Nei^/Sletteti
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
(.\/ s\ P olish Gene alogcal Soci ety !A v) of t,ttr,rrasota NEI^/SLETTETI VOLI-IME 4 SUMMER 1996 NUMBER 2 IVIINNESOTA TO HOST NATIONAL The 1996 Fall Conference ofthe POLISH CT'LTI,'RAL CONYENTION Polish Genealogical Society of America The Polish American Cultural lnstitute of 'The 3 Faces ofPoland,n Minnesota (PACIM), with the Polanie Club of will be hdd Octob et 25-27 ,1996 Minneapolis, will host the 48th annual convention of at the Ramada OTIare, Chicago the American Council for Polish Culture (ACPC), in Minneapolis and St. Paul, This conference Minn., August 73-17, 1996. will emphasize the The convention, which three partitions of will attract representatives Poland in the late from Polish cultural 18th and throughout organizations from the 19th centuries. throughout the United The speakers will States, will highlight both focus on how modern and traditiond historical factors Polish and Polish- caused by the American culture and partitions affect artistry. The motto for the Polish genealogical 1996 convention is "Poland: research. This year ATapestryof Sight, Sound, and Color." there will be a total Among the featured programs will be the annual of 22 presentations. For more information, contact Marcella Kochanska Sembrich Memorial Concert, a Conference Chairman, Dr. Paul S. Vdasckr 2643 classical vocal competition open to singers of Polish Wcst5lst Strect, ChicegoIL 6M32, or write the extraction. PGSA at 984 N. Mhraukee Arrc., Chicago lL 6Mn. Polish-American literature is also a focus of the From Bulletin qf the PGM, Spring 1966. convention, with readings by fiction writer Tony Bukoski, Superior, Wis. (author of Cbildren of DIDYOUKNO\ryTHAT... Stangers), poetJohn Minczeski, St. Paul (author of Graoity), and novelist Suzanne Strempek Shea, In the 1990 census, 238,039 Minnesotans stated that Palmer, Mass. (author of Selling the Lite of Heaoen). they had at least one Polish ancestor? Convention goers will also be able to view a modern dance performance choreographed by the Twin Cities' 9.4 million Americans stated that they had at least one own MatthewJaniszewski; take a boat ride to historic Polish ancestor? Stillwater and dine at Minnesota's newest Polish restaurant, Club Tara; attend an elegant awards Poles were the ninth largest ethnic group in the United banquet and ball; and visit the many sights and States and the sixth largest in Minnesota? attraction of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Most convention events will be open to the public. so... To receive registration information, contact ehyerd Rejar, 2239 Stinson Boutrnard N$ Minneepolis, Why shouldn't we have the sixth largest ethnic MN 55418-4038. genealogicd society in Minnesota? Contributed by Jobn Radzilozt:ski Contributed by Ed Brandt 1996 Page2 Polish Genealogical Society ofMinnesota Summer President's Letter by Greg Kishet Gez calogico Polist l,Society Our Society made a strong showing with its activities this ofMiaacsoto spring. We had a nice turnout at the annual "Branching-Out" meeting of the Minnesota Genealogical A Branch of dre Minnesota Genealogical Society Society in early March, with nearly forty attendees each at P.O. Box 15069 Paul Kulas's and Ed Brandt's educationd presentations and St. Paul MN 55115-0069 over twenty participants during our question-and answer (612) 645-3671 group sessions. Our April meeting featured a trip-via-videotape to the polski present*-an evocative Officers travelogrre--and the Minnesotan past--a fine little immigrant experience in Carlton Greg Kishel.. ....President production on the Polish Paul Kulas (572- 427 - 4523) ..........-.. ... .... VicePresident County. Many of you have responded to the member Margaret Kowalewski (507 - 45 4- 6L 49).........- Secretary questionnaire senf with the last issue of the Neussletter. Barbara Rockm an (612 - 193 -8165)................Treasurer Once the results are summarized, the board will review W. Korncl Kondy (672-378-7739)........ Past Prcsidcnt them and we will use your suggestions in our planning. (It's Pawlak ( 612- 67 4-87 88). .......... .............. Director John not too late to have your input! Ifyou have not done so, Bob Prokott (512-577-8090). .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. Director Daniel Nedoroski (672 - 6 45 - 2368).................. Director complete a questionnaire and mail it in now!) Finally, work Bernie Szymczak (612-788-0352)..................Drector has begun on some outstate outreach meetings that we will stage over the coming year. You'll hear more about them as Committee Chairs plans are finalized. Most excitingly, the Society has taken the first step Greg Kishel.. ........Program &Publicit"v toward participation in the Information Age of the Paul Kulas (612 - 427 - 4523).........Library & N ewsletter Kathleen A. M atelski (7 19 - 5 36 -9 5 10)......Computer twenty-first century. As announced in the last issue of the (e-mail: 7 1t75.7 07@ compuserve.com) Neassletter, our board authorized the formation of a Daniel Nedoroski (612-545- 2368).-.............Research Computer Committee, to explore the ways in which Barbara Rockm an (612- 493 -8 465)........... Membership automation and electronic data storage and retrieval can further our basic mission of fostering interest in Polish-American genealogy. The committee has begun to Po lirt Gcn ealogico I I o c ic ty come together; sweral members have been appointed to it ofMi n n cm to Neatslctter and others who e>rpressed an interest in it on their member questionnaires will be contacted. The Committee's first Newlcttcr Staff mission will be to review the home page that we now have on the World Wide Web, thanls to our parent, the Paul Kulas (6t2 - 427 - 4523) -............................. Editor After that, we will W.KornelKondy.......... ContributingEditor Minnesota Genealogical Society. a Barbara Rockman...... .............Printing establish a program to maintain our home page as source RodJulkowski '.'.'.Labels of current information on us and our activities. The Greg Kishel, PGS-MN is now on the Internet, and we'lluse this valuable Daniel Nedoroski, tool as best we can. Barbara Rockman...... ..............Mai1ing The Computer Committee's inauguration will dovetail nicely with the second initiative that I wish to propose. One The Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota of our organization's missions is to help preserve the family Newsletter is published quarterly in Spring, and institutional history of the Polish immigrant community Summer, Autumn and Winter. We encourage throughout Minnesota, to ensure its availability for future members to submit items for publication. genealogists. The Church and Local History Booklet Deadlines for inclusion of submitted material that inaugurated is a start at this. To carry it are Feb 10, May 10, August 10 and Nov 10 Collection I forward with greater focus, I would like to see the PGS-MN respectively. All articles, !"tt"_tg, book reviews, queries, news items, etc. should be sent to: begin organizedresearch projects on localities and institutions, Paul Kulas, PGS-MN Norsleter, 12008 and preserute tbeir results on computer databases- 'lVest Rirrcr Roa4 Chrnplin, MN 55316. We already have some potential subjects for such an effort. Attendees at our November, 1995 meeting will @ tggf p"lish Gcnealqgical Society of Minnesota remember Father Ted Gumminga's offer to make the records frorn the now-closed parochial school at the Church 1995 Summer Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota Page 3 of St. Hedwig in northeast Minneapolis available to us This issue ofthe nemletter is expanded to sixteen for the organrzaion and abstracting of information of pages. Whether we continue with this extended format genealogical interest. Member Kathleen Matelski has depends on whether we receive an adequate supply of proposed that we do phpical surve)rs of the cemeteries material for publication. Preliminary returns on our afliliated with churches of substantial Polish ethnicity, PGS-MN questionnaire indicate that manywould like starting in the Twin Cities, and publish the resulting to see the success stories of other members printed in data in the Nezssletter. Others have mentioned to me our newsletter. One such success stor/r by member that they have been abstracting census records for HerryMcOua!appears on pages 6 and 1"1. It is his various Minnesota localities, for data generally relating second article we have published. Another, by Blanche to their Polish-American populations. Iftbecleh appears on page 15. It is the first of three We could do ourselves and our successors-in- that she has submitted. We thank Haoy and Blanche genealogy a great service by assembling and preserving for sharing their stories with us and encourage other this data, and then making it easily and cheaply members to also share the success of their research. available at a central location through the medium of electronic data management. The first phase of the ANOTHER SUGGESTION from the questionnaires efforr would not require computer literacy at alt it was that we avoid the smaller qpe that sometimes would require only the industry and energ;r to develop appears in the newsletter as it is more difficult to read. a research s),Stem suited to the particular project, and We have kept this in mind and have tried to maintain the larger 12 then the labor and dedication to review the sources point type throughout most of this issue. is sometime necessary qrpe and extract the data. A11 of us, as genealogists, have It to reduce the somewhat to these qualities already. Once weVe put them to work, get all of the copy on aplge, however. the PGS-MN's computer cadre could use their skills The series "Polish Catholic Churches in Minnesoa" in input and processing. We then could develop ways continues in this issue. The primary puqpose for to make the resulting information available, to our publishing this series is threefold: 1) to identifi' those members or more generally, through electronic access. Polish churches which were founded in Minnesota. 2) So how about it? Is anybody our there interested, to identi& t}re names of the early Polish setders who from St.