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#RootsTech2026 is at an end.
Lots of observations...
* "Cloud" Tennis Shoes are not worth it (my 20 year old Mary Jane Birkies for the win!)
* While every presentation I attended had a great speaker who were knowledgeable, even the "intermediate" level ones felt like beginner. So, if you are an experienced #genealogist (professional or amateur or arm chair), you might think so too. But....
* The in booth presentations are seriously AWESOME. You can pick and choose which company/product interests you and see if they are having a booth talk.
The big guys all have professional booth talks. I even attended one that Christa Cowen had with "Ask me anything".
* If you were #NotAtRootsTech don't worry. The downloadable presentations really are great and informative.
* Most companies had deals for those that were #NotAtRootsTech that were the same if you were there. Granted, the software & book companies had plenty to buy and take home vs ship.
* Don't be afraid to stay a few blocks away from the Salt Palace but stay in the "free city zone" to take advantage of the free trax) tram /train. I stayed at a fantastic hotel three train stops away and was thankful to have the peace away from the convention.
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I've always thought of it as a way to be sure I'm doing original research - because people mostly start with the governors (my cousin) and senators (different line) and judges (different persons on those lines).
Not to mention forgetting the bachelor uncles and maiden aunts, whose wills and probate tie together far-flung branches of the family.
The 1880 census had a maiden aunt whose retirement home was making the rounds of the nieces and nephews. One side of town was enumerated to start the census and the other side to finish; she moved house during it and was enumerated twice - once on her father's side and once on her mother's.
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@genchat I've certainly seen some "warts and all" coverage that didn't make it into the stories told by the elders.
But the FAN Club coverage is surely helped by the Social news - who's hosting the holiday and birthday family meals, who are the bridesmaids or pallbearers.
#RootsTech #RootsTech2026
#NotAtRootsTech #Genealogy
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Day Two of #RootsTech2026:
What do you want to see? #NotAtRootsTech
I am going to try to sneak around and get some #swag & videos, maybe go live on my YT Channel to answer questions.
If you are at #RootsTech, come say hi at the #WikiTree booth. Join me at the Expo Stage, 2:30pm MT, as I present for WikiTree.
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@researchbuzz
Which would be fine if this weekend wasn't #Rootstech #RootsTech2026And I'm #NotAtRootsTech so online is my friend (and many friends and relatives ... to the far reaches of our family trees).