Discover Relatives at RootsTech

 

FamilySearch. Relatives at RootsTech.

The countdown is on for RootsTech 2026. Earlier today FamilySearch kicked off the Relatives at RootsTech feature (see YouTube). A screenshot from my own page shows as of this evening there are 13760 participants registered, and of those, 1196 are relatives. I have not yet checked the 2026 version of this feature, but last year most of these were very distant connections.

When I look at the famous relatives feature, most of the suggested ones have an indirect path, but one stands out as we have common ancestors in my 9th-great-grandparents George Read and Elizabeth Martiau (JOGG article PDF) with Queen Elizabeth II.

Another connection through George and Elizabeth is with President George Washington.

As I look at the historical relatives pages, the Relatives at RootsTech count keeps growing (now 1400).