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 year s RootsTech Connect, which made this the largest gathering in the conference’s 10-year history. Participants from more than 235 countries attended the event held from Feb. 25 to 27.
The event was the largest “celebration of family” and the sessions of the conference covered nine different categories including topics such as traditions and heritage, DNA, finding ancestors, records and tools, according to its website. Some sessions were about general family history topics, while others are focused on specific cultures and genealogy and were found in 39 different languages.