{"id":106939,"date":"2026-03-02T08:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/?p=106939"},"modified":"2026-03-02T08:32:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:32:39","slug":"come-visit-us-at-rootstech-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/come-visit-us-at-rootstech-2026.html","title":{"rendered":"Come Visit Us at RootsTech 2026!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s almost here, the gathering genealogists eagerly anticipate: the annual RootsTech conference, the biggest genealogical event of the year, happening in Salt Lake City, Utah, from this Thursday, March 5th, through Saturday, March 7th.<\/p>\n

RootsTech will be held at the Salt Palace (formal name: Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center) in downtown Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah. Credit: Gena Philibert-Ortega.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GenealogyBank of course will be there, staffing booth #1209.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Whether you\u2019re attending RootsTech in person or online, come pay us a visit. We\u2019re ready to have fun \u2013 and also do some genealogy work with you, answering questions and providing search tips. Ask us how we can help you find your ancestor!<\/p>\n

We will have author signings all three days of the conference, show many of our helpful YouTube tutorial videos in-booth, and offer a designated table for learning and providing demos of our genealogy site. Plus, we will have fun activities for the kids on Saturday!<\/p>\n

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Photo: Melony Young, GenealogyBank\u2019s Director of Consumer Support.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAs we enter into RootsTech 2026, I am looking forward to once again coming together with family researchers from all over the world through our event sponsorship. Your stories inspire us and ignite our passion to bring you a quality product full of exclusive content, great pricing, and incredible, personalized service. We host the largest obituary collection available online, and we\u2019re always happy to share our best search practices to help make sure you find what you\u2019re looking for. Look for us in our newspaper outfits at booth 1209. We can\u2019t wait to say hello!\u201d<\/p>\n

— Melony Young, Sr. Director of Consumer Support, NewsBank inc\/GenealogyBank.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Conference Specials<\/strong><\/p>\n

Get a one-year GenealogyBank membership plus two free months for $48.95, or two years plus three free months for $90.<\/p>\n

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Green Light Special<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the conference\u2019s first day, Thursday March 5th, we will be offering an extra month\u2019s bonus membership at 6:00 PM \u2013 this offer will only be available for 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Saturday Is Family Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s make Saturday an enjoyable day for the entire family! Family Day will have free entry to the expo hall, and we will be handing out fill-in-the-blank fun pages for kids.<\/p>\n

Author Signings<\/strong><\/p>\n

Come to our booth and meet some of our favorite genealogy authors, who will sign books for you. During the three days, we will be joined by six authors: Roberta Estes; Sunny Morton; Judy Muhn; Dana Palmer; Cheri Hudson Passey; and Darcie Hind Posz. Both Dana Palmer and Darcie Hind Posz will appear with us on two days.<\/p>\n

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Why GenealogyBank?<\/strong><\/p>\n

GenealogyBank, a subsidiary of NewsBank inc., was founded in 2006. We have built a solid reputation in the genealogy community for both our extensive, in-depth collections and our excellent customer support.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re especially known for our Historical Newspaper Archives, more than 16,000 newspapers dating back to 1690 \u2013 with 95% of our content exclusive to our site and not found on other genealogy sites.<\/p>\n

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In addition to our thousands of newspapers containing over 2 billion records \u2013 including hundreds of millions of obituaries, birth and wedding notices, and family stories \u2013 the GenealogyBank collections also include:<\/p>\n