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SUMMARY:Royalton\, MN Platte River Day - July 26\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Platte River Day\, is Royalton’s annual area celebration hosted by the Royalton Lions Club on July 26\, 2025. There will be  entertainment for everyone. A 5K run/Walk starts at 8:30 a.m. and the parade starts at 11 a.m. A food court and beer garden opens at 11 a.m and there will be a live auction. \nThe Platte River Day Car Show will be held at the American Legion Post #137\, starting at 3:00 p.m. and will include drawings and prizes. \nEvening entertainment by Perfect Storm will be provided\, starting at 8 pm – it will be a small town street dance party! \nPGS-MN will have a table at this event from 10 am-3 pm. Come join us in the fun! Contact us at pgsminnesota@gmail.com if you are interested in helping us at our display table. \n 
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/royalton-mn-platte-river-day-july-26-2025/
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SUMMARY:Sacred Heart Polish Festival - July 19\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Minneapolis is holding its annual Polish Festival on Saturday\, July 19\, 2025. Their website indicates that more information about the festival will be available soon. We will post the information as it becomes available. The link to their website is: https://www.sacredheartofjesusminneapolis.com \nPGS-MN will have a table at this event – come join us in the fun! Contact us at pgsminnesota@gmail.com if you are interested in helping us at our display table. \n 
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/sacred-heart-polish-festival/
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:MN Genealogy Center Open House
DESCRIPTION:The Minnesota Genealogy Center is hosting an open house on Sunday\, June 29\, 2025 from 10:30 am – 4:00 pm. They will serve hot dogs and chips\, and offer tours of the Hoffman Research Library. \nPGS-MN will have a table at the event and our Polish Genealogy expert will be available in the Hoffman Library – a great opportunity to ask him your genealogy questions! There will also be a Beginning Genealogy class for anyone who is interested. \nFor more information\, contact:\nMinnesota Genealogy Center\n1385 Mendota Heights Road\nSuite 100\nMendota Heights\, MN 55120\n651-330-9312\ninfo@mngs.org
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/mn-genealogy-center-open-house/
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Sobieski Summer Bazaar - June 29\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:The annual St. Stanislaus Parish Summer Bazaar will be held on the grounds of St. Stanislaus Church and will start with a Mass at 10:00 a.m. A home cooked chicken dinner (including trimmings\, pie\, and ice cream) will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. as an alternative to a full meal\, there will be hot dogs\, pork burgers and nachos. The event includes a beer garden\, Polish Wheel of Fortune\, live polka music by Twin Cities Sound\, quilt bingo at 1p.m.\, silent auction\, bountiful baskets\, quilt raffle and games for all ages. An all-cash raffle drawing (over $6\,000 in prizes) will be held at 3:30 p.m. \nPGS-MN will have a table at this event – come join us in the fun! Contact us at pgsminnesota@gmail.com if you are interested in helping us at our display table.
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/sobieski-summer-bazaar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250521T180000
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SUMMARY:History of the Polish Settlement in Le Sueur County
DESCRIPTION:The New Prague Area Historical Society is sponsoring a program about the Polish immigrants who settled in Le Sueur County. The program will be held at the Pioneer Power Association show grounds from 6-7 pm. Tours of St. Jozefa Church (which is now located on the show grounds) will be available from 3-6 pm. For more information\, contact the New Prague Historical Society at npareahistory@gmail.com or 952-758-3153. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/history-of-the-polish-settlement-in-le-sueur-county/
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SUMMARY:Dedication Ceremony of 1944 Airlift Crew Memorial
DESCRIPTION:PGS-MN has made a donation to support this memorial – you are invited to attend the related activities: \nThe sponsoring organizations have joined efforts to commemorate the heroic crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress named “I’ll Be Seeing You” that took part in Operation Frantic 7 and was shot down by Germans over the suburbs of Warsaw on September 18\, 1944. \nA rear gunner of the plane was Staff Sergeant Walter Shimshock\, a Polish-American resident of Northeast Minneapolis. He was able to parachute from the crashing airplane but was captured and executed by the Germans. \nA memorial to honor him and other members of the heroic crew will be unveiled in Huset Park In Columbia Heights\, MN\, on September 21\, 2024.  \nSchedule for this dedication:\n9:00 am – Fort Snelling National Cemetery – Laying of wreaths on the grave\n1:00 pm – Huset Park\, Columbia Heights – Dedication Ceremony\n4:30 pm – Holy Cross Church – Holy Mass in memory of the crew \nFor more information\, contact PACIM:\nPhone: 612-718-7718\nEmail:  office@pacim.org
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SUMMARY:St. James Parish August Fest - Randall\, MN
DESCRIPTION:St. James Parish August Fest begins with Mass at 10:30 a.m. Gorka’s chicken dinner with haluski and corn-on-the-cob and dessert served from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event includes food and refreshments\, beer stand\, jumbo ice cream cones for 50¢\, bingo\, country store\, silent auction\, cake walk\, games and “table of toys” raffle for kids. \nLive music by Jerry Bierschbach from noon to 3 p.m. Quilt raffle and free drawing for quilt. Special hunters’ raffle at 3:50 p.m. for Whitetail War Chest with Henry .44 magnum rifle. Grand raffle drawing at 4 p.m. — over $12\,000 in cash and prizes. (Church is located 10 miles N. of Little Falls on Hwy. 10.) \nPGS-MN will have a table at this event – come join us in the fun! Contact us at pgsminnesota@gmail.com if your are interested in helping us at our display table.
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/st-james-parish-august-fest-randall-mn/
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SUMMARY:Slavic Experience - St. Louis Park
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Slavic heritage with two days of food\, music\, dance\, traditional art demonstrations and family fun. \nThe Slavic Experience creates a welcoming space for people of Slavic heritage to commemorate\, celebrate and share the richness and diversity of Eastern European traditions and customs within the greater Twin Cities community. \nEnjoy kielbasa\, cabbage rolls\, stuffed dumplings\, pastries\, traditional beverages and other culinary delights. \nNew location:\nThe Recreation Outdoor Center (ROC)\n3700 Monterey Drive\nSt. Louis Park\, MN 55416
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SUMMARY:Posen: Hidden Sources
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Gary Heyn\, Germanic Genealogy Society Treasurer\nThis is a free program sponsored by the Germanic Genealogy Society\, a branch of the Minnesota Genealogical Society. Since a number of the PGS-MN members have ancestors from Poznań\, we thought this program might be of interest. While the focus will be concentrated on German Genealogy\, it will include Polish information. \nThe speaker is the author of “Standing at the Grave: A Family’s Journey from the Grand Duchy of Posen to the Prairies of North Dakota.” He visited the Poznań area on a recent research trip. Here is the link to register or for more information: https://ggsmn.org/eventListings.php?nm=38#er220 \n 
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240217T110000
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SUMMARY:In Search of Kashubia
DESCRIPTION:This is a six-hour Zoom event (split between two Saturdays) \, sponsored by the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut. We are sharing it as they are offering PGS-MN members a discount for attending (full price is $25 – with PGS-MN discount\, the cost is $20). To get the discount\, use enter the code when registering (discount code is 2024MN). \n  \n  \n 
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