At our August meeting, we announced some recent updates to our databases. Specifically, we added: St. Casimir Parish Baptisms, 1891–1911 St. Casimir Parish Deaths, 1894–1904, 1911–1914 St. Casimir Parish Marriages, 1892–1905 Corpus Christi Marriages, 1898–1909...
Last night, we enjoyed a fascinating look at “PGSNYS maps for Polish Genealogy,” presented by PGSNYS Trustee, Hank Kozlowski. Hank shared how he inherited his position as the “Man with the Maps” from the late Walter Kloc, who acquired a large...
A great time was had by all at the Cheektowaga Polish American Arts Festival, which took place on July 26, 27, and 28, 2024! Our volunteers were kept busy during the three days of the Festival, offering research assistance and surname lookups, and answering questions...
PGSNYS is thrilled to announce that our Matching Pledge Challenge is complete, and we raised just over $5,300 toward our next round of Dziennik digitization! We are so grateful to all our members and donors for your support. Thanks to you, we’re getting closer...
Our June meeting took place last week Thursday (June 13), and we thank all who attended. Jeanette Sheliga of Jeanette’s Genealogy presented the lecture, “Above the Fold: Your Ancestors in the News.” A highlight of the presentation for many was the...
