PGSA President’s Column, Robert M. Pine ……………………………… 1

Next PGSA Webinar, 15 August 2021 ……………………………………..2

Genealogy in Poland TODAY! How to Prepare for a Visit to Your Ancestral Homeland, Tom Szymkowiak …………………3

Using Place Names and Maps to Learn More about Your Ancestors, Part 2 of 4, Mark Polczynski…….5

Kukiełka Podegrodzka, Kasia Rutkowska……………………………….. 8

Researching Military Service in Partitioned Poland – Part 2 of 3: Ancestor Search in the Austro-Hungarian Army, Przemysław Lisowski ……………………………………………….9

PGSA Webinar Conference, September 17-19…………………….12

Six “New Christians” and One Rabbi Who Changed Brazil … Forever, Edward David Luft………………13

History of Polish Food and Gastronomy from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century, Ed Rozylowicz….15

The Grabski/Szwaczyk Family of South Chicago: Polish Immigrants from the Russian Partition, Part II, Debra Koehler ……………………………………………………………………23

From the Słownik Geograficzny: Nowosady, Świack (now in Belarus)…………………………………….29

Articles of Interest……………………………………………………………………31

Index to Surnames Mentioned in This Issue………………………..32