- Academy of LDS Dentists Conference
- Adult Religion Classes
- Bachelor of General Studies
- Books for Young Readers
- BYU Counseling Workshop
- BYU Jazz Festival
- BYU Organ Workshop
- BYU Women's Conference
- Campus Education Week
- Chinese Arts Education Leaders Workshop
- Choral Academy
- Church History Symposium
- Conference on Computerized Family History and Genealogy
- Education Week
- EFY
- EFY Stay-at-Home Programs
- EMT Certification Course
- Family History and Genealogy Conference
- Family History Technology Workshop
- Financial Planning for Retirement
- Grant Taggart Symposium
- Independent Study
- InterMuse Academy
- International Folk Dance
- Jerusalem Center
- Late Summer Honors
- LSAT, GRE, GMAT, MCAT, DAT
and ACT - Marriott School Management Conference
- Merit Badge Pow Wow
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- Nutrition and Food Science Conference
- Professional Certification
- Saints at War Conference
- Salt Lake Center
- Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
- Startalk Arabic Language Camp
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- Summer Educator Workshops
- Summer Scholars' Academy
- Theatre Workshop
- Vocal Beauty Boot Camp
- Wheatley Institution
- Young Ambassadors' Singing Entertainer Workshop
- Young Musicians' SummerFestival
Conference check–in begins at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30th. Participants can pick up their materials at the registration desk.
About the Conference
The 44th annual BYU Conference on Family History and Genealogy will offer more than 100 classes, allowing participants to gain new skills and helpful information.
Class topics include:
- Youth and Genealogy
- LDS Family History Callings
- FamilySearch Family Tree
- DNA Research
- Google Genealogy
- ICAPGen
- U.S. Research
- Methodology
- International Research
- Scandinavian Research
The conference will be in the BYU Conference Center (770 East University Parkway, Provo, Utah).
For a free black and white copy of your family’s genealogy fan chart from Genealogy Wall Charts, visit genealogywallcharts.com by July 31. Order the chart by uploading a PDF or GEDCOM file of your family and placing your order. You can pick up your free chart at the Family History and Genealogy Conference.
“This was my first time and it was a fabulous experience!”
—2012 Conference Participant
2013 Keynote Presenters
Tuesday, July 30th
Elder Allan F. Packer is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints. In his professional life, he worked with companies such as Boeing, Eaton–Kenway, O.C. Tanner, and MyFamily.com. He married Terri Anne Bennett in June 1970, and together they are the parents of eight children and twenty-five grandchildren. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the LDS Family History Department.
Elder Allan F. Packer is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints. In his professional life, he worked with companies such as Boeing, Eaton–Kenway, O.C. Tanner, and MyFamily.com. He married Terri Anne Bennett in June 1970, and together they are the parents of eight children and twenty-five grandchildren. He currently serves as the Executive Director of the LDS Family History Department.
Wednesday July 31st
Dennis C. Brimhall began his career working as an Associate Administrator at the University of Utah Medical Center after graduating with an MBA from Northwestern University. He went on to work as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Colorado Hospital, and then served as an LDS Mission President in Louisville, Kentucky. He is currently the managing director of the LDS Family History Department and the acclaimed family history website FamilySearch.
Dennis C. Brimhall began his career working as an Associate Administrator at the University of Utah Medical Center after graduating with an MBA from Northwestern University. He went on to work as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Colorado Hospital, and then served as an LDS Mission President in Louisville, Kentucky. He is currently the managing director of the LDS Family History Department and the acclaimed family history website FamilySearch.
Thursday, August 1st
J. Mark Lowe is a full–time professional genealogist, author, and teacher who researches primarily in original records and manuscripts throughout the South. Mark has been researching families for more than 40 years. He has travelled extensively and enjoys sharing his love of genealogy and the joy of research with others. His weekly local history article appears in the Robertson County [Tenn.] Times, and he is the Director of the Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance.
J. Mark Lowe is a full–time professional genealogist, author, and teacher who researches primarily in original records and manuscripts throughout the South. Mark has been researching families for more than 40 years. He has travelled extensively and enjoys sharing his love of genealogy and the joy of research with others. His weekly local history article appears in the Robertson County [Tenn.] Times, and he is the Director of the Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance.
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