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*Which of the following excuses have you used for not researching your Polish* roots?**


I don't read or speak Polish My ancestors left no paper trail I've heard all the records were destroyed My family never talked about life in the "old country"

For over 30 years, the Polish Genealogical Society of America® has been an important resource for individuals, whether novice or seasoned, looking for their Polish roots. We can help you deal with the myths and challenges of ethnic search. Explore this website. To get an overview of the wide-ranging contents, click on Directory (above), and scroll through it. Follow links of interest to see how we can help you.

Introducing the PGSA Genealogy Forum
PGSA announces the creation of the PGSA Genealogy Forum to help people help each other in conducting their family history research. See what other people are working on. Perhaps you know something that can help them? To post your own questions or responses, you will need to register by clicking the word "register" above the login box. The forum is free. Get started by posting those burning questions today!

You may have noticed the new look of the PGSA website. It has been reorganized. If you find your old bookmarks to specific pages no longer work, click on Directory to find the new link to your favorite pages.

Summary of Mike Karsen's presentation on 9 November 2008.

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Calendar of Events

Date	Event
October, 2008	Please click here to view photo album from PGSA's 30th annual conference "Honoring Our Ancestors"
February 8, 2009	Mr. Matt Rutherford from the Newberry Library will tell us about the insurance records acquired from the Polish Women's Alliance of America. In the summer of 2006, the Newberry Library received early insurance files from the Polish Women's Alliance of America. These records are of great value in researching Polish-American family history because they provide information about female immigrants. Each file typically contains a member's birthplace and her parents' names, as well as a wealth of other family data that can help in identifying and tracking your ancestors. Newberry librarian Matt Rutherford will present some examples of the records as well as discuss the efforts by the Newberry to make the files available for research.
May 17, 2009	Our speaker at the May 17, 2009 meeting will be Mr. Walter L. Sojka who is a well-respected undertaker in Chicago, Illinois and is very active in Polish organizations and functions as evidenced by his being the recipient of the prestigious Polish Spirit Award in 2005. Mr. Sojka will be speaking on various facets related to funerals, practices, traditions, etc. Points of interests will include (membership questions encouraged): Unusual requests for funeral arrangements; Funeral home records in re genealogy; Are funeral home records archived? ; When a funeral home sells the business or goes out of business what happens to the records?; When wakes were held in private homes, what were the practices?; Burial practices?; Grave numbers of loved ones but no coordinates recorded?.
PGSA's Genealogy Saturdays: 3rd Saturday of each month 10am - 1pm >>more events