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Saturday Seminars

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. 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!

Our topics for 2022:
  • January 16 – "Choosing the Details: The Secret to Compelling Stories" by Laura Hedgecock.  
  • February 19 - "Facebook's 16,700+ Genealogy/History Pages & Groups" by Katherine Wilson 
  • March 19 – "Same Name More Than Once in the Same Location" by Emily Richardson.
  • April 16 – "Ten Skills Every Genealogist Needs" by Nancy E. Loe 
  • May 21 – Virtual - "One-Step Website: A Potpourri of Genealogical Search Tools," by Stephen Morse.  
  • June 18 - In-Person - "What's New at FamilySearch.org and Exploring the Research Wiki" by Lynell Moss
  • July 16 - In-Person - "The Value of Collateral Line Research" by Bernard Meisner 
  • August 21 – In-Person - "Sharing Your Family History Using Blogger" by Barbara Coakley
  • September 18 – In-Person - All Day Workshop "Google for Genealogy" featuring Lisa Louise Cooke
  • October 9 –  In-Person - "You Can Find It In The Archives" by Joan Gosnell from the DeGolyer Library at SMU
  • November 20 – In-Person - "Finding Your New England Ancestors" by David Appleton
  • ​December 18 – Our annual Show-n-Tell!
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