Plano Texas FamilySearch Center

This article describes the services and resources available at a FamilySearch Center, a branch facility of the FamilySearch Library.

The Plano FamilySearch Center is a non-circulating branch of the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is sponsored by the Plano Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and serves members and non-members of the Church alike.

The facilities and access to its holdings are free of charge.

The volunteers, who staff the FamilySearch Center, do not do family history research for patrons, but are available for personalized assistance, if desired. The staff can also provide instructions in the use of the computer systems and assist patrons in finding and using materials in the FamilySearch Center.

Center Contacts and Hours

Location Map: Location Map

Address: 2700 Roundrock Trail Plano, Texas 75075

Language: English

Phone: 972-867-6479

E-mail: TX_Plano@familyhistorymail.org

Director: Sondra Roseborough

Hours Open:

Tuesday: 9:15am-8:00pm
Wednesday: 9:15am-1:00pm
Thursday: 9:15am-8:00pm

2023 Closures:

March 11-15; Month of July Reopen Aug 5; November 25-29; December 16-Jan 6 Reopen 7 January 2025

Upcoming Events: Great Family Search Conference 12 Oct 2024 @ 2700 Roundrock Trail, Plano, TX 75075

See www.greatfamilysearch.com after May for information/registration.

Center Resources

Collections

Book Collection: In excess of 400 books are available for use covering genealogical instructional and research aids, county histories and records; church records; family histories; foreign language dictionaries and other research aids are included in the collection at the FSC.

Indefinite Film Collection - Patrons may select from more than 1400 rolls of microfilm covering original and collected records which make up the permanent collection of microfilms in the Center. Films may be viewed on one of the microfilm readers in the Center.

Patrons' Microfiche Collection - Patrons may select from our current collection of more than 3600 sets of microfiche from the collection of more than 700,000 fiche in the FamilySearch Library collection for viewing in the FamilySearch Center on the fiche reader.

Databases and Software

FamilySearch Center Portal: This center has access to the FamilySearch Center Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. The websites are:

19th Century British Library Newspaper Archive
Alexander Street Press, American Civil War
American Ancestors
Ancestry.com (Institution)
ArkivDigital Online
FamNet
Findmypast
Fold3
Geneanet
Goldie May
Irish Ancestors
MyHeritage-Library Edition
Newspaper Archive
Paper Trail
Puzzilla
Military Index - Includes US military personnel who died in combat in Korea or Vietnam between 1850 and 1975 (microfiche)
Scottish Church Records - An event oriented index of approximately 10 million births or christenings and marriages (1580s-1850s) recorded in all extant Church of Scotland (Presbyterian Church) parish registers (microfiche)

Hardware and Equipment

8 Computers with internet connection.
1 Microfilm reader
1 Microfiche reader
1 Microfilm/fiche digital reader/copier to flash drive, CD or paper (currently out of order- 2021)

Center Services

Staff Research Specialties

Resources in the Local Area

(This section is to highlight other resources in your area that will be helpful for individuals doing research there in your location, if there are any, such as government offices, historical societies, etc.)

Links

Genealogically helpful web sites

Collin County, Texas Courthouse - Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Plano Public Library - Research Databases

Collin County Genealogical Society

Genealogy Friends of the Plano Library