Please join the Polish Mission in Orchard Lake, Michigan as we welcome spring at our Polish Folkloric Show and Tea on Sunday, April 18. Our event features the POLANIE Song & Dance Ensemble, who will perform a Polish Folk Dance and Fashion Show. The program opens with Chopin's Polonaise A-major “Polonaise Heroique” followed by the Mazur, Krakowiak, Oberek, and Kujawiak. The dancers will explain the traditional costumes and dances from 15 different regions. The Finale will be the Marzanna - Welcoming of Spring. The drowning of the Marzanna straw figure is a traditional folk fest in Poland. The festival is a symbolic welcoming of spring and burial of winter. The ritual hails from Slavic folklore. This fundraiser tea includes Polish refreshments with kompote, a pleasant lightly-sweetened fruit drink, and pastries.
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Thank you, PGSM!

The Polish Mission wishes to thank the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan for their generous contribution of the following titles to the Polish Mission’s genealogical collection:

Roman Catholic Parishes 1984, L. Mullerowa
Polish Roots, Rosemary Chorzempa
Morbus -- Why and How Our Ancestors Died, Rosemary Chorzempa
Parisville Poles, Masspac
The Latin Church in the Polish Commonwealth in 1772, Stanislaw Litak
Polish Parish Records of the Roman Catholic Church, Their Use and Understanding in Genealogical Research, George Ortell
Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide, Jonathan D. Shea and William F. Hoffman
Obituary Index Chicago 1900-1909
Obituary Index Chicago 1910-1919
Obituary Index Chicago 1920-1929 A-L
Obituary Index Chicago 1920-1929 M-Z
Obituary Index Jednosc
First Names of the Polish Commonwealth: Origins & Meanings, William F. Hoffman and George W. Helon
Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition, by William F. Hoffman.
Register of Vital Records of Roman Catholic Parishes from the Region Beyond the Bug River

and journals from the following Polish Genealogical societies:
The Polish Genealogical Society of New Zealand (2008, 2009)
Polish Genealogical Society of Connecticut and the Northeast, Inc. (2008, 2009)
The Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts (2008, 2009)
The Polish Genealogical Society of New York State (2008, 2009)
Polish Genealogical Society of Texas (2008, 2009)
Polish Genealogical Society of Greater Cleveland

Ancestry Magazine features MI DPs

Ancestry Magazine shares the PGSM VP's article on Displaced Persons in their March /April issue. Please see pp.30-33.
This downloadable feature (pdf) from the March/April 2010 issue of Ancestry Magazine follows three projects that showcase how genealogy is being used to expand on textbook history. By focusing on families who were there when history happened, our trio of modern-day researchers is uncovering stories of the everyday that give us all a better understanding of how lives and history intertwine.
http://www.ancestrymagazine.com/2010/03/genealogy/what-a-project

The Polish Mission: Displaced Persons Article

The Polish Mission: Displaced Persons Article

Displaced Persons Article

Ancestry Magazine shares my article on Displaced Persons in their March /April issue.
Please see pp.30-33.

This downloadable feature (pdf) from the March/April 2010 issue of Ancestry Magazine follows three projects that showcase how genealogy is being used to expand on textbook history. By focusing on families who were there when history happened, our trio of modern-day researchers is uncovering stories of the everyday that give us all a better understanding of how lives and history intertwine.

What a Project!

What a Project!

PGSM at the Polish Mission