Wednesday, August 24, 2016

2016 PAHVANT VALLEY FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE

          Gathering Their Posterity

October 15, 2016
9:00 am – 4:00 pm 
Delta High School   -   10 W 300 N    -    Delta, Utah 84624

Time and Room
Class
Presenter
8:00 – 8:45
Commons Area
Registration

9:00 – 9:15 Auditorium
Opening Session

9:15 – 10:30 – Auditorium
Keynote Speakers
Michael and Darcy Kennedy
10:30 – 10:45
Visit Vendor Booths

10:45 – 11:45
1st Session Classes

Room 103 Computer Lab
Family Search Catalog
Holly Hansen
Room 104 Library
Finding Cousins
Lisa Ratzlaff
Room 105 EdNet
Find My Past/Newspapers
Karolyn Warnick
Room 107 Classroom
The Family History Guide Overview
Bob Ives
Room 109 Classroom
Indexing
Sister Perkins
Room 114
Multipurpose Room
Comparing Desktop Programs Beginner
Sandra Jarvis
11:45 - 12:00
Visit Vendor Booths

12:00 - 1:00
2nd Session Classes

Room 103 Computer Lab
Billions of Historical Records on Family Search
Holly Hansen
Room 104 Library
Sleuthing Records
Lisa Ratzlaff
Room 105 EdNet
Ancestral Quest
Michael Kennedy
Room 107 Classroom
Training With The Family History Guide
Bob Ives
Room 109 Classroom
One on One Help
TBA
Room 114
Multipurpose Room
Heritage Collectors Demo
Marlo Schuldt
1:00 - 1:45 Commons Area
Lunch and Drawings

1:45 - 2:45
3rd Session Classes

Room 103 Computer Lab
Ancestry
Jody Nielsen
Room 104 Library
Basic Training- Finding Ancestors in Military
Lisa Ratzlaff
Room 105 EdNet
FamilySearch Family Tree
Michael Kennedy
Room 107 Classroom
The Silent Source, Divorce Records
Gordon Wright
Room 109 Classroom
Comparing Desktop Programs Advanced
Sandra Jarvis
Room 114
Multipurpose Room
Create & Share Interactive Family History
Marlo Schuldt
2:45 - 3:00
Visit Vendor Booths

3:00 - 4:00
4th Session Classes

Room 103 Computer Lab
FamilySearch Memories
Karen Richardson
Room 104 Library
Organizing
Earlene Durrant
Room 105 EdNet
Legacy Desktop Program
Leonard Plazier
Room 107 Classroom
The Story Behind The Story
Gordon Wright
Room 109 Classroom
One on One Help
TBA
Room 114
Multipurpose Room
Audio / Calendars etc
Marlo Schuldt

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


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Family History Games and Activities
Family Reunion Ideas
BYU Print Link
Family History for Young Men and Young Women
Handouts and Brochures