Family historians can spend most of Friday on their research at Haggard Library, which is hosting Plano Public Library's part of the 25th annual Genealogy Lock-In.
The library describes the Oct. 16 event as a day of genealogy research webinars shared with libraries across Texas. People can attend in person at Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, or join online. Registration is required, and the library says registrants get a viewing link the day before.
The lineup
The program, revised Sept. 16, runs from 9 a.m. to a final session that starts at 5 p.m., with a lunch break from 11:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sessions are rated beginner or intermediate:
- 9 a.m.: Organizing a digital family history archive of downloaded records, scans and screenshots.
- 10 a.m.: Census, church, civil and emigration records for Scottish ancestors.
- 11 a.m.: Cluster research, tracing an ancestor's neighbors and associates.
- 12:30 p.m.: A beginner's session on starting a family tree with a repeatable research process.
- 2 p.m.: Using oral history interviews in genealogy, led by an assistant director of an oral history institute.
- 3 p.m.: Texas and Southern resources at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at UT, presented by a center assistant director.
- 4 p.m.: A case study on Revolutionary War service and pension records.
- 5 p.m.: Ways to interest Generation Z in family history, from the manager of the Clayton Library family history center in Houston.
The library's Genealogy Friends group follows on Saturday, Oct. 17, with its monthly guest-speaker seminar from 10:15 a.m. to noon, also at Haggard and online. Registration for that one is by email to newsletter@genealogyfriends.org.
Also this week
- Money Smart for Older Adults: A free four-week financial education course from The Senior Source begins Thursday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to noon at Schimelpfenig Library. It covers protecting money and assets while aging. Registration is required through The Senior Source.
- Business A.I. Forum: Small-business owners can bring a device to Davis Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, for a group session on moving from AI-written content to customer-facing chatbots with a hand-off to people. The series continues Nov. 14 at Parr Library and Dec. 19 at Harrington Library.
- Spanish-language workshop: Harrington Library hosts a customer-experience class in Spanish for business owners at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
