NEWS

Fellow PGSNYS member Andy Gołębiowski, Host of the Polish American Radio Program, has brought a travel opportunity to our attention that may interest those looking to explore their Polish roots in person. Beauty of Eastern & Southern Poland is a 13-day guided tour...

Our May membership meeting delivered exactly what genealogists stuck at a brick wall need most — a clear, practical methodology and the confidence to use it. Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz, President of the Polish Genealogical Society of New York State, presented...

The Polish Genealogical Society of New York State is pleased to share the success of this past Sunday’s Polish Genealogy & Polonia Fair, held at the St. Stanislaus Adamski Social Center—an event that proved to be our most well-attended to date. A total of 143...

Our first-ever Zoom-only edition of Research Night: Breaking Through Our Members' Brick Walls is now in the recording library — and it delivered. Panelists Valerie Baginski, Sandra Porter, and Julie Szczepankiewicz reviewed real brick wall questions submitted by...

We recently refreshed the navigation on pgsnys.online to make the site easier to use for members and visitors alike. Most changes are subtle — a few renamed labels and reorganized menus — but one is worth calling out: the new Member Portal. Member Portal is now its...

Our April meeting, held at Eugene V. Debs Hall, featured returning speaker Chris Hawley, who presented The Buffalo Belt Line: Hidden in Plain Sight. This engaging program explored how a largely overlooked railroad system played a central role in shaping Buffalo’s...

The Polish Genealogical Society of New York State will host its annual Polish Genealogy & Polonia Fair on Sunday, May 3, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the St. Stanislaus Adamski Social Center. This free, public event brings together individuals and families...

Wednesday, April 29, 20267:00 PM (ET) | Zoom Due to popular demand, we are offering a special Zoom-only edition of our popular Research Night—an opportunity to learn from real member research challenges—and the strategies used to move them forward. This session will...

We hope our members are enjoying the Spring 2026 issue of Searchers, which was delivered in early April in both electronic and printed formats. This latest issue—Issue No. 101—has now been uploaded to the Members Only section of our website, where members have...

Our March meeting featured speaker Tadeusz H. Pilat, MLS, AG®, who presented Polish Census Records: Then and Now. The engaging program introduced members and guests to the many types of census and census-like records that can help genealogists trace ancestors in...

Last Thursday’s PGSNYS membership meeting, “Research Night: Breaking Through Our Members’ Brick Walls,” featured an interactive panel discussion format similar to the one that was such a hit at our August 2025 meeting. Members were invited to submit their “brick wall”...