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- Mar 5, 1:30 AM UTCBorn to Gather - The Great Youth Family History Adventure
- Mar 5, 2:00 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | José Hernández
- Mar 5, 2:30 AM UTCCapture The Important Moments: Turning Your Daily Life Into A Living Family Story
- Mar 5, 3:00 AM UTCGravestone Symbols from A to Z
- Mar 5, 4:00 AM UTCHow to Use the FamilySearch Research Wiki
- Mar 5, 4:30 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | Jessica Soho
- Mar 5, 5:00 AM UTCConsidering Location When Researching Your Ancestors
- Mar 5, 5:30 AM UTCNotarial Records in Poland: Treasure Troves of Family History
- Mar 5, 6:00 AM UTCWhat’s New in Family Tree Maker With Duff Wilson
- Mar 5, 6:30 AM UTCTimelines for Genealogy: a powerful research tool
- Mar 5, 7:00 AM UTCSearching for Burial and Cemetery Records in Australian States and Territories
- Mar 5, 7:30 AM UTCKnowing Where to Find Other Records that are not Census Records
- Mar 5, 8:00 AM UTCFinding the Village: Identifying German Places of Origin for U.S. Midwest Settlers
- Mar 5, 8:30 AM UTCDemystifying the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
- Mar 5, 10:00 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | Zico
- Mar 5, 10:30 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | The Gardiner Brothers
- Mar 5, 11:00 AM UTCMigration Waves to Australia: Researching 20th Century Newcomers
- Mar 5, 11:30 AM UTCBorn to Gather - The Great Youth Family History Adventure
- Mar 5, 12:00 PM UTCUnlocking the Archives: Researching the British West Indies
- Mar 5, 12:30 PM UTCIt's Just An Index: Finding The Images Of Records Online - Hungary
- Mar 5, 1:00 PM UTCIt's Just An Index: Finding The Images Of Records Online - Poland
- Mar 5, 1:30 PM UTCNotarial Records in Poland: Treasure Troves of Family History
- Mar 5, 3:00 PM UTCA Beginner’s Guide to Finding Ancestors Using FamilySearch’s AI Research Assistant
- Mar 5, 4:30 PM UTCFamilySearch Global Tech Forum 2026
- Mar 5, 6:00 PM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 1 | Marlee Matlin and Steve Rockwood
- Mar 5, 8:30 PM UTCWhat’s New at Ancestry®
- Mar 5, 10:00 PM UTCDelving Deeper into your family history: What's new at Findmypast?
- Mar 5, 10:00 PM UTCDelving Deeper into your family history: What's new at Findmypast?
- Mar 5, 11:00 PM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 1 | Marlee Matlin and Steve Rockwood
- Mar 5, 11:30 PM UTCGenealogy, Upgraded: AI and Smart Tools on MyHeritage
- Mar 6, 1:00 AM UTCUncovering 1870 Ancestors : Using Free Military Research Tools
- Mar 6, 1:00 AM UTCDecoding the Koseki: Navigating Japan’s Family Registry and Its Hidden Surprises
- Mar 6, 2:00 AM UTCBorn to Gather - The Great Youth Family History Adventure
- Mar 6, 2:30 AM UTCThe 5 Ws of West Virginia Vital Records
- Mar 6, 3:00 AM UTCGood Genealogists Don’t Guess: How to Evaluate a Record in 3 Simple Steps
- Mar 6, 3:30 AM UTCChinese Tombstones: A Genealogical Resource for the Diaspora
- Mar 6, 4:00 AM UTCPractical Digital Strategies for Family Historians
- Mar 6, 4:30 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | The Gardiner Brothers
- Mar 6, 5:00 AM UTCNew Ancestor Connector: Part 1 - The Tool
- Mar 6, 5:30 AM UTCNew Ancestor Connector: Part 2 - The Research
- Mar 6, 6:00 AM UTCWhat They Didn’t Write Down: Genealogy Through Oral History
- Mar 6, 6:30 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | José Hernández
- Mar 6, 7:00 AM UTCPreserving Island Legacies: An Introduction to Genealogy in Micronesia
- Mar 6, 7:30 AM UTCHow to Build Your Digital Archive on Permanent.org
- Mar 6, 8:00 AM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 1 | Marlee Matlin and Steve Rockwood
- Mar 6, 9:00 AM UTCFamilySearch Global Tech Forum 2026
- Mar 6, 10:00 AM UTCHow to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers Part 1: Introduction and Submittal Process
- Mar 6, 10:30 AM UTCHow to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers Part 2: Proving Relationship to Issei Ancestor
- Mar 6, 11:00 AM UTCHow to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers Part 3: Identifying Ancestral Village/Town of Issei
- Mar 6, 11:30 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | Zico
- Mar 6, 12:00 PM UTCMore Recent but More Difficult? The Challenges of Family History for Japanese "War Brides"
- Mar 6, 12:30 PM UTCEarn Family History Research Certificates through BYU-Pathway - On Demand
- Mar 6, 1:00 PM UTCWhy Family History Work Is Ideal for Blind/Visually Impaired Users and What Resources Are Available
- Mar 6, 1:30 PM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | The Gardiner Brothers
- Mar 6, 3:00 PM UTCDNA Misconceptions
- Mar 6, 4:30 PM UTCRootsTech Innovation and Tech Forum 2026
- Mar 6, 6:00 PM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 2 | Tara Roberts
- Mar 6, 8:30 PM UTCMapping Maternal Connections: Where Science Meets Genealogy on the mtDNA Tree of Humankind
- Mar 6, 10:00 PM UTCBranch by Branch: A Beginner’s Guide to Growing the FamilySearch Tree
- Mar 6, 11:30 PM UTCHow to Preserve Text Messages, Emails, Photos, Videos, and Journals as Family History - Friday
- Mar 7, 12:30 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | Jessica Soho
- Mar 7, 1:00 AM UTCItalian Genealogy 101 - Before You Cross the Ocean: Records at Home
- Mar 7, 1:30 AM UTCItalian Genealogy 102: Preparing to Work with Italian Records
- Mar 7, 2:00 AM UTCItalian Genealogy 103 - Italian Civil Records: What They Are & Where to Find Them
- Mar 7, 2:30 AM UTCHow to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers Part 1: Introduction and Submittal Process
- Mar 7, 3:00 AM UTCHow to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers Part 2: Proving Relationship to Issei Ancestor
- Mar 7, 3:30 AM UTCHow to Request Japanese Koseki Family Registers Part 3: Identifying Ancestral Village/Town of Issei
- Mar 7, 4:00 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | Zico
- Mar 7, 4:30 AM UTCMore Recent but More Difficult? The Challenges of Family History for Japanese "War Brides"
- Mar 7, 5:00 AM UTCEarn Family History Research Certificates through BYU-Pathway - On Demand
- Mar 7, 5:30 AM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | The Gardiner Brothers
- Mar 7, 6:00 AM UTCThe GPS in Practice: Examples of Reasonably Exhaustive Research
- Mar 7, 7:00 AM UTCNew to German Genealogy? Start Here!
- Mar 7, 8:00 AM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 2 | Tara Roberts
- Mar 7, 9:00 AM UTCRootsTech Innovation and Tech Forum 2026
- Mar 7, 10:00 AM UTCTracing Transnational Lives: Bridging Records Between Countries
- Mar 7, 11:00 AM UTCFamilySearch Full-Text Search – Your Golden Path to Ancestral Discovery
- Mar 7, 12:00 PM UTCCaribbean and African Enslaved People and their British Enslavers: A look at sources
- Mar 7, 1:30 PM UTCAvoiding Research Pitfalls
- Mar 7, 2:00 PM UTCVirtual Keynote 2026 | José Hernández
- Mar 7, 3:00 PM UTCDNA Analysis Methodology: Defeat the Genealogy Gremlin
- Mar 7, 4:30 PM UTCWanted! Seeking the Identity of Unknown Parents
- Mar 7, 6:00 PM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 3 | Steve Young
- Mar 7, 8:30 PM UTCFamily Discovery Day | Live Session | 2026
- Mar 7, 10:00 PM UTCDNA Swim School – Part 3: Swimming Toward Your Ancestors
- Mar 8, 12:00 AM UTCFamilySearch Global Tech Forum 2026
- Mar 8, 1:00 AM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 2 | Tara Roberts
- Mar 8, 2:00 AM UTCRootsTech Innovation and Tech Forum 2026
- Mar 8, 3:00 AM UTC2026 Temple and Family History Leadership Instruction
- Mar 8, 4:00 AM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 3 | Steve Young
- Mar 8, 5:00 AM UTCFamily Discovery Day | Live Session | 2026
- Mar 8, 6:00 AM UTC2026 Temple and Family History Leadership Instruction
- Mar 8, 7:00 AM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 3 | Steve Young
- Mar 8, 8:00 AM UTCRootsTech 2026 | General Session 2 | Tara Roberts
- Mar 8, 10:00 AM UTCFamilySearch Global Tech Forum 2026
- Mar 8, 11:00 AM UTCRootsTech Innovation and Tech Forum 2026
- Mar 8, 12:00 PM UTCFamily Discovery Day | Live Session | 2026
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Keynote Sessions
Marlee Matlin | RootsTech 2026
Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin shares her inspiring journey of overcoming obstacles, resilience, and courage, connecting personal triumphs to family history and heritage at RootsTech.
Steve Rockwood | RootsTech 2026
FamilySearch International CEO Steve Rockwood opens RootsTech 2026 with enthusiasm and perspective as we celebrate family and togetherness.
