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You can still register for virtual RootsTech 2026

RootsTech by FamilySearch runs from March 5-7 and you can still register for FREE for the virtual event, which includes over 500 classes to choose from. You can see the full schedule here and add the classes you want to view to your online schedule. Click a day, select Online for how to watch, click the plus sign (+) next to the class you want to add and if you haven't signed into your FamilySearch account, it'll prompt you to do so and your schedule will be saved.


Classes are available for all experience levels. Jewish related classes are:

  • Navigating JewishGen

  • Tracing Your Jewish Roots: Navigating Modern European Records (19th-20th Century)

  • The Records of the Portuguese Jewish Community of Amsterdam

  • Conducting Holocaust Research: Methodology and Resources


Here are some general classes that are being offered online:


  • The Art of the Family History Interview: From Awkward to Amazing

  • Obituaries as Priceless Genealogy Resources

  • Strategies to Analyze Endogamous DNA

  • Effective Search Strategies on FamilySearch

  • Tax Tracks: Navigating Federal Tax Records for Genealogical Research

  • Your Genes, Your Story: Exploring MyHeritage DNA with Gal Zrihen

  • Yes, You Can Research with AI

  • FamilySearch Full-Text Search – Your Golden Path to Ancestral Discovery

  • Adoption, DNA, and the search for identity: insights from a personal and professional journey

  • Arriving at the Port of New York, 1890-1924


General sessions include an interview with actress Marlee Matlin and with and author Tara Roberts.


You can register here. From that page you'll also find a link for their on-demand video library and other great resources and information.

 
 

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