Advanced and Professional Track

RootsTech Advanced and Professional Track
Join us at RootsTech 2026 to discover our advanced track of classes designed for passionate genealogists! Dive into sessions that will expand your knowledge of family history and enhance your professional skills.

New in 2026

Thumbnail for Provenance & Proof: Advanced Strategies for Finding and Using Manuscripts In Your Research

Video duration is 50:8

Session was published in 2026

Provenance & Proof: Advanced Strategies for Finding and Using Manuscripts In Your Research

Kelly Richardson

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Video duration is 58:42

Session was published in 2026

Avoiding Research Pitfalls

Jana K Greenhalgh, Mindy Taylor

Thumbnail for Untangling the Darling Web: Advanced Strategies for Same Name Resolution

Video duration is 44:47

Session was published in 2026

Untangling the Darling Web: Advanced Strategies for Same Name Resolution

Bonnie Wade Mucia

Thumbnail for From Discovery to Proof: Crafting a Genealogical Proof Argument

Video duration is 57:33

Session was published in 2026

From Discovery to Proof: Crafting a Genealogical Proof Argument

Stephanie O'Connell

Thumbnail for Question Everything: Sharpen Evaluation, Avoid Assumptions, & Clarify Your Writing

Video duration is 57:53

Session was published in 2026

Question Everything: Sharpen Evaluation, Avoid Assumptions, & Clarify Your Writing

Kelley Conner Lear

Thumbnail for The GPS in Practice: Examples of Reasonably Exhaustive Research

Video duration is 59:30

Session was published in 2026

The GPS in Practice: Examples of Reasonably Exhaustive Research

Angela Packer McGhie

2025 Advanced Track

Thumbnail for Intersecting Lines: Pedigree Collapse Helps Identify an Ancestor’s Parents

Video duration is 51:59

Session was published in 2025

Intersecting Lines: Pedigree Collapse Helps Identify an Ancestor’s Parents

Alice Childs

Thumbnail for From Draft to Print: The Educational Journey of Publishing in Genealogy Journals

Video duration is 50:53

Session was published in 2025

From Draft to Print: The Educational Journey of Publishing in Genealogy Journals

Shannon Green

Thumbnail for Efficient Locality Research with AI: Discovering New Avenues of Exploration

Video duration is 59:20

Session was published in 2025

Efficient Locality Research with AI: Discovering New Avenues of Exploration

Diana Elder

Thumbnail for Uncovering Ancestral Origins: Cluster Research and Indirect Evidence

Video duration is 58:8

Session was published in 2025

Uncovering Ancestral Origins: Cluster Research and Indirect Evidence

Stephanie O'Connell

Thumbnail for From Questionable to Credible: Analyzing and Verifying Genealogical Sources

Video duration is 18:41

Session was published in 2025

From Questionable to Credible: Analyzing and Verifying Genealogical Sources

Shannon Green

Thumbnail for Document Analysis: Digging into the Details

Video duration is 1:00:38

Session was published in 2025

Document Analysis: Digging into the Details

Angela Packer McGhie

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