Saturday Seminars
Effective research questions should be about a specific person that will help to frame the research scope. This will lead to relevant information and hopefully will identify evidence that will answer the research question. This session will discuss how to determine and write effective research questions to guide your research strategy and process. Examples from current and past research will be used. How to manage multiple research questions using technology will also be reviewed.
Speaker: Emily Richardson
Emily C. Richardson retired from 30 years in higher education to follow her passion of genealogy by opening Kinsearchers, a firm dedicated to helping others find their ancestors and preserve their photos, documents and memorabilia. Growing up with a mother who was a genealogist introduced her to the importance of original documents in the pursuit of family ancestors. Emily is currently the secretary for the Texas State Genealogical Society, a director-at-large for the Fort Worth Genealogical Society, and a member of several genealogical societies in the DFW metroplex. Emily speaks professionally and teaches courses for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNT focused on genealogy. She serves as a mentor for the NGS
course: American Genealogical Studies: Beyond the Basics and as a coordinator for ProGen49.
Speaker: Emily Richardson
Emily C. Richardson retired from 30 years in higher education to follow her passion of genealogy by opening Kinsearchers, a firm dedicated to helping others find their ancestors and preserve their photos, documents and memorabilia. Growing up with a mother who was a genealogist introduced her to the importance of original documents in the pursuit of family ancestors. Emily is currently the secretary for the Texas State Genealogical Society, a director-at-large for the Fort Worth Genealogical Society, and a member of several genealogical societies in the DFW metroplex. Emily speaks professionally and teaches courses for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at UNT focused on genealogy. She serves as a mentor for the NGS
course: American Genealogical Studies: Beyond the Basics and as a coordinator for ProGen49.
Join Us On the Third Saturday of Each Month
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., is proud to sponsor Saturday Seminars to benefit you, the genealogy library patron. The seminars are FREE and are held at the W.O. Haggard, Jr. Library, 2501 Coit Rd., Plano, Texas, in the first floor Program Room or you can attend via Zoom. Doors open at 10:15 a.m. Registration is not necessary. The content is suitable for all levels of genealogy research so bring your friends to learn and have fun at the same time! As always, donations are gladly accepted! Email newsletter@genealogyfriends.org to be added to the distribution list for the Zoom link.
All of our programs for 2023 will be hybrid except December. Join us in person or via Zoom
2024 Programs:
2023 Programs:
All of our programs for 2023 will be hybrid except December. Join us in person or via Zoom
2024 Programs:
- January 20, 2024—”A Nose for News: Sniffing Out Stories in Newspapers” by Mary Roddy
- February 17, 2024—”The Fair Court: Records of the Chancery Court” by Judy Russell
- March 16, 2024—”A New Strategy for Brick Walls" by Kim Richardson
- April 20, 2024— “The Value of Transcribing Historical Records” by LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson
- May 18, 2024—”A Foundational Step in Research Strategy—What is the Research Question” by Emily Richardson
- June 15, 2024—”AI and Genealogy” by Thomas MacEntee
- July 20, 2024—”Working With An Online Family Tree” by Bernard Meisner
- August 17, 2024—”Diseases, Disasters, Distress: Bad for Your Ancestors, Good for Genealogy” by Lisa Alzo
- September 21, 2024 - "Research: From Planning to Writing" All Day Virtual Seminar
- October 19, 2024 -
- November 16, 2024
- December 21, 2024 - Show and Tell
2023 Programs:
- January 21 - Discussion Group
- February 18 - "Applying to a Lineage Society" by Emily Richardson
- March 18 - "Census Records - Have You Really Looked at Them?" by Barbara Coakley
- April 15 - "Shaky Leaf Syndrome: Using Website Generated Hints More Effectively" by Sarah Cochran
- May 20 - "10 Genealogical Brick Walls You Will Face" by Robert Cameron Weir
- June 17 - "Appreciating Conflicting Evidence: Analysis and Resolution Develops Broader Research" and "Indirect Evidence: Finding What Was Not Written" by Rebecca Whitman Koford - This meeting will last until 1 pm.
- July 15 - " "FamilySearch Hidden Treasures or Discoveries of a Fearless Button Pusher" by Lynell Moss.
- August 19 - "30 Types of Maps Useful in Genealogy," by Margaret Kapustiak
- September 16 - All Day Seminar
- October 21 - "After They Are Gone: What Probate Records Tell Us," by Barbara Coakley
- November 18 - "Researching Graphically: Expanding Your Research with Timelines, Charts, Spreadsheets and Diagrams" by Ari Wilkins
- December 16 - Annual Show and Tell - In Person at Haggard Library Only