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 of the music and fun at the 3rd Annual Dożynki Polish Harvest Festival that was held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston, Texas on September 17 and 18, 2011.
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Videos of the 2011 Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival In Houston TexasRead More »
Videos of the 2011 Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival In Houston Texas Read More »
On Sunday morning, September 18, 2011, the second day of the annual Polish Harvest Festival, Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church held a very special Dożynki Mass. Dożynki is a traditional Polish Harvest Festival that dates back for many centuries in Poland. It is a feast to celebrate the end of the harvest for the farmers.
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Our Lady of Czestochowa Church Celebrates Dozinki MassRead More »
Our Lady of Czestochowa Church Celebrates Dozinki Mass Read More »
The Jozwiak family and friends met at St. Stanislaus Community Center in Chappell Hill, Texas the afternoon of September 10, 2011 for their very special 50th annual family reunion. The large crowd enjoyed fun, food, music and fellowship throughout the day beginning with a pot luck Polish lunch cooked by family members. At 2 pm, a special reunion Mass was celebrated by Fr. Józef Musiol and held in the beautiful old St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Fr. Józef gave a wonderful homily complete with a Polish history lesson and Mike Addicks, Brian Marshal, Jakub Marshall and Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz played and sang Polish hymns during the Mass.
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50th Annual Jozwiak Family Reunion In Chappell HillRead More »
50th Annual Jozwiak Family Reunion In Chappell Hill Read More »
Videos From the 50th Annual Jozwiak Family Reunion held in Chappell Hill Texas on September 10, 2011.
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Videos From 50th Annual Jozwiak Family Reunion In Chappell HillRead More »
Videos From 50th Annual Jozwiak Family Reunion In Chappell Hill Read More »
The 3rd annual traditional Dożynki or Polish Harvest Festival will be held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Houston, Texas on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 16, 17 and 18, 2010. The festival starts on Friday evening with a Launch Party and Electronic Music Festival and continues on Saturday and Sunday with two full days of …
2011 Houston Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival Scheduled For September 16 – 18Read More »
2011 Houston Dozynki Polish Harvest Festival Scheduled For September 16 – 18 Read More »
A large crowd of people came to Chappell Hill Texas on Sunday, September 4, 2011 for St. Stanislaus Catholic Church’s 74th annual homecoming bazaar. A delicious catered barbecue dinner from Carl’s Barbecue was served beginning at 11am along with plenty of cold beer and soft drinks. There were Grocery, Ham and Sausage and Cake booths along with bingo for the adults and a Toy Booth and other activities for the kids. The live auction with lots of great items was held at 2pm.
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74th Annual Bazaar Held In Chappell Hill TexasRead More »
The long, hot Texas summer is almost over and there are lots of events scheduled for the last holiday weekend of the season, including several church bazaars on the Sunday before Labor Day. It’s hard to decide which ones to attend, but here’s several of them that relate to our Polish Texan heritage.
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Lots Of Fun On Labor Day WeekendRead More »
Lots Of Fun On Labor Day Weekend Read More »
Not too long ago, many of the people that were descendants of the early Polish immigrants in Texas spoke Polish but now it is rare to find someone that still speaks the language. In an effort to learn or re-learn the language of their ancestors, a group of people are meeting for Polish lessons every other Tuesday in the old parish hall at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Anderson, Texas.
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Polish Language Lessons At St. Stanislaus In AndersonRead More »
Polish Language Lessons At St. Stanislaus In Anderson Read More »
