The RootsTech family history conference is now primarily an online experience, but this year it also returned in person as thousands gathered at the Salt Palace Convention Center.
, an actress and musician who remains the youngest contestant to win "American Idol" 15 years after her win.
As the online and in-person events merged, the experience became accessible to even more people. Rockwood said they want to reach everyone around the world. Liu said it took nine months to index the 1940 census, but 10 years later, with the ability to use AI, the 1950 U.S. census was indexed in just nine days — providing quicker access to searchable information about ancestors. She said with this technology they were able to add 5.2 billion records last year, and this year they expect to add 15 billion more searchable records to their site.
RootsTech allows Lundgren, and people associated with many other countries, historical events or language-specific family history groups to connect with others who have similar family histories and share information and resources.Jen Allen, who directs events for FamilySearch, said people are visibly excited for the event to be back in person and it feels vibrant.
The goal for this year's event was to create content that would connect with everybody. Allen said they learned over the last few years you can't create one thing and make it work for everyone, and you can't expect an online and in-person audience to react well to the same thing.
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