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...as of March 17, 2008...

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The Polish Genealogical Society of America
presents its 30th annual conference

"Honoring Our Ancestors"

September 19 & 20th
At
Meadows Club in Schaumburg, IL
Please save those dates and watch for more information.

Genealogy Saturdays take place on the 3rd Saturday of every month, from 10am to 1pm, at the library of the Polish Museum of America in Chicago. PGSA members will be available to help guide your search.

There are now over 970,000 listings in the PGSA databases. The Jubilee Index has a total of 405,962 surnames published in 421 jubilee books from 22 states. The Makowarsko, Poland database has births, marriages, and deaths for 1834-1862. A partial index for Milwaukee's Kuryer Polski newspaper is now available. A birth index for 1893-1915 for St. John Cantius Church in Chicago has been updated and is now available.

On January 19, 2008, Lisa Matuska from WBEZ, the National Public Radio station in Chicago, paid a visit to the Polish Museum of America to record what goes on during PGSA Genealogy Saturday. You are invited to view photos documenting Lisa's visit. To see the album click here.

ATTENTION ALL PGSA MEMBERS:

We need your help and support in selecting the recipients of the Wigilia and Gwiazda Awards for 2008. As you know the PGSA attempts to recognize the work of an outstanding individual or an institution each year at our annual meeting. The Board feels strongly that we need more input from our membership in finding those worthy of these honors. Please help us by suggesting people for each of these awards. Simply submit a nomination in which you describe your reasons, in as much detail as possible, for nominating the individual. Indicate for which award(s) you are nominating the individual. Let us know how to contact you if we have any questions. You may send the nomination letter to:
• Richard Stanowski, PGSA Awards Chairperson, 1648 Ash Avenue, Woodstock, IL, 60098-2589.
• You may submit your selection to the Awards Chairperson on the internet: rstanowski@owc.net.
• Please submit your selection(s) no later than April 30, 2008. If you have any questions, you may also contact Stanowski at 815-337-5835. The basic guidelines are given in the following paragraphs:

Each year the PGSA Board selects a recipient of the Wigilia Award for outstanding service to the field of Polish/American genealogical research. It is given to an individual who has made, over a period of time, noteworthy contributions to the field of Polish genealogy. The award may also be given to a public or private institution that has made a significant contribution to Polish-American genealogy.

A second award known as the Gwiazda Award is given to a volunteer worker who has given freely of his or her time and talents to the Polish Genealogical Society of America. The recipient should be someone who has a record of meritorious service to the society, is supportive of the society’s goals and endeavors and can be depended on to successfully complete any task undertaken.

PGSA Membership Benefits — As a PGSA member you can take advantage of Special Rates when requesting copies of Dziennik Chicagoski obituaries, Haller's army records, PRCUA insurance Files and surname or location data. Members also receive a 10% discount on purchases of PGSA publications and books and a special Fall Conference rate. Just by availing yourself of a few of these benefits you can easily cover the cost of your membership. Check us out! Click here for Library Services.

PGSA Notebook

The PGSA Notebook is an electronic magazine (received via email) of current information about Polish genealogy and some of the activities of the PGSA. Subscribe today!



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Membership
Become a PGSA member!
This genealogical site is brought to you by the Membership of the Polish Genealogical Society of America. If you are not a member, please consider joining. The rewards of membership include genealogical information not found on the website, such as our quarterly Journals, as well as discounts on our books, CDs, and research. Please see our membership page for more information.

Links
Free Public Records from the Most Updated Public Sources
National Archives - Great Lakes Region
Polish Cemetery Guides and Necrologies
The Poznań Marriage Indexing Project
Radziwill Family Site
Republic of Poland Index of Places, 1934
Note that the website links are updated periodically on this page. They are placed permanently on other pages. For a list of previous links, click here.

Updates
Check the Calendar for a variety of upcoming events!
12,523 surnames have been added to the Jubilee Books database. Click here to see a list of parishes and here to search the database

Items of Interest
The Slownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego (see CD Review) and Dictionary of Surnames in Current Use in Poland are now available on CD. Click here for the order form.

"On Wings" by Jonathan T. Scott. It's about Poland and its history.
Free downloadable version at www.jonathantscott.com

Volunteer for PGSA Projects
Enrich your genealogical experience by working on a valuable Society project!
The Illustrated Geographic Atlas of the Kingdom of Poland (Atlas Geograficzny Illustrowany Królestwa Polskiego) contains 85 detailed maps of Polish powiats or regions. Each map illustrates a powiat and the towns contained within. The PGSA is currently in the process of indexing each map. This means you will be able to search an extensive database of Polish towns and download a corresponding map! The maps are already online, however there are still maps to be indexed. We need your help to complete this project! Find a town you're interested in on the Powiat Map List and email PGSAmerica@aol.com to volunteer. See the Active Project List for other exciting projects.

General Information
Polish genealogical research is enhanced by joining one or more of the Polish Genealogical Societies. To join the PGSA, click on Membership. To check on the other societies, click on other Polish Genealogical Societies. Members, please help us provide information about the PGSA to others! Download a poster (in Acrobat pdf format) to place on LDS and public library bulletin boards.

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last updated on March 17, 2008

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