Friday, September 30, 2016

Be a RootsTech 2017 Exhibitor!

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Be a RootsTech 2017 Exhibitor

Exhibitor registration is now available for RootsTech 2017, the largest family history conference in the world, happening February 8–11, 2017 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah.

With more than 24,000 attendees, RootsTech offers companies an incredible and unique opportunity to increase brand exposure, identify new opportunities, and engage with industry leaders, influencers, and customers.

If your product or service helps individuals discover, preserve, and share family connections, we invite you to visit RootsTech.org by clicking on the link below to learn more and to register.
LEARN MORE

Need housing while exhibiting at RootsTech 2017? 
Four Salt Lake City hotels are now taking reservations for Rootstech 2017. Each are offering reduced nightly rates for RootsTech attendees including RootsTech exhibitors. Don’t wait to make your reservation. Rooms usually fill up months before the event. Visit RootsTech.org for more information.

Enter the 2017 RootsTech Innovator Showdown!

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Enter the 2017 RootsTech Innovator Showdown!

FamilySearch International is looking for the next big innovative idea that will impact an industry worth billions!

Held in conjunction with RootsTech, happening February 8-11, 2017 at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah, the 2017 RootsTech Innovator Showdown will be a global innovation competition for developers and entrepreneurs seeking an opportunity to impact the growing family history industry while competing for $100,000 in cash and prizes.

Innovators in any industry that have solutions directly or indirectly related to family history are invited to enter the RootsTech Innovator Showdown, one of the largest innovation competition in North America.

Click on the button below for Showdown details and to enter. Submission portal closes December 1, 2016.
ENTER THE SHOWDOWN

RootsTech 2017 Registration Now Open!

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RootsTech 2017 Registration Now Open!

Registration is now open for RootsTech, the world’s largest genealogy and technology conference in the world. Happening February 8–11, 2017, at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, RootsTech 2017 will empower you to celebrate your family across generations using the newest technologies available.

For a limited time, the full RootsTech conference pass is available at a discounted price of $159. Regularly priced at $269, that’s over $100 in savings!

A full RootsTech conference pass includes access to:
  • Over 200 RootsTech breakout sessions of all experience levels taught by industry professionals
  • The huge expo hall with hundreds of family history and technology exhibitors
  • Daily keynote sessions with inspiring messages
  • Evening events with popular and exciting entertainment
Register today, and learn how to discover your roots through technology!
REGISTER TODAY


Don’t wait—the price increases to $189 on October 14.


RootsTech, hosted by FamilySearch, is a global conference celebrating families across generations, where people of all ages are inspired to discover, preserve, and share their family stories and connections. This annual event has become the largest of its kind in the world, attracting tens of thousands of participants worldwide

New FamilySearch.org Collections: Week of September 26, 2016

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New Collections Update: Week of September 26, 2016

Summary
The Find A Grave Index continues to grow with a new addition of over 6 million indexed records. Also, find more indexed records from Austrailia and the United States Revolutionary War. See the interactive table below for these and more historic records added this week at FamilySearch.org. Join our online indexing volunteers anytime and help make more of these exciting collections discoverable to more people. Find out how atFamilySearch.org/Indexing
Collection
Indexed Records
Digital Images
Comments
156,667
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
69,290
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
352,527
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
6,298,610
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world's historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org/indexing.
About FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 4,921 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

FamilySearch New Collections Update: Week of September 19, 2016

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New Collections Update: Week of September 19, 2016

Summary
Over 1.5 million indexed records were published this week. The two largest collections provide valuable Minnesota Obituaries and Argentina Catholic Church Records and the collection of Utah LDS Mission Calls and Recommendations 1917-1918 were also expanded.See the interactive table below for these and more historic records added this week atFamilySearch.org. Join our online indexing volunteers anytime and help make more of these exciting collections discoverable to more people. Find out how at FamilySearch.org/Indexing
Collection
Indexed Records
Digital Images
Comments
4,831
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
39,590
80,863
New indexed records and images collection
1,807
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
4,445
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
449,874
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
977,877
132,398
New indexed records and images collection
Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the world's historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org/indexing.
About FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 4,921 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

FamilySearch New Collections Update: Week of September 12, 2016

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New Collections Update: Week of September 12, 2016

Summary
Searchable records are becoming more and more available across the globe. The most recent published collections are great evidence of that. From the large indexed 1911 census in Denmark to browsable images from Korea, see the interactive table below for these and more historic records added this week at FamilySearch.org. Join our online indexing volunteers anytime and help make more of these exciting collections discoverable to more people. Find out how at FamilySearch.org/Indexing
Collection
Indexed Records
Digital Images
Comments
2,792,790
447,167
New indexed records and images collection
9,943
10,000
Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
15,530
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
9,497
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
135,479
192,128
New indexed records and images collection
102,418
70,540
New indexed records and images collection
101,038
8,671
New indexed records and images collection
431,746
431,746
Added indexed records and images to an existing
collection
0
933
Added images to an existing collection
0
4,296
Added images to an existing collection
3,025
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
8,450
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
13,934
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
50,279
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
5,124
577
Added indexed records and images to an existing collection
4,942
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
84,121
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
34,697
96,711
New indexed records and images collection
242
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
12,967
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
45,287
0
Added indexed records to an existing collection
616,001
623,774
New indexed records and images collection
196,206
205,954
New indexed records and images collection
Searchable historic records are made available on FamilySearch.org through the help of thousands of volunteers from around the world. These volunteers transcribe (index) information from digital copies of handwritten records to make them easily searchable online. More volunteers are needed (particularly those who can read foreign languages) to keep pace with the large number of digital images being published online at FamilySearch.org. Learn more about volunteering to help provide free access to the worldís historic genealogical records online at FamilySearch.org/indexing.
About FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Millions of people use FamilySearch records, resources, and services to learn more about their family history. To help in this great pursuit, FamilySearch and its predecessors have been actively gathering, preserving, and sharing genealogical records worldwide for over 100 years. Patrons may access FamilySearch services and resources for free at FamilySearch.org or through more than 4,921 family history centers in 129 countries, including the main Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.