James Smock has always held an interest in his Polish ancestors and heritage. He is a native Houstonian with Polish roots in Bremond, Marlin and New Waverly, Texas.
James is a past president of the Polish Genealogical Society of Texas and was the founding webmaster of the PGST website. He also served as the Surname Index Coordinator from 1994 - 2000.
In addition to serving as the webmaster and editor of this Polish Texan website, he maintains a number of other websites including;
With a lifelong passion for photography, James can often be found with a camera around his neck. In addition to photographing family events and his grandchildren, he is the church photographer for St. Mary Catholic Church in Plantersville and St. Joseph Catholic Church in Stoneham. Many of his photographs can be found on the church website or his photography gallery.
Videos from Polski Dzien Polish Days XXV held in Bremond Texas on June 23, 2012.
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Videos From 2012 Polski Dzien XXV Held In Bremond Read More »
A group of Polish citizens from the Silesian region of Southern Poland visited Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston on June 14, 2012. Led by Monsignor Franciszek Kurzaj, better known as Father Frank, the group came to nearby Polonia Restaurant for good food, fun, music and singing. Father Frank, pastor of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in San Antonio was born in Silesia and came to America in 1986 where he served as pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Panna Maria.
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The Bremond Chamber of Commerce is busy getting ready for the big crowd that will come to celebrate Bremond’s rich Polish heritage at Polski Dzien (Polish Day) XXV on Saturday, June 23, 2012. This year’s festival will feature lots of delicious Polish food, piwo and plenty of Polish music by Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz, Brian Marshall and friends.
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Bremond Gearing Up For 25th Annual Polski Dzien Celebration Read More »
Friends, family and parishioners of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church gathered in Chappell Hill Texas on Sunday, June 3, 2012 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Father Jozef Musiol’s religious vocation. Holy Mass was celebrated at 9 am by Bishop Joe Vasquez and concelebrated by Fr. Jozef Musiol, Msgr. Boli Zientek and Msgr. Ben Zientek. Escorted by Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus members in full regalia, the Mass procession included the bishop, priests, deacons, acolytes, altar servers and a group of the parish CCE children. Many of Fr. Jozef’s friends and former parishioners were present at the Mass.
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Fr. Jozef Musiol Anniversary At St. Stanislaus In Chappell Hill Read More »
It was a beautiful sunny day with a light wind blowing as St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Stoneham, Texas held their annual homecoming bazaar on Sunday, May 27, 2012. St. Joseph’s was established in 1909 by Grimes County Polish immigrants. Bazaar day started with a special Mass celebrated by Fr. Bill Kelly at 10:30 am in the beautiful remodeled church. At 11:00 am, workers started serving a delicious barbecue pork and beef dinner with all the fixings including a choice of homemade deserts and cold ice tea.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Stoneham, Texas will be hosting their annual homecoming bazaar on Sunday, May 27, 2012 on the church grounds. St. Joseph Catholic Church was established in 1909 by a group of Polish-speaking immigrants from the Grimes Prairie, Stoneham and Plantersville areas.
Activities include a delicious barbecue dinner, booths and games for adults and children, raffle, live auction and live music.
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St. Joseph In Stoneham Annual Bazaar On Sunday May 27th Read More »
Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church held their 6th annual Polish Festival on Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6, 2012 on the church grounds in the Spring Branch area of Houston. The weather was hot and sunny and a large crowd showed up on both Saturday and Sunday to enjoy the delicious food, cold piwo and great entertainment. The festival opened on Saturday morning at 10:00 am with a presentation of the American, Polish and Texas flags and singing of the national anthems of the United States and Poland.
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Sixth Annual Houston Polish Festival Held On May 5 – 6Read More »
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Videos From the Sixth Annual Houston Polish Festival In Houston, Texas on May 1 – 2, 2012.
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Videos From Sixth Annual Houston Polish Festival Read More »
