Free Online Genealogy Conference: RootsTech 2021

Right now, for the first time, we all have FREE online access to RootsTech. In 2021 this huge genealogy event is completely free, and it's 'virtual' (everything is online). The video presentations by more than a hundred speakers cover a wide range of topics. Register now, and watch the videos up to to a year later at a time that suits you.

The 'main stage' events don't really interest me, so I went straight to 'Sessions'. Here's a list of people whose presentations I'm likely to watch. In most cases I've previously heard them speak and was favourably impressed. Each link opens in a new window, and the page will show all the sessions being presented by that speaker.

AUSTRALIAN or NEW ZEALAND research

Heather Garnsey

Shauna Hicks

Fiona Brooker

BRITISH research

Else Churchill

Nick Barratt

Jackie Depelle (a 'must-see' if you have Yorkshire ancestry)

Celia Heritage

Myko Clelland

Caroline Gurney

Simon Fowler

Sylvia Valentine

Amy Harris

VARIOUS topics

Judy G. Russell

Thomas MacEntee

Dan Poffenberger

Susia Zada

D. Joshua Taylor

Jenny Joyce

Carol Baxter

Thomas Wright Jones

Amy Johnson Crow

DNA

Diahan Southard

Roberta J. Estes

Debbie Kennett

Kitty Cooper

Maurice Gleeson

WARNINGS

(1) If you want to check whether another speaker is taking part, search for his/her surname on the Speakers page (not in 'Search by title, speaker or topic' on the main search screen, because it fails to find some speakers).

(2) Don't spend too much time (if any) on the 'Relatives at RootsTech' section of the site. Judy Russell explains why in About those Relatives at Rootstech...

(This post first appeared on https://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com/2021/02/free-online-genealogy-conference.html.)

Win a 12 month Findmypast subscription!

I've already mentioned this on Genealogy Discounts and Freebies plus UpdatesGenie and my genealogy pages on Facebook... but it's worth mentioning again.

If you'd like to win a 12 month Findmypast subscription, this is your chance! The winner can choose whether the subscription is for British, Irish, Australian/NZ or USA records.

Submit your entry (in just two easy steps) on my Prize Draws and Competitions page. Entries close at 8am (AEST) on Wednesday 26 Apr 2017.

I'm very grateful to Findmypast for allowing me to give away such a wonderful prize (RRP $114.50). I've had a Findmypast subscription for many years, and I love it!

After some lucky person wins the Findmypast subscription, I will also give away a second (smaller) prize.

(This post first appeared on http://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com/2017/04/win-12-month-findmypast-subscription.html. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles, Freedigitalphotos.net.)

Good News and Bad News from FindMyPast

Today's emails brought both good news and bad news from FindMyPast (one of my favourite sites for genealogy and family history).

[UPDATE, 27 Jan 2016: And there's more good news today - 10% discount on 12 month subscriptions!]

Good news #1

FindMyPast will be FREE for 72 hours!  From Friday 22nd to Monday 25th January 2016, everyone has free access to FindMyPast's world records (except the 1939 Register). Check the terms and conditions and start / end times for each region:

• Australia / New Zealand
• Britain
• Ireland
• USA

Good news #2

If you have a current 'world' subscription at FindMyPast, three extra days will be added to your subscription after this 'free access' weekend.

Good news #3

From 16th February 2016, 12 month Britain and World subscribers will have unlimited access to the 1939 Register as part of their subscription packages.

Bad news and good news

From 16 Feb 2016, new FindMyPast subscriptions will cost 20% more than the current price - but if you already have a 12 month subscription, the price of your next renewal will be frozen, and you will still get a 10% loyalty discount.

In conclusion...

Findmypast now gives you access to over eight billion records, and they add thousands more each week. Use this 'free weekend' to explore those records and decide whether to buy a subscription before the price rise in February. Check out the list of record sets (arranged by region) plus last Friday's additions.

(This post first appeared on http://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com/2016/01/good-news-and-bad-news-from-findmypast.html.)