POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA Newsletter Volume 25 #4 Winter 2017 In This Issue • President’s Letter • Missing Branches The Polish Genealogy Society • Upcoming Events • Membership insert of Minnesota • Book Review Annual Meeting • Legacy Family Tree Webinars • Membership News Update Gasthof Zur Gemutlichkeit Restaurant • Using Mortality Schedules 2300 University Avenue NE • Royal Roots Run Deep Minneapolis, MN • Publications of Interest • Annual Meeting Announcement January 13, 2018 11:00 am—2:00 pm Luncheon Contact Us Give us a call for more infor- Business meeting, elections mation about our services and meet- ings. and bylaws voting Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota $25 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100 Mendota Heights, MN 55120-1367 RSVP at
[email protected] 651-330-9312 Visit us on the web at www.pgsmn.org 1 PRESIDENT’S LETTER Dear PGS-MN Members, In her final 2017 newsletter, MGS president Linda Westrom said we need to think ahead, dream ahead and develop a vision of what we want our genealogical societies to become. My vision is for PGS-MN to be- come an active, educational, and welcoming society for all people interested in Polish genealogy, history, and culture. In order to make this vision a reality it will take people and action. People + Action = Participa- tion. So I think the PGS-MN word for 2018 is PARTICIPATION! My aim this year for PGS-MN is to create opportunities for more members to PARTICIPATE and become active along the society’s purposes of education and idea exchange. With our new location in Mendota Heights we have a bright, clean, no-elevators-required space in which to learn, research and grow our family trees.