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From: "Scott Fitzgerald" <>
Subject: ETGS Meeting 6/11/05 Tyler TX
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 08:02:16 -0500

Regular Meeting of East Texas Genealogical Society, Tyler, TX

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Tyler Public Library - Taylor Auditorium

2:00 p.m.


Speaker: John Wylie


Program: "What the Pros Know - Tips from 14 Years Working on Other People's
Lines"


John Vincent Wylie, a full-time professional genealogist, will be sharing
tips and tricks he has learned in over fourteen years researching full time.
Some save time; others save money, many relate to finding lost or obscure
records, but most show how to glean the most from the records we encounter
most often. Using real-world examples, John will have an open question &
answer so you can ask for help with your brick wall.

John serves the National Genealogical Society (NGS) as a member of the
NGS-GENTECH Advisory Committee and the National Standards Committee; The
Dallas Genealogical Society as Vice-President for Education and his church
as Chair of the Information Technology Committee. From 2000 through 2003 he
served on the Board of the Association of Professional Genealogists. He is
the 2004 recipient of the Dallas Genealogical Society Lloyd Bockstruck
Distinguished Service Award.

One of GENTECH's founders, he served as its president for five years. He was
general chair for two GENTECH national conferences and has served on the
program committee for other national conferences. He was an active
participant in the Genealogical Data Model Working Group, and served on the
NGS Computer Interest Group Committee in 1999 and 2000.

He and his wife, Barbara, present programs and seminars throughout the U.S.
He has served the Dallas Genealogical Society as Director for Special
Interest Groups, Director for the Computer Interest Group, on the Records
Preservation Committee and on the Capital Expansion Committee. He
specializes in teaching genealogists how to use computer technology and
computer users how to do sound genealogical research.


Following a short refreshment period, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the
Computer Interest Group of the East Texas Genealogical Society will meet.
Beverly Odom will present a program on "Digital Imaging for Genealogists".

Information on upcoming programs can be found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/meetings.html


East Texas Genealogical Society represent six counties which are Anderson,
Gregg, Henderson, Panola, Rusk and Smith counties. ETGS publishes the "East
Texas Family Records" four times a year which features articles and records
concerning our six counties and a monthly newsletter "The Bulletin" which
features information about our society, things of interest to our members
and information about our six counties. ETGS has began a First Families of
East Texas covering our six counties. To find out about this program go to
following link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/firstfam.html .

For more information, you may contact me at or go
to:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~txetgs/


Submitted by Scott Fitzgerald, President.

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