RootsTech Ride Along: Day 2 » Bill Moore | Kyla Bayang “Discoveries”

RootsTech Conference Day 2

With the conference in full swing today, our RootsTech Ride Along caught up with two active

Mission: Genealogy

members,

Bill Moore

and

Kyla Bayang

to get their impressions from the show. Watch a couple of clips¹ in the preview above ☝️ then dive into the full recordings below, 👇.

But wait! There’s more:

Robin Stewart

and

Lori Olson White

, our intrepid on-site RootsTech reporters, took on a dive into the Expo hall. Today I’ve shared one of the clips from their series.

Live Sessions, Full Recordings

Bill Moore of

Family History with Bill Moore

Thank you

Deborah Carl

,

Erin E. Moulton

,

Pauline Wilson

, and many others for tuning into my live video with

Bill Moore

!

Last week Bill shared the story of his grandmother, Sarah Ellen “Marney” Ingham Boardman whom he mentions in our talk and the story of her Quaker roots and the little cap she wore in the garden. You won’t want to miss the one about Diamond Jim Brady either. We then dive into a discussion of the amazing tools highlighted in the conference keynotes.

Kyla Bayang of

Rootsquad Roundup

Kyla is indeed one of our most RootsTech-experienced participants on the Ride Along. In our recording she shares her booth ribbons and subtle strategies for cousin connections. You also won’t want to miss her daily series of posts for RootsTech Week. Truly, where does she find the time?

• March 3rd: “Here’s the Plan”

• March 4th: “What really happened”

• Show Day 1: “RootsTech 2025 More Shenanigans!”

You won’t want to miss her posts.

Many thanks to our live chat participants. It’s pretty much impossible to catch all your names as they fly by, but you see the joy it brings.

Snatched from the exhibit hall!

Our recording today includes a clip of show-floor interviews by the dynamic duo of my Mission: Genealogy co-founder,

Robin Stewart

and ace reporter,

Lori Olson White

. Today’s clip features LaJoy Y. Mosby, president of the Afro-American American Historical and Genealogical Society.

This fabulous organization has experts to help families research their ancestors stories, including those who fought in every national conflict since the founding of the republic. It’s hard, as LaJoy put it, to understand African-American genealogy without understanding American history.

I’ll have a few more snippets from Robin & Lori’s excellent adventure in the expo hall tomorrow Stay tuned for more tomorrow and next week when Robin’s Genealogy Matters’ GenStack explore the show floor.

Those of us on the Ride Along can’t be there, but we can tap through the next best thing. Enjoy.

1. Music credit: “Crystaline” by @QuincasMoreira for YouTube Audio.