RootsTech Connect 2021 – Guild Members and Their Presentations; The Dashboard Posted 23 February 2021 by Tessa Keough For those asking about using the dashboard for the RootsTech Connect event, it will not be available until the event goes live. Sorry if that was unclear in my previous article. I understand that the FamilySearch team thinks everything will be up and running Wednesday afternoon because the Virtual Exhibit Hall opens that evening. Also keep in mind that the times listed are for Utah which is USA Mountain time – I believe that is a 7 hour time difference for those in the UK. As soon as I know more about the chat rooms (also on Wednesday) I will confirm whether we can have one for the Guild and set that up – it would be great to meet and chat with Guild members from around the World who are attending RootsTech Connect. And just an FYI – 11 Guild members are speaking on a variety of topics (22 presentations)! Drew Smith Before you Test: DNA Basics You Need to Know Crowdsourcing Your Brick Walls Front Page News: Finding Archived Newspapers Michael Cassara Cemetery Genealogy Using BillionGraves Dave Annal Don’t Believe the Hints! The What, When, Where, How, and Why Guide to English Census Records Where Have All the Registers Gone? Debbie Kennett Genetic Genealogy Meets CSI Secrets and Surprises: Uncovering Family History Mysteries through DNA Maurice Gleeson Using Y-DNA to Research Your Surname Finding the Irish Cousins Who Stayed Behind Darris G. Williams Girls Must Feed Pigs: Things Our Ancestors Thought and Said Patronymics: The Cause of Common Surnames in Wales Mia (Amelia Katharyn) Bennett Occupations: The Why, What, When, Where, and How Jackie Depelle Researching Online in Yorkshire, England’s Largest Historic County Else Churchill Shortcuts to Success: Solving English Genealogical Conundrums SoG Talks – English Education Records for Family Historians Success with 17th-Century English Genealogy Michelle Patient A Census Substitute: Electoral Rolls From Convict Stain to Royalty Following the Gold Rushes Donna Rutherford DNA and the Settlers of Taranaki, New Zealand RootsTech Connect is a great opportunity to hear speakers you know as well as learn from those who are new to you. Some of my personal favorites are Bernice Alexander Bennett, Toni Carrier, Melanie McComb, Kathy Meade, David Ouimette, Cheri Hudson Passey, and David Joshua Taylor. I want to learn more about organizing and using metadata with my photographs and documents as well as Irish records research so I plan to attend those sessions during the live event so I can join chat rooms and ask questions of the presenters as well as fellow attendees (thanks for that tip Michelle Patient). What are you planning on viewing or what suggestions do you have for speakers to add to our playlists?