Ceil Wendt Jensen's Blog (7)

On Saturday, June 25, 2011 PARI at the Polish Mission is offering three free lectures in honor of the U.S. Civil War.

Join us in the Wotta Building, Panorama Room (first floor) http://www.polishmission.com/campus-map

9:30 am-12:00 pm

Stay for an afternoon of research or take a self guided tour of campus.

We have 8 online workstations and wireless.

RSVP: phone: 248-683-0323

email:…

Continue

The sign "Arbeit macht frei" found!



The Polish police have arrested five men for the 18 Dec. 2009 heist and desecration of the sign "Arbeit macht frei" (Work Will Set You Free). It was made in 1940 by prisoners in the camp locksmith's shop. The main gate to the Auschwitz I-Main Camp was the only one in the whole Auschwitz complex to be built by Polish political prisoners under German orders. These were prisoners deported from Wiśnicz in one of the early transports, in late 1940 or… Continue

Yesterday I received an email from a Kiwi who was helping her Dad locate a childhood friend from Poland. They were both displaced from their village of Chotyn during WWII. After a Google or two, a couple ancestry.com searchers, and referencing now declassified records, I was able to find and arrange an online reunion for Kazimierz, residing in Wisconsin, and Mieczyslaw of Wellington N.Z. - their first since 1946!

UNITED POLISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES 2010 joins in for the NGS 2010 Family History Conference coordinated by the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan upgs2010@gmail.com



Wednesday, 28 April 2010 UPGS Banquet, 7 PM Salt Lake Palace featuring nationally known speaker Loretto “Lou” Dennis Szucs and a Polish buffet. Please join us for this UPGS fundraiser.



Thursday, 29 April 2010, 8-11 AM; Family History Library Lab, Thursday, 4-6 PM Eastern European Workshop with Daniel… Continue

Registration: 8:30 AM

Seminar: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan

www.pgsm.org



Speaker: STEPHEN BARTHEL

Accredited Genealogist since 1981

Formerly with the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah



Annual Polish Genealogical Research Seminar - October 17, 2009

American Polish Cultural Center-Hall #2

2975 E. Maple Rd. (15 Mile Rd)

Troy, Michigan 48083



PRESENTATIONS:



HELP I'M STUCK! -… Continue

You are invited to participate in our weekend event designed to commemorate those who witnessed World War II in Poland. We want the community at large to know of Poland's suffering and strength during World War II. Please, tell us your stories and submit the names of those you’d like to remember.

HONORING

Polish Veterans

Polish-American Veterans

United States Veterans

Survivors

Children In Exile

Displaced… Continue