Gathering Their Posterity
Time and Room
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Class
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Presenter
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Commons Area
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Registration
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Opening Session
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Keynote Speakers
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Michael and Darcy Kennedy
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Visit Vendor Booths
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1st Session Classes
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Room 103
Computer Lab
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Family
Search Catalog
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Holly Hansen
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Room 104
Library
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Finding
Cousins
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Lisa
Ratzlaff
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Room 105
EdNet
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Find My
Past/Newspapers
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Karolyn
Warnick
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Room 107
Classroom
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The Family
History Guide Overview
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Bob Ives
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Room 109
Classroom
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Indexing
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Sister
Perkins
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Room 114
Multipurpose
Room
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Comparing
Desktop Programs Beginner
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Sandra
Jarvis
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11:45 -
12:00
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Visit Vendor
Booths
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12:00 - 1:00
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2nd
Session Classes
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Room 103
Computer Lab
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Billions of
Historical Records on Family Search
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Holly Hansen
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Room 104
Library
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Sleuthing
Records
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Lisa
Ratzlaff
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Room 105
EdNet
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Ancestral
Quest
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Michael
Kennedy
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Room 107
Classroom
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Training
With The Family History Guide
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Bob Ives
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Room 109
Classroom
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One on One
Help
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TBA
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Room 114
Multipurpose
Room
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Heritage
Collectors Demo
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Marlo
Schuldt
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1:00 - 1:45
Commons Area
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Lunch
and Drawings
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1:45 - 2:45
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3rd
Session Classes
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Room 103
Computer Lab
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Ancestry
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Jody Nielsen
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Room 104
Library
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Basic
Training- Finding Ancestors in Military
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Lisa
Ratzlaff
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Room 105
EdNet
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FamilySearch
Family Tree
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Michael
Kennedy
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Room 107
Classroom
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The Silent
Source, Divorce Records
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Gordon
Wright
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Room 109
Classroom
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Comparing
Desktop Programs Advanced
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Sandra
Jarvis
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Room 114
Multipurpose
Room
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Create &
Share Interactive Family History
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Marlo
Schuldt
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2:45 - 3:00
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Visit Vendor
Booths
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3:00 - 4:00
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4th Session
Classes
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Room 103
Computer Lab
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FamilySearch
Memories
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Karen
Richardson
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Room 104
Library
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Organizing
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Earlene
Durrant
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Room 105
EdNet
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Legacy
Desktop Program
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Leonard
Plazier
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Room 107
Classroom
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The Story
Behind The Story
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Gordon
Wright
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Room 109
Classroom
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One on One
Help
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TBA
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Room 114
Multipurpose
Room
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Audio /
Calendars etc
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Marlo
Schuldt
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Michael Kennedy will be the Keynote Speaker at the Pahvant Valley Family History Conference
on October 15, 2016 in Delta, Utah.
Mike joined the church at age 18 and is the first of Joseph and Emma’s descendants to hold the Melchizedek Priesthood in the offices of Elder, Seventy and High Priest. He is the first descendant of the Prophets family to receive his endowments.
He is the President and Executive Director of the Joseph Smith Jr. Family Organization and the Joseph Smith Jr and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society created 1985 & 2006 respectively. He was the Executive Producer of the movie released in theaters throughout the country, “Emma Smith, My Story. In addition, he has produced the following films: “The Times and Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, “Children of Joseph” and “Discovering Emma.” Mike works in the Information Technology field and is a graduate of BYU. He currently works with FamilySearch helping with the development of their technology and formerly the CTO of Propay (an online credit card processing and merchant service company), he has served 4 years as President of the Salt Lake City Chapter of InfraGard, which collaborates with the FBI in increasing the security of the United States critical infrastructures.
He and his wife Darcy live in Alpine and have been married for over 42 years and have 6 children and 19 grandchildren. Darcy was born and raised in Nevada and works in the medical field. The missionaries found her at the age of 17 and became the only member of her family to join the church at that time. She servers on the board of the Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. She has co-authored the book “The Emma Smith We Know” and she calls her moment in the movie “Emma Smith My Story” her “fifteen seconds of fame.”
Vendor Links
Displays
Family History Games and Activities
Family Reunion Ideas
BYU Print Link
Family History for Young Men and Young Women
Handouts and Brochures