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...

Thanks to all who attended last night's meeting with our special guest, Prof. Mateusz Wyżga, who presented the lecture, "Polish Peasants: From Genealogy to Total History." We had a wonderful turnout, and Prof.'s Wyżga's lecture was fascinating! The recording, chat,...

We're excited to announce the culmination of our multi-year project to improve access to the Polak w Ameryce, a popular Polish-language newspaper published in Buffalo, New York, between 1887 and 1920. Our Polak w Ameryce project began in the late 1990s under former...

As a reminder to all our members, an increase in membership dues was approved at our September members’ meeting. Dues are now $30 per year. In order to effect this change, all automatic renewals were cancelled, so that members can renew their memberships at the...

We at PGSNYS are looking forward to another successful year of sharing and preserving Polish history and heritage in New York State, and assisting our members and the general public with Polish genealogical research. We are here to serve you, so if you're interested...

If you haven't checked out our databases in a while, you're in for a treat! We've recently added approximately 80,000 new indexed entries to help you find your family in historical records. New or recently expanded collections include the following: Corpus Christi...

Buffalo, NY – The Polish Genealogical Society of New York State (PGSNYS) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Louis Skalny Foundation to digitize never-before-microfilmed editions of the Dziennik dla Wszystkich (Everybody’s Daily), the major Polish-language...