The Polish Genealogical Society of New York State

04/21/2026

04/21/2026

04/21/2026

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2025 | This one-hour "best of Poland" special begins in Kraków, with a stunning square, historic castle, and nearby, commu...

04/21/2026

PGSNYS offers the following databases of indexed historical records which can be searched online. We welcome new volunteers to assist with indexing, so please contact us if interested! A brief description of each of our 48 databases can be found by scrolling to the right using the bar at the bottom....

04/09/2026

Please join us in person at our monthly meeting on today, Thursday, April 9 at 7:00 pm. Important note: This meeting will be held at Eugene V. Debs Hall, 483 Peckham St., Buffalo, and not at our usual location! After our business meeting there will be a presentation “The Buffalo Belt Line: Hidden in Plain Sight,” by Chris Hawley. This lecture will cover the history and impact of Buffalo’s Belt Line Railroad, which Chris Hawley calls the “third strand of Buffalo’s DNA” and a critical factor in the city’s physical development from the late nineteenth to early twentieth centuries. This freight and commuter rail route circled Buffalo and connected its working class neighborhoods, including Black Rock and Broadway Fillmore, to employment centers across the city.

04/07/2026

Happy Dyngus Day! In April 1981, a couple dances during Dyngus Day celebrations, a post–Easter Monday tradition rooted in Polish customs and widely observed in Buffalo’s Polonia community. The holiday, historically associated with courtship rituals, music, and communal festivity, became a significant expression of ethnic identity in Western New York during the late 20th century.

📸 Preferred Citation: Collection of The Buffalo History Museum. General Photograph Collection, Holidays – Dyngus Day.

04/04/2026

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In this episode of Pulse of Culture Magazine, we uncover the UNIQUE beauty of Poland’s Easter celebrations, where ancient pagan customs blend seamlessly with...