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PGST 25th Anniversary Celebration |
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Written by Administrator
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Polish Genealogical Society of Texas
25th Anniversary Celebration
November 11, 2007
The Polish Genealogical Society of Texas (PGST) will be celebrating its 25 th Anniversary on Sunday, November 11 th , 2007 at Wyndehaven Terrace , 12718 Cutten Road , Houston , Texas . A short program will be presented giving an overview of the Society's past history. Plans for a drawing and door prizes are underway.
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History of St. Mary Catholic Church - Brenham, Texas |
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Written by Michael Addicks
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Established on November 19, 1870 the second Roman Catholic parish in Washington County, Texas, St. Mary's in Brenham, has evolved over the last century and a quarter into a congregation of over 1,000 families. A projected growth of an additional 500 families is expected by the turn of the century.
The parish was founded and supported by Irish, German and Polish Families who were engaged in a variety of business in the early days of Brenham's history. By the early 1870s, a number of farmers, themselves Polish immigrants, began settling in the vicinity of Brenham and began attending St. Mary's.
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History of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Chappell Hill, Texas |
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Written by Virginia Felchak Hill
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Roots: There is a Polish, melancholic song which describes the reason and origin of the emigration from Poland to the United States:
Goralu, czy ci nie zal odchodzic od sron ojczystych;
Swierkowych lasow i hal i tych potokow srebrzystych.
Goralu, czy nie zal...Goralu, wracaj do hal.
A goral no gory spoziera, i lzy rekawen ociera;
dla chleba, panie, dla chleba, i gor porzucic trzeba.
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Polish Texan History Timeline |
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Written by James Smock
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This time line lists some of the important events in Polish, Texan and American history that had an influence on the Polish Texans. This timeline can also be viewed as it relates to a specific person or persons in our genealogy database by clicking on the timeline button on the persons main page. An example of this can be seen here.
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History of the Founding of the Polish Colony in Bremond Texas |
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Written by Teana Sechelski
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Written by Joseph Bartula in the year 1894
(translated by Katherine and Teana Sechelski)
 "In the year 1873 I left my native country on 16 May with my entire family from the town of Brzostek, obwod Tarnow,
powiat Pilzno (Poland). My family was composed of my wife, Katherine Panciewicz, my sons Stanislaw, Wladyslaw,
Mieczyslaw, Bronislaw and Czeslaw. Also with us was our maid, Katherine Gasior.
On June 16 we passed through Bremond and Houston on our way to New Waverly where my brother-in-law, Kasper
Szybist, lived with his family. On my journey I lost all my belongings and two sons, Czeslaw and Bronislaw. They rest
on American soil in Danville, Montgomery County. Our maid also perished there somewhere. In the same year I came
with my wife and three sons to the vicinity of the city of Calvert, Texas. There our oldest son, Stanislaw, died and was
buried about five miles from Owensville or six miles from Calvert. The rest of our family was weak and sick.
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