Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan
2011 Annual Polish Research Seminar - October 15th
Annual Seminar with Noted Speakers:
American Polish Cultural Center -Hall #2
2975 E. Maple Rd. (15 Mile Rd)
Troy, Michigan 48083
(use
Dequindre entrance)
Featured Speaker - Matthew Bielawa - three talks on Eastern Poland
Matthew Bielawa currently serves as vice
president of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast. He earned a B.A. in Slavic and East European
Studies at the University of Connecticut and a M.A. in Slavic Languages and Literatures at New York University. His research
specialization is in Eastern Galicia/Western Ukraine, about which he maintains the webpage “The Genealogy of Halychyna (Western
Ukraine) / Eastern Galicia”, at www.halgal.com. Mr. Bielawa has visited Poland, Ukraine and Russia several times, including
a semester study at Leningrad State University.
also
Mark Bowden, Coordinator of Special Collections, Detroit Public Library, Speaking
on "Utilizing the Burton Collection Resources"
Mark began working as a librarian at the Detroit Punlic Library in 1996.
The Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library began life as the private library of Clarence Monroe Burton. In addition
to being a prominent attorney, Mr. Burton was a Detroit historiographer and the founder of the C. M. Burton Abstract Co. Mr. Burton’s
original intention was to assemble a collection on the history of Detroit. Realizing that Detroit’s history was inextricably connected
to that of Michigan and the Old Northwest and those histories to that of Canada and New France, he assembled a collection that was
one of the most important private historical collections in the county.
Seminar starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 4:00 PM.
Doors open at 8:30 AM
Please send reservations and check by October 1, 2011 for $65 and $100 for couples. This will include the
Seminar, continental breakfast and a delicious Polish lunch. If you have questions, please contact Valerie Koselka, vkoselka.pgsm@gmail.com
PGSM
Burton
Collection
c/o Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202-4007
2012 Polish Research Seminar Registration
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