The RootsMagic 2013 RootsTech Treasure Hunt is now over. We wanted to thank the bloggers who placed clues on their sites: AnceStories (Miriam J. Robbins), Ancestry Insider (Anthony Nsider), DearMYRTLE (Pat Richley-Erickson), Elyse’s Genealogy Blog (Elyse Doerflinger), Gena’s Genealogy (Gena Philibert Ortega), Genealogy Gems Podcast (Lisa Louise Cooke), Genealogy Guy’s Podcast (Drew Smith), Genealogy’s Star (James Tanner), Genea-Musings (Randy Seaver), Granite Genealogy (Sue Maxwell), Leaves of the Tree (Kay Haden), Little Bytes of Life (Elizabeth O’Neal), Renee’s Genealogy Blog (Renee Zamora), The Genealogy Blog (Leland Meitzler), We Tree Genealogy Blog (Amy Coffin), Zap the Grandma Gap (Janet Hovorka).
Like last year, many of the bloggers said they had record-setting traffic to their blogs from the thousands of RootsMagic users from around the world who followed the links to find the clue words. And we heard from many of you who enjoyed discovering new blogs and podcasts with such a variety of personalities and styles.
For those of you that are curious, the 15 words formed this important message:
“You have chosen wisely,” said the old crusader as Doctor Jones picked up Roots Magic
“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” Copyright LucasFilm, Ltd.
We held our first drawing at the actual RootsTech conference and gave an iPad (4th generation) to Vicki Renz. And for those who weren’t able to attend RootsTech in person, we held a second drawing for online entries.
And the winner of an iPad (4th generation) in our online drawing is Judith Ann Taylor of Rexburg, Idaho! We also drew three more winners who will each receive a RootsMagic super pack which includes RootsMagic 6, Getting the Most Out of RootsMagic 6, Personal Historian 2, Family Atlas, Family Reunion Organizer, and RootsMagic Webinars on CD Volumes 1, 2, 3 and 4, all in a RootsMagic tote bag. Congratulations go to Glenn Harvey of Melbourne, Australia; Fernande Boudreau of Pointe Verte, New Brunswick; and Pat Blalock of West Virginia!
Thanks to the thousands of you who participated in our treasure hunt. We had a lot of fun putting it together and we hope you had a lot of fun participating. Look for more treasure hunts, more connections with the genealogical community, and more magic in the future!
Congrats everyone!