Monthly meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month, September through June, at 7 pm. Each monthly meeting includes an informative presentation. Our schedule is as follows:
2024 Presentations
- January 9, 2024 – Polish Genealogy 101 by Ben Kman
- February 6, 2024 – The Allen County Library: Researching Your Polish Ancestors by Kate McKenzie
- March 5, 2024 – TBD by Trina Galauner
- April 2, 2024 – Cuyahoga County Archives Research Resources by Thomas Kaschalk
- May 7, 2024 – Cultural Memory by Todd Morris
- June 4, 2024 – Annual Party: FOOD, FOOD, FOOD
- July and August-No Meetings
- September 3, 2024 – U.S. Records by Kim Demor
- October 1, 2024 – Forensic Genealogy by Katherine O’Connell
- November 5, 2024 – Szulajwarchiwach Tutorial by Ben Kman
- December 3, 2024- TBD
2023 Presentations
- January 4, 2023 – A video presentation on the “History of Prussia”
- February 7, 2023 – Don Demor presents a look into the Polish Churches of Northeast Ohio
- March 7, 2023 – Captured in Liberation: Andrew Bajda discusses his book on a son’s discovery of his father’s long-hidden story coming alive, before it is gone and lost forever. A true story personalized with vintage photographs and documents that continues to unlock secrets that further bind the family, from both the past and the present.
- April 4, 2023 – Polish Genealogy Hacks
- May 2, 2023 – Favorite Genealogy Discoveries-Member Participation
- June 6, 2023 – Records: Where They Are and How To Find Them
- July and August-No Meetings
- September 5, 2023 – Sanborn Fire Maps Presented by Don Demor
- October 3, 2023 – Polish Trip Highlights by Ben Kman
- November 7, 2023 – DNA for Dummies: Practical, Non-Technical Tips for Dealing with DNA Matches Presented by Ben Kman
- December 5, 2023 – St. Adalbert’s 150th Anniversary Presented by Dennis Kushlak
2022 Presentations
- January 4, 2022 – Ben Kman will present: Location, Location, Location. Documenting village locations in an ever changing Poland.
- February 1, 2022 – Ben Kman will present: Cadastral Maps of Galicja: Come and discover these beautiful and potentially helpful maps and where to find them
- March 1, 2022 – Scaling Brick Walls: Bring your geological brick wall and try to tear it down by crowd sourcing with fellow members
- April 5, 2022 – Ben Kman will present: Searching Polish Cemeteries Online
- May 3, 2022 – Group Participation: How Did It Start: Share your story of how/why you started researching your family history
- June 7, 2022 – Guest Speaker, Sean Martin: Why Poland’s Jewish History Matters for Jews and Poles
- July and August Midsummer Break, No Meetings
- September 6, 2022 – Ben Kman presents: Website Roundup: Demos of some Polish genealogy websites
- October 4, 2022 – Guest Speaker Julie Szczepankiewicz: FAN Out! Using Cluster Research to Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls
- November 1, 2022 – We optimistically schedule: Annual Holiday Party: Food, Food, Food
- December 6, 2022 – Member Participation: Old Family Photos and Heirlooms: Bring those old family pictures and memory filled items to reminisce and share with the group
2021 Presentations
- September 7, 2021 – Navigating Autosomal DNA Results and Contacting Matches .
Robert Sliwinski discusses ways to navigate match results for three companies and methods to contact matches. - October 5, 2021 – Ethnic Germans in Russian Poland.
Ben Kman will present on the fascinating history and research resources for the ethnic Germans who lived in Russian Poland aka Mitelpolen. - November 2, 2021 – Show & Share.
Bring your heirlooms & stories to share with the club. - December 7, 2021 – The Historical Context for Polish Genealogical Research.
Richard Szczepinski, PGSGC member, will explain how the history of Poland intertwines with our genealogical research.