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I love watching genealogy programs like “Finding Your Roots,” “Relative Race,” and “Who Do You Think You Are?” where guests “go on an emotional journey to trace their family tree

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   The next meeting of the Windham County Genealogical Interest Group will be held via Zoom at 10 a.m. this Saturday. The focus of the meeting will be the ongoing RootsTech workshop presentations. RootsTech, a major global genealogical conference, was held online this year in February due to the pandemic. In its first week it attracted over 1 million visitors from 242 countries who viewed over 2,000 sessions. Although RootsTech Connect has ended...

Everyone’s trying Deep Nostalgia to bring old photos alive MyHeritage genealogy platform introduces a wildly popular made-in-Israel feature enabling users to animate faces from the past. Screenshot from MyHeritage Deep Nostalgia Only two weeks after online genealogy platform MyHeritage debuted its jaw-dropping Deep Nostalgia photo-animation feature,  more than 43 million faces have come to life and a few thousand more photos are being animated every minute. The Israel-based MyHeritage licens...

Photo by RootsTech Connect 2021 The RootsTech Connect 2021 conference held over 1,500 sessions covering different categories and cultures; and a BYUH alumna speaker at the event said family history can help people find meaning in life and improved well-being. According to Church Newsroom, FamilySearch hosts the conference every year. More than 1 million family history enthusiasts attended this years RootsTech Connect, which made this the largest gathering in the conference’s 10-year h...

When asked to describe the biggest change in her daughter, Elizabeth Thornton beamed with motherly pride. “She’s always been a bright, happy, wonderful person, but it’s like, she’s getting more bright and more happy and more able to share her awesomeness,” her mother said. Related A short time later, her bishop called all the youth in their ward congregation to index names on FamilySearch.org. Thornton was eager and willing, but was it easy to get started? She shakes her head with...

: taught by  “ Cherie Bush,  “ : panel discussion hosted by  Allison DePrey Singleton,  MA, MLS, Sr. Librarian, Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana. The CDC estimates that 20% of people age 55 years or older experience some type of mental health concern. The most common conditions include anxiety, severe cognitive impairment, and mood disorders (such as depression or bipolar disorder) - see:  https://www.cdc.gov/aging/ pdf/mental_health.pdf.  Research...

Last week at RootsTech Connect, MyHeritage announced new technology that transforms still pictures into moving images.

‘The Book of Mormon’ turns 10 (Jeff Christensen | AP file photo) Andrew Rannells, left, and the cast of "The Book of Mormon" perform during the 65th annual Tony Awards, Sunday, June 12, 2011, in New York. Can you believe that “The Book of Mormon” musical is 10 years old? It’s true. It has been a decade since Elder Price (Andrew Rannells) first took to the Broadway stage to joyously sing about getting his own planet as his nerdy companion, Elder Cunningham (Josh Gad), lovingly lied his...

Deseret News Share this story George Garmany, governor general of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants, second from left, Brenton Simons, president and CEO of New England Historic Genealogical Society, third from left, and Steve Rockwood, president and CEO of FamilySearch International, fourth from left, discuss a collaboration to digitize records of Mayflower descendants during RootsTech at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. Scott G Winterton,...

RootsTech Family Discovery Day has looked very similar for years—thousands of eyes on the massive stage at the Salt Palace, a beloved Church leader or leaders sharing an inspiring message, and a broadcast enabling those not in attendance physically to experience a taste of connection. But in 2021, Family Discovery Day looked different. The in-person audience for Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s and Sister Patricia Holland’s remarks was small. But the members of that audience included those who ...