The RootsTech 2019 LiveStream Schedule for February 27 to March 2, 2019

RootsTech is a genealogy and technology conference held each year in Salt Lake City, Utah. This year the conference runs February 27 to March 2. And like in previous years you can take part from the comfort of your favorite seat in your own home or where ever you happen to be with a good internet connection. Several sessions of RootsTech 2019 will be LiveSteamed each day so that those who cannot attend in person can take part in the learning.

Class session handouts will be available through the RootsTech 2019 conference app or the app's browser page in late February closer to the time of the conference. We will make a separate post on accessing the 2019 class session handouts once they are released.

Remember class times are listed in Mountain Time at the RootsTech website and in the RootsTech App. We are Eastern Time which is 2 hours ahead. So 8:30 am Mountain is 10:30 am Eastern. For your convenience we have listed the Live Stream Schedule here using Eastern Time and have included the class session numbers to make it easier finding the handouts.

Here's the Live Stream list according to Eastern Time. 

Wednesday, February 27th 
11:30 am to 12:30 pm  
What's New at FamilySearch?
presented by Ron Tanner
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1:00 pm  to 2:00 pm  
Hear Them Sing! Social History and Family Narrative
presented by Rebecca Whitman Koford
RT9521

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm  
Uncovering Family Stories with British and Irish Historic Newspapers (Sponsored by FindMyPast)
presented by Myko Clelland
RT3560

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm  
Connecting Your DNA Matches
presented by Jennifer Diahan Southard
RT3586

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm  
Wednesday General Session and Opening Event
presented by Stephen Rockwood, CEO of FamilySearch International
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Thursday, February 28th
10:00 am to 11:00 am 
Making the Leap -- Becoming a Professional Genealogist (Power Hour)
Luana Darby, Varlerie Elkins, Anne Teerlink
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11:30 am to 12:30 pm 
Finally! German Church Records and How to Use Them on FamilySearch
presented by Trish Melander
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1 pm to 2:00 pm  
Thursday General Session
presented by Patricia Heaton
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3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
What You Don't Know about Ancestry (Sponsored by Ancestry)
presented by Crista Cowan
RT8014

5 pm to 6:00 pm
"Jumping the Broom," Oil, Inheritance and African American Marriage in the South
presented by Kenyatta Berry
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6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Perilous Assumptions: Revisiting Those First Finds
presented by Kris Rzepcznski
[note: Yes, that Kris from the Archives of Michigan.]
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Friday, March 1st
10:00 am to 11:00 am 
Why and How to Put Yourself into Your Family History (Power Hour)
presented by Curt Witcher
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11:30 am to 12:30 pm 
Essential Considerations for DNA Evidence
presented by Blaine Bettinger
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1:00 pm to 2:00 pm 
Friday General Session
presented by Saroo Brierley
RT5000

3:30 pm to 4:00 pm
Getting the Most Out of Billions of Records on MyHeritage SuperSearch (Sponsors by MyHeritage)
presented by Mike Mansfield
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5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Discover Your Japanese Ancestors
presented by Valerie Elkins
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6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
The Research Road Map: Your Path to Success
presented by Amy Johnson Crow
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Saturday, March 2nd
10:00 am to 11:00 am 
Trace the Story of Immigrant Ancestors in 3 Steps (Power Hour)
presented by Susan Miller, D. Joshua Taylor, and Frederick Wertz
PH2318
 
11:30 am to 12:30 pm 
Examining Your DNA Matches with DNA Painter
presented by Jonny Perl
RT8707

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm 
Saturday General Session
presented by Jake Shimabukuro
RT6000

3:30 pm  to 4:30 pm
Leading with Science at 23andMe (Sponsored by 23andMe)
presented by Sarah Lashkey
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5:00 pm  to 6:00 pm
The Silent Language of the Stones: Reading Gravestones through Symbols and Carvings
presented by Joy Neighbors
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If it is like prior years, the Live Stream access will be right on the RootsTech homepage starting on that Wednesday. 

See You Soon at Mt. Clemens Public Library! 
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