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Help Wanted

News / By James Smock / June 2, 2007

This website is a work in progress and I need your help. Here's what I need to add to what we already have:

Old photos of your Polish Texan ancestors, their homes and the towns they lived in.
Genealogical data of the early Polish immigrants in Texas from their origins in Poland through the early 1930's
Articles on the history and genealogy of the early Polish Texan settlers
Family stories about the early Polish Texan settlers

If you have something to contribute, please contact James . I can scan old photos and return them to you or you can email scanned photos to me

About The Author

James Smock

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.