Families .... Matter Conference Schedule

8:45 am  DHS Auditorium  - Keynote Speaker -- Dan Debenham Host of Relative Race, Partner and executive producer of Lenzworks Productions

Classes at 10:30 to 11:30

DHS Auditorium  - 1. DNA, Why do it and How does
is help with Family History _  Scott Woodward,
Ancestry.com DNA expert. Professor at UVU.  

Room 103  - 2. Fast and Accurate Google - Van Celaya -
Church Service Missionary, family history consultant
at BYU Family History Center.

Classes 10:40 - 11:40

Room 105   3. Ancestry.com and working with Family-
Search- Jodi Nielson - Stake Family History Consultant
at Delta Family History Center.

Room 104   4. Tax Records - Lisa Ratzlaff - Family History
Consultant and Trainer and worked at FamilySearch.

Room 107   5. Editing Audio and adding audio to
Family-Search -  Carl Lyman - Former CT Information
Technology Specialist at Utah State Office of Education
and Delta High School.

Room 103    6. FamilySearch - Fast and Accurate Research -
Van Celaya - Church Service Missionary, family history
consultant at BYU FAmily History Center.

Room 109    7. Ancestral Quest -  Gordon Findlay -
Founder of Incline Software and Author of Ancestral
Quest, the program from which PAF was built.  
(This class will be over Skype)

Lunch 12:40 - 1:30  Commons area, (Previously register
guests lunch $6) sign up closed for lunches.

Classes 1:30 - 2:30

Room 105   8. Family Tree Maker - Harold
Helgesen - Family History Consultant and
Fan of Family Tree Maker.

Room 104    9. Immigration
- Lisa Ratzlaff - Family History Consultant and
Trainer and worked at FamilySearch.

Room 107   10. Editing Audio and Adding Audio
to FamilySearch -  Carl Lyman -  Former CTE
Information Technology Specialist at Utah
State Office of Education and Delta High School.  
Repeat Class

Room 103   11. Fast And Accurate Affiliate Websites -
Van Celaya - Church Service Missionary, family history
consultant at BYU FAmily History Center.

Room 109    12. Photo Editing and Adding Photos to
FamilySearch -  Betty Jo Western - Lead Instructor of
Information Technology Education at Delta Technical
Center. FS Wiki - Adding

Classes 2:40 - 3:40

Room 105    13. Clearing out the Clutter in Genealogy
- Jodi Nielson - Stake Family History Consultant at
Delta Family History Center.

Room 104     14. Legacy Desktop Program - Mike and
Linda Bringhurst  Former LDS Missionaries and Delta
Family History Consultants. Legacy home

Room 107   15. What’s new and fun in Familysearch -
Karolyn Warnick - Former Director Delta Family History
Center; Currently a Family History Consultant .

Room 103   16. Writing your Personal History -
Tafta Watson - Former Director Fillmore Family
History Center, Former Missionary in Sweden,
Current Manti Temple Worker

Room 109   17. Photo Editing and Adding Photos to FamilySearch -  Betty Jo Western - Lead Instructor of Information Technology Education at Delta Technical Center. FS



Youth and Leaders Fast Start by Van Celaya

9th Annual Family History Conference Set

Saturday, Aug 18, 2018, is the date for the Pahvant Valley Family History Conference.  The theme of this year’s conference is FAMILIES...MATTER. The conference is free and will be held at Delta High School. Opening session begins at 8:45 am with registration from 8:00 am to 8:45. The conference will provide 15 classes for you to choose from to help in researching and cataloging your family history.  Those registering for classes will have the option to purchase a lunch. Can register at the right side or Click here to register.

We are excited to announce that our keynote speaker will be Dan Debenham, host of the popular BYU TV reality show Relative Race.  The show is filming it’s fourth season and is filled with fun, emotion, stress, and drama. It shows the joy of learning about family relations and how much families matter!  The show is in partnership with Ancestry.com. DNA test results show how the relatives are related to the participants. Four couples compete to win a $50,000 cash prize and complete challenges with a twist as they travel to different cities to meet and spend the night with their newfound relatives.  Each couple has an allotted time to complete their travel to their relative’s home using only a flip phone and a map. The couple with the slowest time gets a strike and three strikes mean the couple is disqualified from the race and off the show.

Relative Race is a wonderful, family friendly show and is well worth your time to watch.  There are ten episodes for each season. You can find it on BYU TV or search online for “Relative Race” and enjoy!

Please join us for this exciting conference!

2018 Keynote Soeaker Dan J. Debenham

Dan J. Debenham

Partner & Executive Producer - Lenzworks Productions

Mr. Debenham has been working in the television & production industry for 30 years as an anchor, reporter, writer, producer and executive producer including 10 years with ESPN. While at ESPN Dan helped create a wide variety of original content including the X-Games. Recipient of the Sports Foundations Network Journalism award, Dan has also been awarded two International ARDY Awards for best video production and been nominated three times for the National Cable Ace award.

In 2000 Dan joined Tom Zdunich to create Lenzworks, a full service television and video production company – www.lenzworks.com. Throughout the years Dan has combined his experience and contacts in the industry to create international online marketing and sales platforms and produce several original television shows including RCI TV, Endless Vacations, New Ways to Play, HomeTeam, Music for Money, Behind the Ink, Dining with the Dean and most recently, Relative Race – seen Sunday nights nationwide on BYU TV.

Mr. Debenham is a consultant, corporate spokesperson and guest speaker for some of the top hospitality companies in the world and continues to host several network and online television shows.

Dan and his wife Mona have 4 children, four beautiful granddaughters and live in Sandy, Utah.

  

2017 Pahvant Valley Family History Conference

8th Annual Pahvant Valley Family History Conference

Saturday, October 14th

Millard High School

8:00-8:45 Registration – Main Auditorium/Gym Foyer

8:45-10:15 Opening Session and Keynote Speaker – Auditorium

Todd Hansen – The Story Trek

10:15-10:25 Break and Visit Vendors in Foyer

10:25-11:20 - Classes

• Shim and Traci Callister | "My Lady in Black" A 38 Year Ancestral Journey
• Janet Carling | Researching Your Ancestors’ Stories
• Marta Rodriguez | Spanish Speaking: Researching your Family on FamilySearch
• Lorraine Bourne | Death Records
• Lila Sowards | Working with Relationships and Individuals in Family Tree
• Jill Woodbury | No Hints, Now What?

11:20-12:05 Lunch and Drawings

12:05-12:45 Panel Question and Answer Discussion With Lila Sowards, Lorraine Bourne, Lisa Ratzlaff, Jill Woodbury, and Tafta Watson

12:45-1:50 Speakers – Auditorium

Elder and Sister Gary Coleman 

1:50-2:00 Break

2:00-2:55 - Classes

• Leon Sylvester | Spanish Speaking: Indexing Spanish Records
• Sandra Jarvis | Beginning Your Family History – Picking the Low Hanging Fruit
• Lisa Ratzlaff | Find Take Teach
• Julie Bliss Hammons | British Research
• Lorraine Bourne | Tips for Brick Walls
• Jill Woodbury | Checking the Links in the Chain

2:55-3:05 Break and Visit Vendors in Foyer

3:05-4:00 - Classes

• Tafta Watson | Family History Without the Research
• Sandra Jarvis | Organizing Your Research Records
• Lisa Ratzlaff | Researching Immigration and Naturalization Records
• Julie Bliss Hammons | Censuses
• Lila Sowards | Working with Relationships and Individuals in Family Tree
• Shim and Traci Callister | "My Lady in Black" A 38 Year Ancestral Journey

2016 Syballus

2016 Conference -

PAHVANT VALLEY FAMILY HISTORY CONFERENCE
Gathering Their Posterity

             October 15, 2016 Delta High School

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	Indexing	Iva Butler
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	Family Search Catalog	Holly Hansen
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	Indexing Challenge	Iva Butler
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	Billions of Historical Records on Family Search	Holly Hansen
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	Indexing Challenge	Iva Butler
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	Ancestry	Jodi Nielson
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	Indexing Challenge	Iva Butler
Room 104 Library	Organizing Files ...	Earlene Durrant
Room 105 EdNet	Legacy Desktop Program	Leonard Plazier
Room 107 Classroom	The Story Behind The Story	Gordon Wright
Room 108 Art Room	Comparing Desktop Programs Advanced	Sandra Jarvis
Room 109 Classroom	FamilySearch Memories	Karen Richardson
Room 114 Multipurpose Room	Cards and Calendars etc	Marlo Schuldt

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

Legacy 8.0 Family Tree - Desktop Program

Heritage Collector System

Family History Expos

Crash Course on Family History

One of a Kind Woodworking

The Game of Genealogy

The Family History Guide

Chronicle/Progress Newspaper (Fan Charts)

Books and Videos:  Michael and Darcy Kennedy

Displays

Family History Games and Activities

Family Reunion Ideas

BYU Print Link

Family History for Young Men and Young Women

Handouts and Brochures