Rootstech 2021: The world’s largest family history event is free and virtual, with Elder Kevin S. Hamilton and FamilySearch CEO Steve Rockwood

<p>People worldwide celebrate shared connections every day. They connect with family and friends, their past, their heritage and their homelands. This year, the organizers of <a href="https://www.rootstech.org/?lang=eng">RootsTech &mdash; the world&rsquo;s largest family history event</a> &mdash; will help them to connect to others from home. Made possible by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,&nbsp; <a href="https://media.familysearch.org/familysearch-announces-rootstech-connect-2021-a-free-global-virtual-event/">RootsTech will be held Feb. 25-27 and is a free</a>, virtual family history celebration. For the first time in <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2020-02-26/rootstech-familysearch-salt-lake-city-10-years-london-175442">RootsTech&rsquo;s history</a>, classes will be offered in multiple languages, and presenters will teach from international locations. This podcast features<a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/kevin-s-hamilton?lang=eng"> Elder Kevin S. Hamilton</a>, a General Authority Seventy and Executive Director of the Family History Department, and <a href="https://www.ensign.edu/devotionals/steve-rockwood">Steve Rockwood</a>, CEO of <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/about">FamilySearch International</a>, talking about family history and RootsTech Connect.<a href="https://www.rootstech.org/?lang=eng"> Register for free at rootstech.org</a> or on the <a href="https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/mobile/">Family Search App</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">The Church News Podcast</a> is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> across the globe. Host <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/author/sarahdeseretnews-com">Sarah Jane Weaver</a>, reporter and editor for <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/">The Church News</a> for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, &ldquo;What do I know now?&rdquo; because of the experience.&nbsp;</p>