Membership
Membership runs from October 1st to September 30th.
We are now setup so you can pay for membership via PayPal or with a credit card. Info on our Membership page. If you join after April 1st dues are $45 for membership through September 30, 2025. |
If membership isn't for you but you enjoy our webinars, please consider donating to Genealogy Friends.
"Research: From Planning to Writing"
Virtual Seminar September 21, 2024
Info on our All Day Seminar page.
Research At The Library - August 10, 2024
Join experienced genealogists at W.O. Haggard Library on 10 August 2024 from 10:30 to 1 pm.
- Bring a research project to work on.
- The library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library where you can access restricted records you can't see from home.
- Bounce ideas off fellow researchers - you might break down that brick wall.
- Use the large format scanning equipment.
Upcoming Saturday Seminars - Hybrid
If you aren't on our email list and would like the zoom link, click on the button to send an email to request the zoom link for the meeting.
|
![Picture](/uploads/1/0/4/6/10468504/2024-july-seminar_orig.png)
June 15, 2024 - "Working With An Online Family Tree" With the growth of the Internet “cloud,” genealogists have a number of
options for working with their family tree online. In this presentation Bernard will begin by reviewing some of
the questions you should ask yourself when deciding whether or where to place you tree online. He will then
review and show examples of some of the most popular sites and the tools available on them to assist your
research and documentation.
Speaker: Bernard Meisner
Bernard is a genealogist and lecturer based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. He began researching his family
over 30 years ago and enjoys sharing lessons learned from that experience, including his mistakes. Although he
knew only one grandparent (his maternal grandfather) he has successfully identified all of his great-great
grandparents, several triple- and quadruple-great grandparents, and his Meisner 8 th great grandparents.
He is a past president of the Mid-Cities Genealogical Society, a co-leader of the Dallas Genealogical Society’s
German SIG, and he is a member of the Texas State-, the Germanic-, and the National Genealogical Societies. He
has been invited to write several articles for the Texas State Genealogical Society’s quarterly magazine, Stirpes.
Bernard retired from the National Weather Service Southern Region Headquarters where he was the Chief of
the Science & Training Branch. He is certified as a consulting meteorologist by the American Meteorological
Society. He has taught at the Universities of Texas, Oklahoma, and St. Thomas (Houston).
Bernard earned a B.S. in physics/German from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and an M.S. and Ph.D.
in meteorology from the University of Hawaii. He has completed coursework of the National Institute for
Genealogical Studies, the Texas Institute of Genealogical Research, and attended the Genealogical Research
Institute of Pittsburgh each of the last eight years, completing courses in Irish, German, and Pennsylvania
Research, Digital Research Skills, and Practical Genetic Genealogy.
Meetings are hybrid unless otherwise noted above - we meet from 10:15 to noon at Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, Plano, Texas 75075, zoom is also an option. Email [email protected] for zoom info.
Newsletter
Here is a link to the July Newsletter. Our past newsletters may be found in the Newsletter Archives under the Publications tab above.
DNA Special Interest Group - August 13, 2024
The DNA Special Interest Group meets on the second Tuesday of every month at Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Rd, Plano, TX from 7-8:30 pm. Join us in person or via Zoom. Email [email protected] to join the email distribution list.
Our goal is to increase our knowledge related to using DNA results to further our genealogy research. This is a place to share ideas, ask questions, and learn about DNA. The group is open to all levels from beginner to advanced.
In August we will be discussing mtDNA and YDNA results on Family Tree DNA.
Our goal is to increase our knowledge related to using DNA results to further our genealogy research. This is a place to share ideas, ask questions, and learn about DNA. The group is open to all levels from beginner to advanced.
In August we will be discussing mtDNA and YDNA results on Family Tree DNA.
Genealogy Round Table - August 8, 2024
Join us via Zoom — We are a group of genealogy enthusiasts who get together to share information and help each other. The Zoom invite will be sent out by email the week before the meeting. Email [email protected] to join the email distribution list.
Plano Old City Cemetery Association
NOTE - the association has a new address and form, so the link to the old form is removed until it can be updated.
The Plano Old City Cemetery Association (POCCA) is a non-profit, non-perpetual care association founded by descendants of those buried within its boundaries and other interested parties. Its mission is to preserve, restore and protect the property, gravesites, monuments and other appurtenances within the Plano Old City Cemetery located at 12th and H Streets in Plano, Texas. Any person who supports the mission of the Association is eligible for membership. Membership is by application & payment of dues, download the membership form here.
The Plano Old City Cemetery Association (POCCA) is a non-profit, non-perpetual care association founded by descendants of those buried within its boundaries and other interested parties. Its mission is to preserve, restore and protect the property, gravesites, monuments and other appurtenances within the Plano Old City Cemetery located at 12th and H Streets in Plano, Texas. Any person who supports the mission of the Association is eligible for membership. Membership is by application & payment of dues, download the membership form here.
Ancestry.com Membership Discount
If you are an AARP member, you can save 30% off a World Explorer membership to Ancestry.com for one year. More information on Ancestry.com.