Travel to Poland: Options for Every Traveler

Have you always wanted to travel to Poland, but weren’t sure how to start planning? This program will consist of a panel  of three speakers who will present their own travel experiences in Poland:

• Laura participated in a 10-day organized Rick Steeves tour in May 2024
• Tom traveled to Poland for two weeks in September 2024 with a neighborhood group
• Iwona Srienc was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland

Both Tom and Laura visited Gdansk, Torun, Warsaw and Krakow.  They will compare and contrast their types of travel, offer pros and cons of each, as well as share mementos and pictures from their travels.  All three panel members look forward to an open exchange with the audience.

This program will be held in person at the Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road, Mississippi Room, Mendota Heights, Minnesota 55120 as well as virtually by Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent to all PGS-MN members a few days before the program. Attendees (both Zoom and in-person) do not need to register in advance. 

Not able to attend this event? No worries – the program will be recorded and available on the PGS-MN website (under Program Meeting Archives) about a week after the program is held.

About the Speakers:

Each of the panel member’s ancestors came from different areas of Poland.
Laura Hunter is a PGS-MN member and a casual genealogy researcher with Polish roots in Michigan and Milwaukee, WI. Her ancestors came from the Poznan and Gdansk areas of Poland.
Iwona Srienc is a Director on the PACIM Board. She was born and raised in Warsaw, Poland, which gives her a unique personal perspective on travel in Poland.
Tom Losinski has been a PGS-MN member since the 1990’s and is currently a PGS-MN Director at Large. He is a casual genealogy researcher, and has Polish roots in Pine Creek, WI and Winona, MN. Tom’s ancestors immigrated from the Kashubia area of Poland.