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. Next, she...

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 free...

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....

Thanks to all who attended our meeting this past Thursday night, with our special guest, Stephen Kocsis, of the Western New York Railway Historical Society (WNYRHS). Stephen's lecture—which included such great photographic documentation of Buffalo's railroad history...

Thanks to all who attended Thursday's meeting, “Does the Data Fit? Using Evidence Summaries to Assist Your Analysis, ”  by Amy Larner Giroux, Ph.D., CG, CGL. Through the engaging case study of the Brambach, Mangold, and Beplat families, Amy illustrated the use of...

We've made some new additions to our collection of research links for Polish genealogy. Almost all the sites are free, and include websites and databases to assist you with researching your Polish ancestry in Poland, as well as in the U.S. New links are highlighted...

As many of you are aware, the PGSNYS is currently engaged in a project to digitize some never-before-microfilmed issues of Buffalo's Polish newspaper, the Dziennik dla Wszystkich (see here for details). 2023 was a banner year for fundraising for the PGSNYS, thanks to...

Thanks to all who attended last night’s meeting with our special guest, Cecilia Mikalac, who presented the lecture, “History of Divorce Laws in New York State.” Ceil's outstanding lecture was thoroughly researched, engaging, and informative, tracing not only the...

Please note that our PGSNYS Meetings on February 8, March 14, and April 11 will be held at a new location! Come join us on these dates at the Clarence Public Library, 3 Town Place, Clarence, New York. The library is located off Old Goodrich Road, next to the Clarence...