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Poli sh G eneal ogcal Soc iefil of Mlnncsota NT\rySLETTETI VOLI.]ME 10 AUTUMN 2002, WINTER 2OO2.O3 NUMBERS 3&4 Double Issue! ! You will notice that this issue of the newsletter is a bit longer than usual. You have also no doubt noticed that each issue of our newslet0er has been coming out later and later into each sea- son. We are considering this issue a "double issue"--combining our regular Autumn and Winter issues. With this expanded issue we are thus completing our publishing mn for membership year Banner of the Solidarity Trade Union. 2m2. And by combining two issues into one, we also effect put- (Colors are red and whioe.) ting our publishing schedule.back on track--publishing one issue during each season. We hope that this is satisfactory with you, q o q our members. lln this issue Charter members... .......Page 1 President's Letter........ ......p.2 Charter Members, L993 The Bulletin Board........ ...p. 3 PGS-MN program PGS-MN adopted its constitution and was accepted as a MGS "Branching Out" Meeting branch of the Minnesota Genealogical Society in January 1993. Letters to the editor............................p. 4 past We can look back on many accomplishments during these Polish American Sports Hall of Fame progress could not hayg happened without ten years. Continued Bednarek/Rutz search.....................p. 5 the of many loyal members. The following is a listof lupport Researching Kiedrowski, etc. memb,ers of our charter year of 1993 and who remain members Missing newsletter today: Henryk Skrzlpffiski writes:..........'.p. 6 *Ed Brandt, Minneapolis *Paul Kulas, Champlin St. Stanislaus Church... ...................p. 7 James Dusak, Floodwood Joanne Lisson, St. Paul StenzeVstencel sumame..................p.8 Minneapolis Mike Ecknan, Minneapolis Ray Marshall, Silesian research Gregory MI Harry McOuat, Wakefield MA Joan Gordenier, 9 Wayne Hacholski, Orange CA Harry&Bemice Mullen, West St. Paul Old Wilno Train Station.................p. Betty Joyce, Brooklyn Park Florence Myslajek, New Brighton Bulletin Board, continued ...............p. 10 Rod Julkowski, Plymouth Dan Nedoroski, St. Paul Extra contributions Evelyn Kam, Columbia Heights *Barbara Roclsnan, Brooklyn Park . Anton&Eleanor Kasella, St. Paul Mary Rundel, Greenfield WI Program reports. Greg Kishel, St. Paul Adeline Sopa, Green Bay WI Websites for Kashubian research.....p. t2 *Komel Kondy, Minneapolis Annette Stenger, Yuma AZ E-mail received. .........P. 13 Syzdek, LasVegas NV Ame Kowalzek, Little Falls Bmnno&Phyllis ..........p. t4 **Blanche Krbechek, Golden Valley Bemie Szymczak, Columbia Heights Drobne Echa......... Millicent Kriske, Intemarional Falls Florence Zimniewicz, Vadnais Heights Series Introduction David Knrska, St. Joseph From S lofic e, I 898........................p. I 6 Opole:Homeland-Chronicle.............p. I 3 We thank you all for your toyalty and continued membership. Emigration to America. The four marked with an * are "Founding Members." They were Library Comer. Book Reports......p.V+ part of a small group that did the neededorganizati-onal work Recent additions. to our offiiial founding in January 1993. **Blanche firior Sectional Maps of Poland..p. 27 i<rtectret was our "Founding President." We are indebted to her Detailed 30 for the gathering that original group qd keepingit functioaing Missing Branches, continued...........p. until otir official founding. She was also our president during the Missing Branches... ........p.32 first two years of our formal existence. Pollsh Genealoglcal Society of Minnesota Autrmn,Winter 2W243 P olis h G enealogical S NicA of Minnesota A Branch of the Minnesota Genealogical Society 5768 Olson Memorial Hwy. Golden Valley MN 55422 hnp: //www. rmtsweb. com/-mnpol gs/pgs-mn.hhnl Offlcers/Bmrd of Directors: hesident...... .Terry Kita (612-927-0719) <terry.kiA@ATILcom> Vice President..............John Kowles (612-721-7227) <[email protected]> President's Letter by Terry Kita Secretary..............Muy Ellen Bnrski (763-588 -380 1 ) <[email protected]> those you missed summarize the An- Treasurer.........................Audra Etzel (7 63 -97 2-639) For of who it,I will <[email protected]> nual meeting of the Polish Genealogical Society of Minneso- Past President ..Greg Kishel ta, review the20012 activities and preview activities for 2003. <GFK-PCienSoc @ m sn.com> Director........ ...Jan Bias (651:7660147) Our Annual Meeting was held on 18 January 2003 at the <jbstpaul @earthlink.ne> parish hall of Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Direslor........ ..John Rys (651-731-%E6) Church in northeast Minneapolis. Marty Olszowka, a long- <[email protected]> time parishioner, spoke on the history of the Polish National Director......................Lisa Trembley (%2-941-057 4) dctrembley @mn.rr.com> Catholic Church from its beginning in Scranton, PA in the late 1800s to the present day. The Church was started by a Commitice Chairs: Polish parish priest and his immigrant parishioners who wanted to use the vernacular in their services and to have ...,............Jan Bias Library more over church funds and the assignment of priests. Membership. ....................Lisa Trembley control Newsletter.... .....Paul Kulas It differs from the Roman Catholic Church in several ways; PlogrrnrPublicity.................Terry Kit+ John Kowles notably that priests can and do marry, that church administra- Research...... ...Greg Kishel torc are democratically elected by its members, and that the Website........ ..............Mary Ellen Bnrski Pope is not the head of the church. The mass is very similar to that of the Roman Church. Most of the parishes are located P olish Genealogical S ociety in the east and midwest and some are located in Poland. of Minncsda Newslcfrer There are several active churches in Minnesota. We made a Newlettcr Staff: short visit to the church. It is a small, well preserved, typical Polish Catholic Church. It was a very interesting talk and tour. Mass at Sacred Heart is held at 10:00 am each Sunday, Associate Editor........... ........Greg Kishel Labe1s.......... ....................Lisa Trembley with a short social meeting after. ...Crr"g Kishel Mai1ing........ A short business meeting was held prior to the talk and Sumarne indexing....... .........Audra Etzel tour. The meeting included the annual election of the Board The Polisi Geneabgtcal Socir,ty of Mhrusota of Directors. Those elected are listed opposite on this page. Newsletbr is published quafierly in Spring, Summer, We have approximately 250 dues paying members as has Autumn and Winter. Subscription totheNewsleaer is been the case for the last several years. Our finances are included with mernbership. Dues are $15.00 pet yer healthy, partly due to the multi-year payment plan that we (See form on the advertising ins€rt). application and partly due to our frugality. The list of Items submitted forpublication are welcomed and recently initiated encouraged- Deadlines for inclusion are: March 15, materials in our collection at the MGS Library has been com- fune 15, Sepr 15 and Dec. 15 respectively. Articles, pleted, and will soon be available on our website. John Rys letters, book reviews, news items, queries, ad copy, and Greg Kishel spoke briefly about the project to extract etc. should be sent to: Paul Kulas, editor, PGS-MN records from St. Philip's Catholic Church in north Minne- Nan'sletter, 12008 West River Road, Chauplin MN apolis. Those members who have not yet renewed their 55316-2145 or to e-mait <[email protected]> membership for 2003 ale reminded to do so--your "paid Mailingor e-mail address change? through" date is noted on your mailing label. Send address changes to: Lisa Trernbley, in addition to the 15800 Post Road, Wayzata MN 55391 or to We conducted four programs lrnzm2 e-maift [email protected]> three sessions we sponsored at the MGS Branching-Out meeting tast March. The usual attendance has been around ZIBPolirh ofMinncsotr 20-25 persons at each meeting. Our programs lu;.20[l2 Autumn, Winter 200243 Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota Page 3 included: The History of Poland presented by John Out" meeting and the annual meeting that we just held. Kowles; Using an LDS Library presented by Judy All of our 2003 programs will be at the MGS Library, Larson; Use of Videotape for Recording Genealogical starting at 10:00 am. The dates of these are: Febnrary Records presented by John Rys; and a joint meeting 22 (see program notice below), April 19, September with the Kashubian Association of North American 20, October 25, and November ZZ.Mukyour calen- that dealt with the history and the genealogical re- dars!! As always we welcome suggestions for program soruces of Kashubia. topics and we would like to see better attendance. The MGS Branching Out meeting will be held March 22 In 2003 we will conduct five programs, in addition (See below forpreliminary details. We hope to see you to three presentations at the annual MGS "Branching- at each our meetings. are planning the following future presen&ations detail- ing our collection @ach of these topics will be touched on briefly at our "Introduction" meeting on February 22): . Polish Sumames: Origins and Meanings--Using Hoffman's Polish Surnarnes and Rymut's Slownik The itsuffietflm iBoard naswisk to help find your place of origin in Poland. PGS-MN Program . The Map Collection: Introduction to and use of our collection of detailed Polish maps. 22 February 2003 MGS Library . Using Slownik geograficny and other gazetteers: 5768 Olson Memorial Highway How to find information about your village of origin in Poland. Golden Valley MN 55422 (for map and directions sse the advertising insert) . Our Church and Local History Collection. 10:fi) am to Noon. The Family History Collection: Writing and Topic: Introduction to the Polish Collection publishing your family history. at the MGS Library MGS "Branching Out" Meeting PGS-MN has three sets of detailed maps of Poland, a 15 volume Polish gazettaer on microfiche and over 2}March200,3 170 volumes dealing with Polish history and genealo- gy in its collection at the MGS Library. We encourage Lake Junior High School the use of this collection by our members.