RootsTech is the world’s largest family history conference, bringing together genealogists and family historians from around the globe through a free programme of online talks and presentations alongside a conference in Salt Lake City. 

Join fellow Society of Genealogists members for a RootsTech Watch Party and enjoy the conference together in a friendly, shared online setting. Rather than watching alone, members come together on Zoom to experience selected RootsTech talks as a group.

Participants will join the Zoom meeting around 15 minutes before the RootsTech session begins, giving everyone time to chat informally, say hello, and set the scene for the talk. Once the presentation starts, members can use the Zoom typed chat to share comments, observations, and questions in real time while watching.

Did your family live in Britain in the twentieth century? Are you interested in their story? We often neglect the twentieth century as being ‘not really history’; sometimes we don't research our more recent ancestors with the same vigor as earlier ones. Perhaps because we knew them in person, we don't seek them out in the documentary record. There is plenty to be discovered about individuals and the communities in which they lived, when investigating our more recent British family history. Twentieth century research brings with it the difficulties of larger and more mobile populations, as well as records that are closed to view but families can be traced and many records are available. This presentation introduces a range of resources that will help those with twentieth century British ancestry to bring their more recent ancestors to life.

After the talk has finished, the Zoom meeting remains open for a relaxed group discussion. This is a chance to reflect on what you’ve heard, exchange ideas, and explore how the themes of the talk relate to your own genealogical interests and research.

RootsTech Watch Parties are designed to combine the rich content of RootsTech with the sense of community and shared learning that the Society of Genealogists offers.

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Click here for information about our events.  Contact events@sog.org.uk if you have any questions.