SCHEDULE OF PRESENTATIONS

**All meetings are the 1st Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Church in Parma, Ohio. (except as noted)

**All meetings are currently virtual using Zoom, pending resolution of the Covid-19 situation.

**No meetings are held in July and August.

February 2021 : Useful Technology

Presentation of media editing and other fun technology tips by Michael Speare.

March 2021: Genealogy TV: Learn about how to research your Polish ancestors from three board members of the Polish Genealogical Society of America

Chet Szerlag, Robert Pine, and Ola Heska. This is a recorded video.

April 2021: Demystifying Documents in Cyrillic

Ben Kman will explain how to determine how a surname would be written in script Cyrillic, how to use the surname to search metrical records and how to extract basic information from birth, marriage and death records written in Russian.

May 2021: Cuyahoga County Archives

Judith Cetina, the director of the archives, will discuss the new county archives' location, logistics and holdings of interest to the genealogist.

June 2021:  "The Historical Context for Polish Genealogical Research" with Richard Szczepinski
September 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 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 2021: Family Heirlooms, Genealogy Conversations/Help

Do you have a family heirloom that is meaningful to you?  Are you dying to share a genealogical discovery you made or do you need help climbing your next brick wall?  Come to this meeting and get social! 

December 2021: The Historical Context for Polish Genealogical Research

Richard Szczepinski, PGSGC member, will explain how the history of Poland intertwines with our genealogical research.