In February, we kicked off our Matching Pledge Challenge to raise funds in our ongoing effort to digitize never-before-microfilmed, local editions of the Dziennik dla Wszystkich, a historic Polish newspaper published in Buffalo, New York, between 1911 and 1957. You...
On May 16, the National Genealogical Society (NGS) announced that the exhibit, “Buffalo’s Neighborhoods: Exploring Our Migrant and Immigrant Heritage,” was the winner of the 2024 SLAM! Idea Showcase. PGSNYS is proud of the contributions we made to this exhibit, and we...
Thanks to all who attended our meeting last Thursday. The meeting was a Research Night with the theme, “DNA Cousins.” PGSNYS President, Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz, kicked off the discussion with an overview of key concepts with autosomal DNA testing....
The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library’s Grosvenor Room (Special Collections Department), is hosting its 2nd annual Family History Day event on May 18th from 1:00–3:30 pm at the Central Library, 1 Lafayette Square. This event is...
Our next meeting on May 9, and the remainder of our 2024 monthly meetings, will be held at at our usual location! Come join us at the Erie 1 BOCES building, 355 Harlem Rd, West Seneca, New York. The building is wheelchair accessible, with plenty of parking available....
