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Date/Time	Event
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
07/24/2026 - 07/26/2026 12:00 am	Cheektowaga Polish American Arts Festival
08/13/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Research Night: Breaking Through Our Members' Brick Walls
09/10/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	"Digging Into Church Records: What Latin Do You Really Need to Know?" by Kasia Dane
10/08/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Genetic genealogy lecture (specific title TBD), by Eryk Jan Grzeszkowiak
11/12/2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	"AI in Genealogical Research: A Practical Approach," by Diana Elder, AG, AGL