 offers over 300 sessions for those able to attend in-person," said Tyler Stahle, RootsTech marketing manager. "However, the 19 sessions we will live stream for free will expand the show's reach and give more people the opportunity to participate remotely in this world class conference." In 2017, streaming sessions garnered more than 50,000 views, and that number continues to grow each year.

The free streamed sessions will include the popular general sessions and a sampling of technology and family history presentations appealing to varied interests.

How to watch the live stream

Watch at RootsTech.org. No registration is required to view the live streams. All times are in Mountain Standard Time (MST).

Live stream highlights:

28 February, 11am MST - DNA: One Family, One World: A new project by Living DNA is mapping the world's DNA, building one world family tree through genetics. Gain insight into how this will impact your family history.

1 March, 3pm MST - Unlocking Roman Catholic Records: The Catholic Church is essential for uncovering the lives of millions of immigrants from many nationalities. See how findmypast and the Catholic Church are working to make these records easily accessible.

2 March, 11amMST - FindMyPast's Hidden British and Irish Gems: Explore some of the wonderful findmypast.com collections that can help you break down your British ancestry brick walls, go back further in your family research, and add untold color and detail to your family story.

2 March, 1.30pm MST - 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 March, 3pm MST - Pain in the access, more web for your geneaology: Library, archive, government, and specialized websites have much to offer. Discover these sites and strategies for getting more online data.

Follow all the RootsTech news on the conference website.

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