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 Koledy Polskie Polish Christmas Carolers In Chappell Hill Texas on December 30, 2023. Videos courtesy of Jim Mazurkiewicz, Matt Browarek and Chappell Hill Historical Society Museum.
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Videos From Koledy Polskie Polish Christmas Carolers In Bremond Texas on December 30, 2023. Videos courtesy of Denise Girdley
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Digitally restored vintage Polish language wedding book for the druzba found in Bremond, Texas (the Polish Capital of Texas) courtesy of Brian Marshall. Publisher and published date is unknown. The title page is missing as are pages 23 – 28. The condition of the original book can be seen below the restored digital flip book.
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Music videos of the Steve Okonski band recorded live on June 15, 1967 at the wedding reception for Joseph Cicherski and Rose Lee Padalecki.
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On Saturday night, January 23, 2016, members of Houston based Wawel Dance Group held a big party and fundraiser on the grounds of Our Lady Of Czestochowa Catholic Church to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the group. The Wawel Polish Folk Dancers are a non-profit performing group dedicated to promoting Polish culture through song and dance. The group consists of high school, college, graduate students and adults.
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Videos from the Koledy Polskie celebration in Chappell Hill, Texas on December 26, 2015.
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A large group of kolednicy or Polish Christmas carolers gathered to sing old time carols at 12:30 PM on St. Stephens Day, December 26, 2015. The opening ceremony was held on the steps of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, a historic Washington County parish that was founded in 1889 by early Polish immigrants to Texas. The weather was cloudy and warm but overall it turned out to be a beautiful and comfortable day for the 8th annual Kolędy Polskie in Chappell Hill.
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