Poles in their homeland and Connecticut: History and Culture. Tuesday, 9/10/19, 6:30 pm. Presented by Renata Vickrey, University Archivist and Outreach Librarian at CCSU. A lecture on the history and culture of Poles who emigrated from Poland to the US, from mid-19th century until the present. In...
The World Language Academy a program of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, is again sponsoring ten-week Polish language classes this Fall beginning on September 18, 2019. Introductory Polish Level 1, Part 1 Will be held on Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. (This...
We are saddened news of the passing of one of our members, Violet Bladek, from Middletown, CT. Violet was a former volunteer and longtime supporter of the organization. From her obituary, which can be found in full here. Violet “Vi” (Ewanowski) Bladek, 93, of Ridge Rd., Middletown,...
Every Wednesday morning a dedicated group of PGSCTNE volunteers gather to work on society projects. We proofread material typed by at-home volunteers for our data bases, scan materials, index records, sort and catalogue newspapers, inventory publications and do a myriad of tasks to create...
Announcement The Polish Heritage Committee of Northampton is pleased to announce that during October, which has been designated Polish Heritage Month, they will again sponsor the annual Pulaski Day Parade on October 20, 2019 in Northampton, MA. They invite you to help us bring awareness of Polish...
The second Cyrillic Russian Alphabet Workshop took place Wednesday, June 19th at the Berlin Peck Memorial Library. The class was again taught by Professor Jonathan Shea, President of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast. The class was limited so that everyone would get...
I have experienced a research nightmare trying to track down information on two of my grandmother’s relatives that settled in Pennsylvania. Their name at birth was Dzienkiewicz which shortly after they arrived in the US became Sienkiewicz and which was misspelled as Sincavich, Sinkwitz etc in...
Celebrating birthdays this week (June 9-15) are Joanne Kennedy, Membership Chairperson Jonathan Shea, President Sara Zak, Archive Volunteer Sto...
The Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast held a Wycinanki Workshop (Polish paper cutouts) on May 11, 2019. The class was well attended and everyone enjoyed learning this new art. The workshop was taught by Susan Urban, a Polish Folk Art Consultant and Specialist, who also...
The first Cyrillic Russian Alphabet Workshop took place Wednesday, May 8th at the Berlin Peck Memorial Library. The class was taught by Professor Jonathan Shea, President of the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast. The class was limited to 12 so that everyone would get...
Welcome to the New PGSCTNE Website! We are excited to introduce you to the new website for the Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc! This website has been in development for several months and we can’t wait to share it with all of you! It was intended to have a clean,...
My great grandparents came to the US in the early 1900s. In the 1910 census it says they were Russian and spoke English. In the 1920 census it says they were from Austria-Poland and they spoke Slavish. In the 1930 census it says they were Austrian and spoke Slavish. Both of their death...