PGSNYS - Polish Genealogical Society of New York State

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Date/Time	Event
11/08/2025 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	All Souls' Mass & Polish Ancestors' Day Resurrection Mausoleum, St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Cheektowaga New York
11/13/2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	"Geneteka for Beginners," by Kasia Dane
12/11/2025 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm	PGSNYS Members' Christmas Party Kiebzak’s Restaurant, Buffalo New York
01/08/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	"Genealogy Research in Lithuania," by Tom Sadauskas
02/12/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Research Night: Breaking Through Our Members' Brick Walls
03/12/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	"Polish Census Records: Then and Now," by Tadeusz Pilat
03/21/2026 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Research Day at the Grosvenor Room with PGSNYS Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Central Library, Buffalo New York
04/09/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	"The Buffalo Belt Line: Hidden in Plain Sight," by Chris Hawley Eugene V. Debs Hall, Buffalo New York
05/14/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	"Breaking Through Brick Walls with Cluster Research," by Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz
06/11/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	"Publishing a Family History: The Process & Details," by Jerome "Jay" Biedny