John Vincent Wylie serves the Association of Professional Genealogists as Secretary, the National Genealogical Society (NGS) as a member of the NGS-GENTECH Advisory and the Genealogical Standards Committees; the Dallas Genealogical Society as chairman of the Digital Preservation Committee and the Speakers Roundtable. He serves his church as chair of the Information Technology Committee and as a member of the History Committee. From 2000 through 2004 he served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists. He is the 2004 recipient of the Dallas Genealogical Society Lloyd Bockstruck Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Barbara, hosted 35 researchers on the Dallas Genealogical Society’s 2006 Research Trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. One of GENTECH's founders, John was an active participant in the Genealogical Data Model Working Group and served on the NGS Computer Interest Group Committee in 1999 and 2000. John and Barbara have taught genealogical courses at Mountain View College and to church and Boy Scout groups. He has a deep interest in records preservation and enjoys teaching genealogists how to use computer technology and computer users how to do sound genealogical research. Speaking experience: Texas Heritage Digitization Inititative Annual Meeting 2006 International Association of Jewish Genealogical Society 2005 North Texas Genealogical Association 2005 National Genealogical Society's 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 National Conferences. Federation of Genealogical Society's 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 National Conferences. GENTECH93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 2001 National Conferences NGS Regional Seminars in Troy, Michigan, Chicago, Phoenix and Los Angeles. New England Historic Genealogical Society's (NEHGS) 150th Anniversary Celebration Conference 1995 Wisconsin State Genealogical Society's "Genealogy 2000" Kansas State Genealogical Society’s Summer Workshop 2003 New Mexico State Genealogical Society Annual Seminar 1999 Minnesota Genealogical Society's Annual Conference 1998 Connecticut Historical Society Seminar, 2001 Montana State Genealogical Society Annual Conference 2001 East Texas Genealogical Society Workshop 1999, 2000, 2004 Fort Worth Genealogical Society's Computer Interest Group Workshop 1998, 2004 American Family Records Association's 1996 Conference Grand Prairie Historical Organization 2005 Colorado Genealogical Society's Biennial Computer Symposium 1994, 1997 Topeka, Kansas, Genealogical Society 1995, 1996 Ozarks Genealogical Society 1995 Angelina College Genealogical Seminar 1997 Dallas Genealogical Society's Regional Conference 1994, 1995, 2000 Utah State University's Kinship Conference 1997 Texas State Genealogical Society's Annual Conference 1995, 2001 Midland Genealogical Society 1996 Permian Basin Genealogical Society 1996 South Plains Genealogical Society 1995 Friends of Shreveport Genealogy 2002 Numerous smaller genealogical societies in Texas and neighboring states Everton's "Discovering Your Heritage" seminars 1995-2000 Articles published in National Genealogical Society Quarterly Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly Genealogical Computing New England Computer Genealogist Everton's Genealogical Helper Journal of On-Line Genealogy The Family Tree Maker website The Family Tree Maker Magazine DragonFly (publication of National Math Teachers Association) The Digital Genealogist an online magazine Co-author: Indexing Family Histories: Simply Steps for a Quality Product National Genealogical Society Special Publication with Patricia Law Hatcher. Memoranda of Marriages Solemnized by Herbert E. Wylie, Methodist Minister in Western Michigan (winner of Texas State Genealogical Society Writing Award) with Barbara Brixey Wylie. Other Genealogical Activities: NGS-GENTECH Advisory Committee: 2002 to present Chairman, Digital Preservation Special Interest Group, Dallas Genealogical Society Vice President for Education, Dallas Genealogical Society 2004 - 2005 Association of Professional Genealogists Board of Directors: 2000 - 2004 NGS National Standards Committee: 2000 to 2005 President of GENTECH: 1994 - 1998 Conference Chair for GENTECH National Conference: 1994 & 1996 GENTECH Board of Directors 1991-2002 Dallas Genealogical Society, has served in numerous positions 1991 – 2006 including Director of Special Interest Groups, Vice President for Education, Director for the Computer Interest Group, member of the Records Preservation Committee and the Capital Expansion Committee. Online Consultant for Everton's On-Line Service 1996-2001 Invited Genealogical Advisor to the Texas Historical Records Advisory Board 1999 Memberships:  Association of Professional Genealogists Lone Star Chapter, Association of Professional Genealogists National Genealogical Society Dallas Genealogical Society Fort Worth Genealogical Society Grand Prairie Genealogical Society Voluntown Historical Society Barbara Brixey Wylie serves on the Association of Professional Genealogists' Board of Directors, as Secretary of Lone Star Chapter and as First Vice-President of the Grand Prairie Genealogical Society. Along with her husband, John V. Wylie, she has taught genealogy classes at Mountain View College and to church and Boy Scout groups. They also led the Dallas Genealogical Society’s 2006 Salt Lake City Research Trip. Barbara maintains her church’s website and is a member of its History Committee. She wrote several chapters of the Committee’s award winning history 125 Years in the Heart of the City: First United Methodist Church, Grand Prairie, Texas. She especially enjoys gathering the family stories that make each ancestor more than just a name. In addition to speaking, she does research, manuscript preparation, indexing and proofreading for clients. Speaking experience: National Genealogical Society's 1997, 2000 and 2007  Conferences Federation of Genealogical Societies' 1997 Conference North Texas Genealogical Association 2005 Grand Prairie Historical Organization 2005 GENTECH95, GENTECH98, GENTECH99 Montana Genealogical Society Annual Conference 2001 Wisconsin State Genealogical Society's "Genealogy 2000" New Mexico Genealogical Society 1999 Minnesota Genealogical Society's Annual Conference 1998 East Texas Genealogical Society 1999, 2000, 2004 Fort Worth Genealogical Society's Computer Interest Group Workshop 1998 American Family Records Association's Annual Conference 1996 Colorado Genealogical Society's Biennial Computer Symposium 1994, 1997 Kansas State Genealogical Society’s Summer Workshop 2003 Topeka, Kansas, Genealogical Society 1995, 1996 Ozarks Genealogical Society 1995 Dallas Genealogical Society's Regional Conference 1994, 1995, 2000 Utah State University's Kinship Conference 1997 Texas State Genealogical Society's Annual Conference 1995, 2002 Midland Genealogical Society 1996 Permian Basin Genealogical Society 1996 South Plains Genealogical Society 1995 Friends of Shreveport Genealogy 2002 Numerous smaller genealogical societies in Texas 1994 - present Everton's "Discovering Your Heritage" seminars 1995 - 2001 Fort Worth Genealogical Society 2005, 2006 Dallas Genealogical Society 2005 Articles published in Genealogical Computing Heritage Quest Everton's Genealogical Helper Journal of On-Line Genealogy Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal Stirpes  Family Tree Maker's website The DGS Newsletter (Dallas Genealogical Society) The Garland Quarterly DragonFly (publication of National Math Teachers Association) Past editor: The Garland Quarterly The Brixey Bulletin 1991-1998 GENTECH Conference Syllabus (1994-1995) Co-author: Memoranda of Marriages Solemnized by Herbert E. Wylie, Methodist Minister in Western Michigan Recipient of four Texas State Genealogical Society writing awards, she is especially interested in gathering and preserving each family’s stories—those experiences and personalities that make ancestors more than names and dates on a chart. Other Genealogical Activities: Lone Star Chapter Representative, Association of Professional Genealogists Vice President for Program, Grand Prairie Genealogical Society 2005 - present Conference Chair, GENTECH97 GENTECH Board of Directors 1996-1998 Vendor Chair, Garland-Mesquite Genealogical Societies' Workshop 1996 Queries Consultant for Everton's On-Line Service 1995-2001 Memberships:  Association of Professional Genealogists Lone Star Chapter, APG National Genealogical Society New England Historic Genealogical Society Dallas Genealogical Society Fort Worth Genealogical Society Grand Prairie Genealogical Society Webster County (Missouri) Historical Society