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Day Three at #RootsTech — and it’s Discovery Day. 🎤 Dave Vance — Main Stage, 11:30 AM (live) 🧬 Janine Cloud — Big Y-700 class, 1:30 PM 🤖 Dave Vance — AI in Genealogy panel, 1:30 PM (live) 🎟️ Final raffle 12:45 PM at Booth #419 🧑‍🔬 Consultations 9–3:00 bit.ly/rootstech2026

Day Two at #RootsTech is here! 🧬 • Katy Rowe-Schurwanz — 8:00 AM (Room 255A) • Dave Vance — Forum, 9:30 AM • Roberta Estes — 1:30 PM (Ballroom A) • Sherman McRae — Webinar, 6:00 PM Plus our Green Light Special at 2:30 PM at Booth #419. More ➡️ bit.ly/rootstech2026

Tonight, join us for Night at the Expo Hall — we’d love to meet you and talk about how DNA can help unlock your family history. Explore more and visit our virtual booth ➡️ bit.ly/rootstech2026

📣 Day One at RootsTech 2026 is here! We’re excited to see everyone in the Expo Hall today. Stop by the FamilyTreeDNA booth for booth talks, consultations with our DNA experts, raffles, and more throughout the day.

Saturday is Family Day — and your final chance to enter our raffle drawing 🎟️ Join us for Y-DNA and mtDNA sessions, attend a booth talk, and enter to win.

Friday features our Green Light Special 💚 From haplogroups to DNA group projects to Big Y 101, we’re diving deep into practical genealogy research — with raffle drawings along the way.

@RootsTechConf 2026 is 7 days away 🎉 Our full FamilyTreeDNA booth talk schedule is live — 10 talks, 30 minutes each, at the top of every hour and replaying throughout the event. View the schedule: bit.ly/3ZTL8rv

Ötzi the Iceman’s maternal lineage was believed extinct. FamilyTreeDNA researchers identified a living relative through mitochondrial DNA — 5,000 years later. Read Ötzi’s Story ➡️ bit.ly/4kVCNNt

Happy Birthday, George Washington. 🇺🇸 Our R&D team collaborated on the DNA study that documented his paternal lineage for the first time using advanced Y-DNA testing. Read More About The Study➡️ bit.ly/4tFhdAT

Four weeks until #RootsTech2026 ⏳ When the Expo Hall opens, this link will take you straight to our virtual booth—packed with demos & tips. We’ve been putting in the work this year as a Platinum Sponsor, and we can’t wait to share it. 📌 Bookmark now: bit.ly/RootsTech2026

💙100k branches built tester by tester. Still trying to keep our composure over this one. Each new tester adds resolution—pushing branches younger and sharpening paternal connections. This milestone exists because the Y-DNA community keeps contributing to discovery.

We received reports this morning that some users were having trouble logging in. Our team is already working on a fix and actively monitoring the situation. We’ll share an update as soon as it’s resolved.

💘 It’s a match—our Valentine’s Day Sale is here! Save 50% on Family Finder, plus get $20 off orders of $150+ with code VDAY20. Give the gift of discovery (or treat yourself). bit.ly/49U5qqx

Join us! Find out what makes FamilyTreeDNA different. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

📣 We’re going live in 10 minutes with RootsTech! Join us as we talk about what makes FamilyTreeDNA different and how we approach genetic genealogy. Hope to see you there 👋 facebook.com/events/1246183…

The mtDNA haplotree just grew 🌱 Continued growth means more refined maternal haplogroups and stronger tools for tracing maternal ancestry. This is how progress happens. Haven’t tested yet? mtDNA testing fuels these discoveries. 👉 bit.ly/4r5AARB

Today we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His words continue to remind us that hope, courage, and perseverance matter—especially in challenging times.

We’re launching our Family Tree Experts series with one of our favorites 💙 Janine Cloud shares how DNA testing shaped her own family tree, from surprising matches to lessons every genealogist should hear. Learn More From Janine ➡️ bit.ly/45EHViE

📣 Why attend RootsTech 2026 in person? From genealogy classes and DNA discoveries to Relatives at RootsTech and real community connections, here’s what makes the in-person experience so impactful. Explore the benefits of attending RootsTech ➡️ bit.ly/49jIUaf