| Event: | Quarterly Webinar Meeting |
| When: | Sunday, November 17, 2024 2:00 pm Central Time |
| Topic: | Old Photos...Hidden Information in Plain Sight Old photographs may not only match a face to the name of an ancestor; they often contain information about that person, that family, their location or status. Julita Siegel, curator of the Polish Museum of America collection, will discuss how and what you possibly can uncover about ancestors from old photographs. |
| Where: | Webinar Only |
| Register: | Click Here to register for this Webinar |
| Event: | Quarterly Webinar Meeting |
| When: | Saturday, January 18, 2025 12:00 pm Central Time, 1:00 pm Eastern Time |
| Topic: | Polish Collection at Central Connecticut State University, plus the history, documents and exhibit of the Kościuszko Squadron Two speakers will present: - First, Renata C. Vickrey, head of Special Collections, will discuss the extensive archives of Polish materials held by the university that are available to researchers. This includes the holdings regarding the Polish aviators of WWI and WWII know as the Kościuszko Squadron. - Second, Waldemar Kostrzewa will explore the history of the Kościuszko Squadron and introduce its permanent exhibit at the New England Air Museum, of which he was the committee leader. |
| Where: | Webinar Only |
| Register: | Reservation will be available starting a few days after the prior webinar. |
| Event: | Quarterly Webinar Meeting |
| When: | Sunday, February 16, 2025 2:00 pm Central Time |
| Topic: | Comparison of vital records in the Austrian partition of Poland with records of Upper Silesia under German Administration Maciej Orzechowski will present important facts comparing how records were written in German administered Upper Silesia which had a Polish population, against records in the Austrian Partition of Poland. From the perspective of a genealogist, he will illustrate key similarities, differences, advantages, disadvantages, and cautions to be exercised when creating a family history from these regions. Maciej is one of only two researchers allowed access to the Przemyśl Archdiocesan Archives, and an expert on the archives in Sanok and elsewhere in Galicia. He has written articles published in Rodziny, presented on PGSA webinars and worked with PGSA members. |
| Where: | Webinar Only |
| Register: | Reservation will be available starting a few days after the prior webinar. |
Some Prior PGSA WebinarsResearching German Colonists and Enclaves in Former Galicia Non-Vital Records...More Vital than You Thought Archives and Researching in Galicia Hidden Gens in Family Letters and Postcards Using Maps in Genealogical Research Polin Museum, Museum of the Polish Uprising, Polish Emigration Museum Guide to Researching Family Roots in Lithuania Update on Ukrainian Archives and Online Research Locating US Citizenship Records by WWI Military Service Working with a Polish Researcher |
