Home » Archives for James Smock

James Smock

James SmockJames 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.

2014 Homecoming Bazaar At St. Joseph’s In Stoneham

Articles, Current Events, Festivals and Bazaars / By /

2014 St. Joseph Catholic Church In Stoneham Texas Annual BazaarOn Sunday, May 26, 2013, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Stoneham, Texas held their annual homecoming bazaar to celebrate the 115th year of the founding of the historic parish. St. Joseph’s was established in 1909 by a group of Polish-speaking immigrants from the Grimes Prairie, Stoneham and Plantersville areas. This year’s bazaar started with a special Mass celebrated by Fr. Bill Kelly at 10:30 am in the beautiful old church. At 11:00 am, workers started serving a delicious barbecue pork and beef dinner with all the fixings including a wide array of homemade deserts and cold ice tea.
…

2014 Homecoming Bazaar At St. Joseph’s In StonehamRead More »

2014 Homecoming Bazaar At St. Joseph’s In Stoneham Read More »

Pages: 1 2

St. Joseph In Stoneham Annual Bazaar On Sunday May 25th

Articles, News / By /

2014 St. Joseph In Stoneham Texas BazaarSt. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Stoneham, Texas will be hosting their annual homecoming bazaar on Sunday, May 25, 2014 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 country and Polish music by Bill Mock and the Hwy 105 Band and Brian Marshall and friends.
…

St. Joseph In Stoneham Annual Bazaar On Sunday May 25thRead More »

St. Joseph In Stoneham Annual Bazaar On Sunday May 25th Read More »

Eighth Annual Houston Polish Festival Held On May 3 – 4

Articles, Current Events, Festivals and Bazaars / By /

2014 Eighth Annual Polish Festival In Houston TexasBeautiful spring weather welcomed a large crowd of visitors to Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church as the parish held their 8th annual Polish Festival on Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, 2014. The festival was held on the church grounds in the Spring Branch area of Houston. The festival opened on Saturday morning with music by DJ Chris Piorkowski and singing by Edward Winiarski, followed by a rousing performance of Polish folk dancing by Houston’s own Wawel Dance Group.
…

Eighth Annual Houston Polish Festival Held On May 3 – 4Read More »

Eighth Annual Houston Polish Festival Held On May 3 – 4 Read More »

Pages: 1 2 3

8th Annual Houston Polish Festival To Be Held On May 3rd – 4th

Articles, Current Events, Festivals and Bazaars / By /

2014 Houston Texas Polish Festival - Our Lady Of Czestochowa ChurchHouston’s 8th Annual Polish Festival will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014 from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm and on Sunday, May 4, 2014 from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. The festival is a celebration of all things Polish – the food, the music, the language, the customs and the culture of the Polish people and will be held on the grounds of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church conveniently located at 1731 Blalock Drive, in the Spring Branch area of Houston, about 1.5 miles north of the Katy Freeway.
…

8th Annual Houston Polish Festival To Be Held On May 3rd – 4thRead More »

8th Annual Houston Polish Festival To Be Held On May 3rd – 4th Read More »

Lots of Polish Music And Dancing At Country Corner Crawfish Boil

Articles, Celebrations, Current Events / By /

Polish Music And Dancing At Country Corner Crawfish BoilOn Saturday, April 12, 2014, hundreds of people gathered at Country Corner Icehouse in Cypress, Texas to celebrate their Polish, Cajun and Texas heritage. Country Corner owners Blake and Angie Meischen set up for a great party as revelers of all ages enjoyed the beautiful Texas spring weather, a thousand pounds of boiled crawfish, lots of beer, the camaraderie of many new and old friends and a place to dance to the good live Polish, Cajun and Texas country music.
…

Lots of Polish Music And Dancing At Country Corner Crawfish BoilRead More »

Lots of Polish Music And Dancing At Country Corner Crawfish Boil Read More »

Pages: 1 2