How to Find Free Genealogy Handouts

This week is the FGS Conference (Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference) and if you're like me and are unable to conference but still want to learn, here are my favorite go-to sites for genealogy handouts. How to Find Free Genealogy Handouts   RootsTech Handouts Most Genealogy conferences don't allow unpaid visitors to view conference handouts, but RootsTech does. RootsTech is the largest genealogy convention in the world and has classes for all skill levels. RootsTech 2018 handouts online example of one 2018 webinar handout RootsTech 2017 handouts online example of one 2017 webinar handout RootsTech 2015 handouts online (only FGS members can access the FGS handouts) example of one 2015 webinar handout RootsTech app for iPhone or Android with 2017 and 2018 (instructions for handouts in this blog)

How to Download RootsTech handouts online

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  • August 22, 2018
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RootsTech 2018 – Day 1

Well, that was crazy! I've been a little ho, hum about attending RootsTech this year. Too many distractions to be fully committed to the conference. But I'm local, so I showed up, and I'm glad I did. First of all, the schedule is all new this year and I love it. Wednesday is usually the Innovators Summit and there's a catered lunch and it's not as heavily attended as the rest of the week. This year, they started the General RootsTech sessions on Wednesday and then at 4 pm they held an Innovation Showcase (which I missed in person, but was able to partially catch on Facebook live-sweet). The Expo Hall then opened from 6-8 pm. Because the RootsTech track classes started a day early, and the Expo Hall and Cafeteria/Dining area didn't open until 6 pm, the Convention Center was more packed than I've ever seen it. There was no place to go except classes and it was fun to see classes so well attended and feed off the excitement and energy of the speakers and participants. …
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  • February 28, 2018
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At #RootsTech or #NotAtRootsTech – One Tip You Need

So I've hesitated to share this tip in an official post because I thought it was just a bug in the RootsTech system. But I tweeted about it last year and the RootsTech Twitter account "liked" my tweet and now we're at year two, and the more I explore I see multiple options for this same amazing freebie, and I'm thinking, they must know it's available and they're just not marketing it as a freebie. So I'm going to go ahead and share the tip. [su_heading size="18"] The One Tip You Need  [/su_heading] Wait for it... Wait for it... Drumroll... Whether you're registered to attend RootsTech or not, you can download all the handouts for free. I hope you think that's as big a deal as I do. I haven't seen this with any other genealogical convention--and I've tried.       [su_heading size="18"] Bonus Tip [/su_heading] You don't have to have a smartphone to access the handouts. You can download the app for iPhone or Android OR You can use this…
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  • February 25, 2018
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