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June Meeting Recording Now Available
Our June meeting featured Buffalo City Planner and preservationist, Chris Hawley, whose presentation introduced, "Casimer Mazurek and the Great Steel Strike of 1919." Casimer "Charles" Mazurek was a 26-year-old decorated World War I veteran who was born in what is now...
May Meeting Recording Now Available
Our May meeting featured Polish genealogist, Tadeusz Pilat, MLIS, AG®, who presented the lecture, "Using Online Map Resources and Cadastral maps of Poland." Tadeusz provided a brief history of the Josephinian and Franciscan land surveys on which the tax system in 19th...
Spring Searchers Now Available
We hope our members enjoyed our Spring 2025 issue of the Searchers, which was delivered in early April in electronic and hard copy form. This latest issue has been uploaded to the Members Only section of the website, where members have exclusive access...
April Meeting Recording Now Available
At our April meeting, PGSNYS President Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz presented an introduction to the Polish genealogy website Genealogia w Archiwach (Genealogy in the Archive), demonstrating how it can be used primarily as digital archive to browse unindexed scans,...
March Meeting Recording Now Available
Our March meeting last week featured Roxanne Bocyck, an author from Syracuse, New York, who presented "Genealogical Research and Storytelling." Roxanne shared the research and writing process she used in crafting her novel, Catherine's Dream: A Story of Spirit and...
Digitization of the Missing Local Dziennik Issues is Complete!
PGSNYS is proud to announce that we have completed the digitization of previously unavailable local editions of the Dziennik dla Wszystich newspaper! Thanks to crucial support provided by a grant of $2,500 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Arts & Culture Initiative,...
Changes to Our Board of Directors
Following the loss of PGSNYS Vice-President, Maureen Gleason, on January 20, 2025, our Board was left with a vacancy. Article V Section 7 of our bylaws states, "Should any officer’s position become vacant prior to the end of the elected term, the Board of Directors in...
In Memoriam: Maureen E. Gleason, 1958–2025
PGSNYS is saddened to announce the passing of our friend, colleague, Vice President, and passionate supporter of Polonia, Maureen E. Gleason, on 20 January 2025. Maureen was a long-time member of PGSNYS, serving in the roles of both Vice President and Trustee at...
February Meeting Recap, Recording Now Available
Our February Meeting was a Research Night with the theme of "Chain Migration." PGSNYS member, Sandra Maciejewski Porter, hosted a brief presentation to kick the meeting off, introducing the concept of chain migration, and explaining its relevance to genealogical...
PGSNYS Awarded Grant to Digitize Historic Polish Newspaper
Buffalo, NY – The Polish Genealogical Society of New York State (PGSNYS) has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Arts & Culture Initiative, administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, to support the digitization of a decade...
January Meeting Recording Now Available
Last week, we kicked off a new year of PGSNYS meetings with the presentation, "Beginnings of Tribal Organization and the Polish State Based on Archaeological Research," by professional archaeologist, Prof. Paweł Duma, from the University of Wrocław. Prof. Duma...
Winter Searchers Now Available
Our Winter 2024 issue of the Searchers newsletter is here! Those who prefer to receive hard copies should have their issues in hand, and PDF copies were emailed to members who opted for electronic delivery. The new issue has been uploaded to the Members Only section...