RootsTech Valentines

The two complement each other.  A week after attending the family history event, I see a connection with today – RootsTech Conference (2/6-8) and Valentine’s Day, complementary in life’s work of extending love to family and friends. 

Watching demonstrations in the Salt Palace Expo Hall, and attending classes in grand ballrooms with standing room only, was like drinking from a fire hose.  Lots of new technology to learn, understand, and apply.  In retrospect, for me it was all about love for ancestors, family and friends.  I was in heaven!

A few pertinent samples from the expanded offering at RootsTech 2014:

Passing down memories of family to future generations – Sandra Crowley

Deciphering Old Handwriting Online – BYU’s Enhanced Paleography Website 

– Abbie Black and Amy Harris

Introducing the New FamilySearch Indexing Program – Scott Flinders, product mngr
Remembering Those Who Have Passed: Why Obituaries Are So Key – Curt Witcher

Learning How to Tune Your Ancestry.com Search – Anne Mitchell
Blogging to document family stories, memories, trials and triumphs – Julie McDonald

Organizing digital photos to enjoy, share, and preserve – Alison Taylor

Communicating discoveries to younger generations through social media – D. Joshua Taylor

In the movie First Knight (1995), Lancelot (Richard Gere) enters the great hall and reads the inscription on the Round Table: "In serving each other, we become free."  King Arthur (Sean Connery) adds, “That is the very heart of Camelot.”  If you’ve seen the film, forget all that’s questionable, and think about those whom you love and wish to serve.  And have a happy Saint Valentine’s, not just for one day!