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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.

PGST Announces Travel Notes

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Travel Notes
by Stefan Nesterowicz
translated from
Notatki z Podrozy
Toledo, Ohio
1910

In 1909 Stefan Nesterowicz was sent as an agent by the weekly Ameryki-Echa (Echoes of America) to the South and Southwest of the United States to visit Polish settlements. His journey covered four states: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Mr. Nesterowicz published his writings as Notatki z Podrozy in the next year.

Nesterowicz's original Polish version and the English translation by Marion Moore Coleman (1969) have been out of print for many years.

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Sweepstakes Winner Announced

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Sweepstakes Winner Announced
August 31, 2007

A big thanks to everyone who entered our sweepstakes for $100.00 worth of Polish Heritage apparel and gifts from either the Polish Heritage Gift Shop or the Polish Texan Gift Shop.

From June 22nd to August 15th, we received 2615 entries. Each entry were assigned a number from 1 – 2615 in the order that they were received and a random number generator was used to pick the winner which was number 2448. The winner is

Gracie Napierkowski
La Habra, CA

Our next sweepstakes will begin on October 1st and end on November 30th.

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