Burley Family History Expo 2025

Thank You!

We would like to thank our presenters, techies and everyone who attended this year's expo. It was a blast! Can't wait for next year! Not all classes were recorded. We will upload the ones that were this next week. See available slides and handouts below.


Special thanks to Brenden and Tessa Blackham from The Memoir (Black Thorn Media LLC) for taking pictures this year!

Black Thorn Media Website

8am Saturday

Yes! You Can Write Your Story

Jolene Hunsaker

Handout

A Tour of Cassia County

Ken Turner

Puzzilla I

Lew Roberts

SourceLinking 101

Cameron Briggs

Video

Going Beyond the Basics of FamilySearch

Steve & Bavia Gibson

Moderate Issues in FamilySearch

Kim Alvarez

FH Certificate at BYU-Idaho

Meg Chelsey

Family History Activities for Your Family Reunion

Sharon Bowers

Handout

Channeling Hope - Documentary Premier*

Fred Woods & Brady Dunn

9am Saturday

Forget-Me-Not

Jeff Miller

Yes! You Can Write Your Story

Jolene Hunsaker

Handout

A Tour of Cassia County

Ken Turner

Puzzilla II

Lew Roberts

Digitizing Your Memory Collections Effectively

Darlene & Cameron Briggs

Finding Your Swedish Ancestors

Kathleen Hedberg

Writing and Publishing Your Personal History with Storyworth

Rick Parker

Moderate Issues in FamilySearch

Kim Alvarez

Family History Activities for Your Family Reunion

Sharon Bowers

Handout

10am Saturday

Ancestry 101

Nina Osterhout

Merging in FamilySearch

Janie Rutschke

AI for Family History

Tammy Stevenson

Video

NEW MiniCassia Chronicles - Telling the Stories of Us All

Darlene & Cameron Briggs

Old Family Photos: From Shoebox to FamilySearch and Beyond

Denise Darrington

Swedish Research - Indexes & Sources

Kathleen Hedberg

Writing and Publishing Your Personal History with Storyworth

Rick Parker

Stories: Seeing the Things We Might Have Missed

Marti Pike

Treasures in Marriage Records

Sharon Bowers

11am Saturday

FamilySearch 101

Anna Marie Davis

VideoHandout

Land and Deed Records

Janie Rutschke

Military Records

Tammy Stevenson

Document Scanning, OCR and AI Storytelling

Cameron Briggs

Editing the Census

Corinne Carter

Old Family Photos: From Shoebox to FamilySearch and Beyond

Denise Darrington

Stories: Seeing the Things We Might Have Missed

Marti Pike

Danish Research

Carla Carson

I Have My Free Ancestry.com Subscription. Now What?

Sharon Bowers

Handout

1pm Saturday

Forget-Me-Not

Jeff Miller

What Do I Do With This Stuff?

Marilyn Moncur

AI for Family History

Tammy Stevenson

Video

NEW MiniCassia Chronicles - Telling the Stories of Us All

Darlene & Cameron Briggs

The 'Triangle': A Slice of America

Alfreda Vann

SlidesHandout

Our Early Days! The History of Cassia and Minidoka Counties

Janis Durfee

Get Involved Easier Than Indexing

Susan Pelton

History of Minidoka County and Resources at the Museum and Online

Rick Parker

FindMyPast English Research

Mary Curtis

2pm Saturday

FamilySearch 101

Anna Marie Davis

VideoHandout

Connecting with Grandchildren

Marilyn Moncur

SlidesHandout

New Cemetery Exploration Tools

Cameron Briggs

The 'Triangle': A Slice of America

Alfreda Vann

SlidesHandout

Our Early Days! The History of Cassia and Minidoka Counties

Janis Durfee

Advanced DNA

Susan Pelton

History of Minidoka County and Resources at the Museum and Online

Rick Parker

FindMyPast English Research

Mary Curtis

Channeling Hope - Documentary Premier*

Fred Woods & Brady Dunn

3pm Saturday

Ancestry 101

Nina Osterhout

Learning to Use Newspapers.com

Janis Durfee

DNA - The Basics and Beyond

Tammy Stevenson

Video

Time Travel from the Black Hills to the Welsh Moors

Marlene Hall

Video

Using Auto-Generated FHTL Games for Family Reunions and More

Cameron Briggs

35+ Year History of the Spudman

Scott Bloxham

Making the Story of Your Life Come Alive

Rick Parker

Growing Your Family Tree

Tookie Harrop

Source Analysis

Tonya VanTassell

4pm Saturday

Learning to Use Newspapers.com

Janis Durfee

DNA - The Basics and Beyond

Tammy Stevenson

Video

Time Travel from the Black Hills to the Welsh Moors

Marlene Hall

Video

The Impact of Storytelling on Families & Getting Started With the New Together App

Cameron Briggs

35+ Year History of the Spudman

Scott Bloxham

Going Beyond the Basics of FamilySearch

Steve & Bavia Gibson

Making the Story of Your Life Come Alive

Rick Parker

Growing Your Family Tree

Tookie Harrop

Source Analysis

Tonya VanTassell

5pm Friday

The LDS Influence on the Settlement of the Mini-Cassia Area: The Church in Grouse Creek, Elba, Almo, & Albion

Janis Durfee

T&FH Consultant Training

Tammy Stevenson

The Spirit World: How We Are Influenced

Marti Pike

Promised Blessings of Family History

Trina Winn

Service Missionary Panel Discussion

Various

6pm Friday

The LDS Influence on the Settlement of the Mini-Cassia Area: Oakley & The Cassia Stake

Janis Durfee

T&FH Consultant Panel

Tammy Stevenson

Rethinking Your FH Consultant Calling

Marlene Hall

Nourishing the Temple with Names

Darlene Briggs

Channeling Hope - Documentary Premier*

Fred Woods & Brady Dunn

7pm Friday

The LDS Influence on the Settlement of the Mini-Cassia Area: The Wards of the Cassia Stake

Janis Durfee

My Family in Church History & Partner Access Options

Sharon Bowers

Handout

T&FH Consultant Training

Tammy Stevenson

Studying Your Patriarchal Blessing & Those of Your Ancestors

Cameron Briggs

VideoHandout

FamilySearch On Your Phone

Tookie Harrop

8pm Friday

The LDS Influence on the Settlement of the Mini-Cassia Area: The Women in the Church & Miracles of the Burley Temple

Janis Durfee

I Have My Free Ancestry.com Subscription. Now What?

Sharon Bowers

Handout

T&FH Consultant Panel

Tammy Stevenson

Studying Your Patriarchal Blessing & Those of Your Ancestors

Cameron Briggs

VideoHandout

FamilySearch On Your Phone

Tookie Harrop

Channeling Hope Documentary Premier

Channeling Hope Movie Poster