In The Long Way Home:An American Journey from Ellis Island to the Great War, David Laskin tells the true story of twelve immigrants who fought with U.S. forces in the Great War. Two of the heroes featured in the book were from Poland. Polonia also sent thousands of young men to fight for the liberation of Poland with Haller's Army. Poles embraced U.S. entry into the war enthusiastically, volunteering in greater numbers than any other immigrant group and raising an all-Polish infantry battalion under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Peter F. Piasecki.
As you may be aware, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) issued a letter on Friday, February 12, 2010, regarding the status of the Library of Michigan and it's various collections. A statement has been issued by the President of the Michigan Genealogical Council regarding the future of the Genealogical Collection at the Library of Michigan. Council will keep us informed of any new information as it is available. The statement is on the MGC website on the Library of Michigan page. http://mimgc.org/LOM.html
Please visit our PGSM SKLEP- Our Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan store is stocked with items of interest to Polish family historians - and we have arranged for a discount on many items. You will find books, music,amber,software,pottery,and more! By purchasing via our website you help us gain revenue that enables us to bring more information to our members. Our stock includes: Michigan History,Genealogy, Software, Polish History, Polish Cookbooks, Polish Arts and Crafts, Music, and Folk Art.
email PGSM Vice President Ceil Wendt Jensen at cjensen@mipolonia.net
The 1922 Greetings from Polish Collection
These unpublished Greetings from Polish school children (1922) list the signatures of Catholic and Jewish children - many whom may have perished during WW II. This collection includes 211 sheets and we are looking for volunteers who can help with the indexing. Volunteers will receive a .pdf of an image and enter the extracted names into an excel file.
NGS 2010 Family History Conference coordinated by the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info
Wednesday, 28 April 2010 UPGS Banquet, 7 PM Salt Lake Palace featuring nationally known speaker Loretto “Lou” Dennis Szucs and a Polish buffet. Please join us for this UPGS fundraiser.
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 8-11 AM; Family History Library Lab, Thursday, 4-6 PM Eastern European Workshop with Daniel Schlyter.
Friday, 30 April 2010 The Polish Track sponsored by United Polish Genealogical Societies 8:00 AM Polish Research Trip Sonja Hoeke-Nishimoto This lecture will discuss research sources, such as church and state archives, parishes, newly found relatives, civil registration offices, schools, and museums. Sonja will cover the types of resources available and answer questions a researcher might have as they plan a trip to Poland to find information about his ancestors.
9:30 AM
Polish Court Records and Census Records Stephen J. Danko This presentation will discuss using Court Records and Census Records to research members of the nobility in Poland.
11:00 AM
Genealogy in Poland Today Tomasz Nitsch
The presentation will cover genealogical societies in Poland and their activities and plans and Polish genealogical websites, especially the very successful ones. Last but not least, Tomasz will tell you about his website genpol.com, other useful websites and functions, and plans for the future.
2:30 PM
Polish Archives: Behind the Scenes Ceil Wendt Jensen, CG Based on interviews with the archive and museum directors to identify materials beyond birth, marriage and death records. These interviews were conducted to learn about the unique materials held at the archives of Poznan, Gdansk, Mława, Białystok, and Krakow and at the concentration camp museums of Stutthof and Auschwitz.
4:00 PM
Finding Your Ancestral Village in American Records Paul Lipinski After family records, American records, e.g., census, ship manifest, naturalization, etc. are sources to be investigated. Record type, location and content are explained. The best records for finding ancestral villages are illustrated.
Additional Questions? Email UPGS at pgsmmi@gmail.com
More information and registration materials be visit the NGS webstie:
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info
Board member and sales chair Teresa Henry has extended the special grab bag sale into February.
She will send you five different Eaglets for $5.00 plus $3.00 shipping to a US address. Why not add a PGSM cookbook to your order? There are only 25 cookbooks left and are priced at $10.00 plus 3.00 for shipping. Once their gone, their gone. PGSM also has ten portfolios that help you organize your research and show off your Polish pride. We have ten to sell. The cost is $25.00 each. Reserve yours today! Contact Teresa at: bhenry7155@wowway.com
PGSM board member Roger Laske is a volunteer on the Huron County GenForum, and will do Huron County, Michigan look-ups for PGSM members.
He writes that he has records for the historic parish of St. Mary Catholic Church (Parisville) after the great fire of 1881 to 1920 for baptisms, marriages to 1946, and death records which include 2008. He also has the St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Rapson) parish records and Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Smiths Corners) internment records. He has most of St. Michael's parish in Port Austin records.Roger is also on the Eaglet team and has shared his article "The Bureiza Journey from Boronów, Silesia to Parisville, Michigan". Contact Roger at: rsl.genealogy@gmail.com
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Board of Directors 2009 - 2011
J. William Gorski; Teresa Henry; Brenda J. Kociemba
Roger S. Laske; Kenneth A. Merique; James J. Tye
Arthur Wagner; Jan S. Zaleski; Richard Zaremba
