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SUMMARY:Travel to Poland: Options for Every Traveler
DESCRIPTION:Speakers:\nLaura Hunter\, PGS-MN Member\nTom Losinski\, PGS-MN Director at Large\nIwona Srienc\, Polish Cultural Institute of MN (PACIM) Director \n\n  \nHave 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: \n\nLaura participated in a 10-day organized Rick Steeves tour in May 2024\nTom traveled to Poland for two weeks in September 2024 with a neighborhood group\nIwona Srienc was born and raised in Warsaw\, Poland\n\nBoth 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. \nThis 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.  \nNot 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. \n  \nAbout the Speakers:\n \nEach of the panel member’s ancestors came from different areas of Poland.\nLaura 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.\nIwona 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.\nTom 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. \n 
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/travel-to-poland-options-for-every-traveler/
CATEGORIES:Program Meetings
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SUMMARY:Tour of the Gale Family Library
DESCRIPTION:Our April Program Meeting will be a unique offering\, held at the Gale Family Library in the Minnesota History Center\, 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul. \nThe program will include a one hour orientation\, and library staff will provide an overview of its collections\, as well as a review of resources\, equipment\, and services. The presentation will focus on library use\, archives catalog\, online collections and other search tools for genealogical research. In addition\, library staff will be available for assistance with individual requests. \nBecause of the location\, there will be no Zoom component for this presentation.  Orientation slides and links will be made available on the PGS-MN website after the visit. No registration is required – you can just show up if you are interested in attending. Note that the day (Wednesday) and time (11 AM) are different from our usual program time because PGS-MN will have sole use of the Library and its resources for the full three hours. \nThe Gale Library is on the second floor. We will meet in the lobby there – you should check in at the front desk when you arrive and you will be asked to present a photo ID. Food\, liquids\, bags and ink pens are not allowed in the library. Lockers are available for storing purses\, bags\, and other belongings. \nFor directions\, parking and food service\, contact the Minnesota History Center:\n–  Website: https://www.mnhs.org\n–  Phone: 651-259-3300 \nFor questions\, contact the PGS-MN Program Committee at pgsminnesota@gmail.com with title “Gale Family Library Visit.” \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/tour-of-the-gale-family-library/
CATEGORIES:Program Meetings
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SUMMARY:Publishing a Family History Book: The Process and Details
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jay Biedny\n\nThis presentation comes in two parts: \n\nThe first will discuss the many ways you can create\, publish\, and distribute a family history book.  \nThen after a brief break\, it will focus on ways to produce the text and incorporate graphics interestingly into the book. \n\nThe presentation is filled with many practical examples based on Jay’s  recent publication of Only Two Places: Poland & Buffalo – A History of One New York Family. The nearly 400 page book culminates his forty years of research on his 100% Polish family roots. \nThis 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.  \nNot 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. \n  \n About the Speaker \nJay Biedny has been a decades-long member of both the Polish Genealogical Society of New York and of America. Since moving to Minnesota almost 40 years ago\, he has been a member and officer of the Polish Genealogical Society of MN including its president.  His roots in Poland center north of Poznan in the German Partition and east of Nowy Sacz in Austrian Galicia.  He has Russian Partition relatives also who lived along the Vistula River north of Mielec. He has written columns on Polish genealogy for local publications as well as presented talks at local and regional genealogical events.
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/publishing-a-family-history-book-the-process-and-details/
CATEGORIES:Program Meetings
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SUMMARY:Tracing Family from the Pomerania Area
DESCRIPTION:Speakers:\nKay Freund\, PGS-MN Secretary and\nChris DeWuske\, Teacher\, Graphic Designer and Founder of My Pomerania\nThis is a joint meeting between the Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota and the Pommern Regional Group of Minnesota. It 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.  \n10:00 am\nKay Freund’s presentation will go through the process that she undertook to find the ancestral village of her Korcal family ancestors (Zblewo/Hochstueblau in Starogard County\, Pomerania Voivodeship). It includes almost five decades of research\, gaining an understanding the history of Poland\, discovering hidden family gems\, help received from others\, and key take-aways for genealogy research. \nThere will be a short break between speakers. \n11:30 am\nChris DeWuske found valuable resources to fill in the gaps of the origins of his unusual surname in Pomerania. He will explain documents he found that have typically been outside the purview of American audiences\, but bear a tremendous significance for those who have run out of research options. His presentation will address Land Records\, with an emphasis on land and mortgage registers\, recess acts\, and leases. \nWe hope you will join us!
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/tracing-family-from-the-pomerania-area/
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SUMMARY:Kashubian Poles in Minnesota
DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Dr. Joseph Hughes\n\nThe speaker will present a concise illustrated history of Kashubian Poles in Minnesota. The focus will be on the 19th century. Topics include the Kashubian migration to North America\, Kashubian “colonies” throughout Minnesota\, and the unfortunate\, rapid demise of the Kashubian language all across Minnesota. \nThis program is free to PGS-MN members\, and members do not need to pre-register. The program will be held by Zoom only. A zoom link will be sent to all PGS-MN members a few days before the program. \n 
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/kashubian-poles-in-minnesota/
CATEGORIES:Program Meetings
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SUMMARY:History of the Polish Settlers in Gnesen and Duluth\, their Churches and Cemeteries
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a program sponsored by the Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota and the Twin Ports Genealogical Society of Duluth\n  \nTopics/Speakers: \n\nWhere Gnesen and Duluth Poles emigrated from and their journey to the Gnesen area – Paula Colwell\nThe settlement of Gnesen and the building of St. Joseph’s Church – Barb Oase\nAn overview of Duluth’s Polish Catholic churches and the Polish cemetery – Mark Dobosenski\n\n  \nLocation:\nSt. Joseph’s Church\n6110 Church Road\nGnesen\, MN  55803 \n  \nPRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED (Lunch included) – Room limit 75\nLast date to register is Friday\, September 13\, 2024 \n  \nCOST: $15 –  MUST PRE-REGISTER AND PAY AT TIME OF REGISTRATION\nFor payment\, write check to Twin Ports Genealogical Society (provide Name\, Address\, and Phone #)\nMail registration and check to Bobbi Hoyt\, 22 E. 10th St.\, Duluth\, MN 55805 \nQuestions: Contact Bobbi Hoyt or Barbara Oase (218) 340-3621
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/history-of-the-polish-settlers-in-gnesen-and-duluth-their-churches-and-cemeteries/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240907T100000
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SUMMARY:My Grandfather\, John Polenik\, and His Story
DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Marge Runnakko\, PGS-MN Member\nLearn how unexpected helpers and information led to a story: \n–  A retired professor\n–  A talented lifetime friend\n–  Saved yearbooks and some other telling documents\n–  A godmother who saved everything\n–  A few collaborating cousins\n–  A DNA test\n–  One yellow pillowcase and a matching one in Poland\n–  Connections through the Galicia Family History Page on FaceBook\n–  A Beekeeper who knew of the Polenik family that remained in Poland \nThe speaker will reveal results she never anticipated and how the story grew. \nThis program is free to PGS-MN members\, and members do not need to pre-register. The 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.
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/my-grandfather-john-polenik-and-his-story/
CATEGORIES:Program Meetings
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SUMMARY:Wieczorek Family Tree
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Peggy Larson\, PGS-MN Member \nPeggy Larson will share the Wieczorek branch of her family tree. The presentation will focus on questions she encountered on her genealogical journey. She will explain how she answered some of those questions\, and seek advice on solving some of the remaining unsolved mysteries. \n  \nThis program is free to PGS-MN members\, and members do not need to pre-register. The program will be held in person at the Minnesota Genealogy Center\, 1385 Mendota Heights Road\, Founders 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.
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/wieczorek-family-tree/
CATEGORIES:Program Meetings
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SUMMARY:Using Maps and Gazetteers for Polish Genealogy
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ryan Mattke\, John R. Borchert Library\nThis will be a unique program\, held at the John R. Borchert Map Library (in the lower level of the Wilson Library) on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota campus. Because of the location\, there will be no Zoom component for this presentation. No registration is required – you can just show up if you are interested in attending. Note that the time is at 2 PM\, which is different from our usual program time. \nThe speaker will demonstrate how to use print and online resources\, in conjunction with maps\, to locate historical place-names. The presentation will also highlight resources related to genealogy\, as well as other historical cartographic materials\, available at the John R. Borchert Map Library in Minneapolis. Feel free to bring place-names to search! \n\nPoland resources:\n\n\nDigitized maps from the Map Library Collection\nTopographic map sets including Topographische Karte 1:25\,000; Poland 1:100\,000; Karte des Deutschen Reiches 1:100\,000; and others.\n\n\n\nFor parking\, here is a West Bank Campus Map — Wilson Library is right in the middle. The best place to park is the 21st Ave Ramp just south of Wilson Library (cost of ramp parking on Saturdays is $1/hour).
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/using-maps-and-gazetteers-for-polish-genealogy/
CATEGORIES:Program Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240302T100000
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SUMMARY:From Mieszko to Millennium: Tracing the Footprints of Religion in Polish History
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Professor Gordon Pueschner – MFA\nCentury College\, White Bear Lake\, MN\nThe speaker will cover the following time periods: \n\nPre-Catholic Times to King Mieszko I Baptism\n–  A Brief history of the early ancient Slavic paganism to Poland’s early years as a Christian state.\n\n\nThe Warsaw Confederation of 1573\n–  Religious persecution inside Poland and the positive effects of the Warsaw Confederation.\n\n\nReligion in Poland under Communism\n–  The importance of John Paul becoming Pope and the hardships of being Christian under Communism.\n\n  \nThis program is free to PGS-MN members\, and members do not need to pre-register. The 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.
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/from-mieszko-to-millennium-tracing-the-footprints-of-religion-in-polish-history/
CATEGORIES:Program Meetings
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SUMMARY:2024 Program Meetings
DESCRIPTION:Our Programs for 2024 are now finished. The topics of the programs for the year were:\n\n\n\nMarch 2\, 2024 – From Mieszko to Millennium: Tracing the Footprints of Religion in Polish History April 13\, 2024 – Tour of Borchert Map Library at the University of Minnesota May 11\, 2024 – Wieczorek Family Tree  – Speaker: Peggy LarsonSeptember 7\, 2024 – My Grandfather’s Story – Speaker: Marge Runnakko October 5\, 2024 – Kashubian Poles in Minnesota – Speaker: Dr. Joseph HughesNovember 2\, 2024 – Tracing Family from the Pomerania Area – Speakers: Kay Freund and Chris DeWuske  \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nThe programs were all recorded (except the Tour of the Borchert Map Library – slides are available for that one). The recording from the November program will be available soon. \nWe encourage you to sign into the Members Only Section of the PGS-MN website to view any of them in the Program Meeting Archives. \nEnjoy the holidays and winter season ahead! We will post programs for 2025 (first program will be in March) as details get worked out. \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://pgsmn.org/event/2024-program-meetings/
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