Please join us in person at our monthly meetings, which are free and open to the public. Unless otherwise noted, our meetings take place at Erie 1 BOCES, 355 Harlem Road, West Seneca, New York. Meetings are typically held on the second Thursday of the month from 7:00 pm–9:00 pm. PGSNYS members who prefer to attend remotely will receive a Zoom link via email a few days prior to the meeting.

We are currently planning our program for 2026. Watch this space for the upcoming meeting schedule, or scroll down to the bottom of our home page for the complete list of upcoming meetings and events. If you would like to give a presentation, or propose a topic for a tutorial or help session, please write to us at program@pgsnys.org.

Meeting Schedule for 2025

January 9, 2025: “Beginnings of Tribal Organization and the Polish State Based on Archaeological Research,” by Prof. Paweł Duma

February 13, 2025: Research Night: Chain Migration, hosted by Sandra Maciejewski Porter

March 13, 2025: “Genealogical Research and Storytelling,” by Roxanne Bocyck, author

April 10, 2025: “Using Genealogia w Archiwach,” by Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz

May 8, 2025: “Using Online Map Resources and Cadastral maps of Poland,” by Tadeusz Pilat

June 12, 2025: “Casimer Mazurek and the Great Steel Strike of 1919,” by Chris Hawley. Important note: This meeting will be held at Eugene V. Debs Hall, 483 Peckham St., Buffalo, and not at our usual location!

July 2025: No regular meeting. Cheektowaga Polish American Arts Festival

August 14, 2025: Research Night: Breaking Through Our Member’s Brick Walls, hosted by PGSNYS members

September 11, 2025: “Researching Buffalo’s Polish Gangsters,” by Michael Rizzo

October 9, 2025: “The Four Seasons in Folk Culture in Poland,” by Justyna Orlikowska

November 13, 2025: “Geneteka for Beginners” by Kasia Dane

December 11, 2025: No regular meeting. PGSNYS Christmas Party for members and their guests.