Help us make history! Preserve Collin County history by sharing your photos and documents
with Plano Public Library’s Genealogy Center. We will digitize up to six items–you get digital
copies, and we add a set to the Collin County Digital Images.
Email genealogy@plano.gov to register
Registration required. Register online
Join other libraries across Texas and
Oklahoma to see 8 webinars throughout
the day on genealogy research
Learn the basics of common genealogical research tools and techniques
Meets in-person and via Zoom. Register online
Have an old illness, unusual death, legal term, occupation or other words you don’t know? We’ll discuss some of them and where to find their meanings
Learn basic site navigation to discover available resources and tools to search for your family using FamilySearch.org
Learn how this site can lead to first landowners, antique maps and topographic continental US land
How to begin locating your immigrant ancestors
Meets in-person and via Zoom. Register online
Learn how to search the U.S. Census, 1790-1950, to find information about your ancestor
A wealth of information can be found in directories. Learn where to find them and tips for using them to do your genealogy research.
Discover how to create your own digitized personal archive.
Registration required. Registration opens online, two weeks prior to each session