Hopefully, at least one or two episodes will feature some helpful Polish genealogy tips!

Just a reminder that this Thursday we will be holding our January meeting  (Villa Maria College cafeteria, 7pm).

See the calendar post for additional details.

Meeting Agenda:

1) General Meeting.
2) Election of PGSNYS officers for 2012
3) Guest Speaker: Nicole Pohancsek

Topic: Sharing Information Learned at the
2011 Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut’s
Conference

Description: Nicole Pohancsek attended the PGCNE’ s 2011 Polish Genealogy Conference. Nicole will sharing what she learned at this conference.

Meeting Agenda:

1) General Meeting.

2) Nomination of PGSNYS officers for 2012
The election of officers will occur at the November 2011 meeting.

You may run for the position of president, vice president, secretary, treasurer or any of the five trustee/board positions.

In order to be eligible to run for a society office, you must be a member in good standing. A member in good standing is defined in the bylaws as:

“Section 2: Member in good standing is considered as: payment of annual dues, regular attendance at meeting (at least 6 per year), if member is out of town and dues are current he is considered in good standing.”

The following individuals have expressed an interest in running for PGSNYS offices and are considered nominated as long as they meet the eligibility requirements prior to the election:

President – David Newman
Vice President – Ted Smardz
Secretary – Vacant
Treasurer – Chuck Pyrak
Trustees – Walter Kloc
- Frank Martin
- Pat Neiuland
- Ed Prabucki
- Pierre La Joie
- Vacant

If you are interested in running for office, please send me an e-mail business@pgsnys.org . Otherwise additional nominations will be accepted at the October and November meetings

3) Polish Genealogical Project:

Szymon Tomsia who is completing his studies on a Master degree level at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland in the photography studio of  Dr. Mariusz  Dabrowski. He’s an exchange student at Canisius for one semester and he’s interested in creating a series of photographs/portraits of Polish-Americans and their communities. His idea is to create a connection through his art between Polonia and their places of origin in Poland.

Results of this research/art project:
-  photography exhibition at Canisius College and the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
-  exhibition catalog published by the Polish Exchange Program at Canisius College (print and digital)

He will be asking the PGSNYS members for their help in his Project. For project details, see you at the meeting.

The President of the Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle has cordially invited the members of the PGSNYS to the Reopening of their Library on September 17, 2011 at 7PM in their upstairs hall. A tour of the library and refreshments will be served following the ceremony. There is no need to RSVP, just attend.

The Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle is a non-profit private club founded in 1895. It is the oldest Polish American organization in Western New York and is the oldest surviving Polish library in Buffalo. The library holds approximately 12,000 volumes with 400 hand copied plays. The bar serves over 50 different imported beers with a large Polish selection. The “Circle” is home to most of Torn Space’s Theater productions and a large annual Dyngus Day party, as well as other cultural events.

I recommend this tour to all members. This is a worthwhile tour for a Polish Genealogist.

For more information about the Library: http://buildingalibrary.wordpress.com