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RootsTech 2014

Registration is now open for RootsTech 2014, which will be held February 6­-8, 2014 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. This annual family history conference, hosted by FamilySearch, is a unique global event where people of all ages learn to discover and share their family stories and connections through technology. Over the past three years, RootsTech has grown in popularity with attendees to become the largest family history event in the United States!


Various pass options are available, with pricing set to make RootsTech an affordable experience. Early Bird pricing discounts for a Full Access Pass ($159) and a Getting Started Pass ($39) are available until January 6, 2014.
An additional $20 discount is available for a limited time. Attendees can get a Full Access Pass for just $139 simply by using the promotional code RT14EXCLSV before September 9, 2013.
To get more information and register, visit rootstech.org.

Relative Roots

Here is the link for Genealogy Webinars for DNA:  www.relativeroots.net/webinars/

New Speakers

The following men will give their presentations during the DRC (Dead Relative Collectors) meeting on Saturdays at 10:30 am until noon at the Idaho State Archives, 2205 Old Penitentiary Road in Boise.

 Sept. 21, 2013: Idaho State University History Professor Ron Hatzenbuehler: "Idaho's Settlement and Migration"
Nov. 16, 2013: Boise attorney David Leroy: "Lincoln and Idaho"

IGS's major theme for 2013 is the Idaho's Sesquicentennial celebration of the Idaho Territory (1863-1890).