RootsTech Goes Virtual – An Interview with Jen Allen on RootsTech Connect: Episode 146

The biggest genealogy event of the year has gone virtual! Lisa talks with RootsTech’s Jen Allen to see what participants can expect from RootsTech Connect. Plus, our DNA expert sheds some light on re-testing, and we get an inside look at the Freedmen’s Bureau records available on FamilySearch. Ep. #146: February 2021 Back to the episode list In this episode: Tree Talk (01:23) In today’s Tree Talk segment, friend of the show Shannon Combs-Bennett shares how she solved a census mystery. Share your story of discovery and you may just hear it here on the Family Tree Magazine Podcast! Email your story to: [email protected] Case Study: Using the Census to Confirm a Correct Identity Shannon Combs-Bennett shares how she sorted through confusing census records to uncover her ancestor’s mother’s name. Family Tree Magazine /* Embedded-box css */ .embedded-box{ padding: 25px; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; color: #82878c; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.05); overflow: auto; zoom: 1; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif; } .acf-embed-title{ margin: 0 0 15px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; } .acf-embed-description { display: inline-block; } .acf-embed-description img { float: left; max-width: 160px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .wp-embed-site-title a{ position: relative; display: inline-block; padding-left: 35px; } .wp-embed-site-title span { color: #82878c; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; } .wp-embed-site-icon { position: absolute; top: 50%; left: 0; transform: translateY(-50%); height: 25px; width: 25px; border: 0; padding-bottom: 0px!important; } Feature Interview: Jen Allen on RootsTech Connect 2021 (06:20) It’s February 2021 and that means its’ once again time for RootsTech, the world’s largest genealogy conference. However, this year the event will see some major changes. It has been renamed RootsTech Connect, it will be 100% virtual, and it’s absolutely free. Event director Jen Allen shares all the details with Lisa. This year’s event features: * shorter sessions* session recordings available all year long* new website navigation (check out the Getting Started section)* no mobile app this year (the website is enhanced for mobile viewing)* 11 different languages * chat feature with staff, exhibitors, speakers and other attendees* the Relatives at R...