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New Location For Polish Food Store In Houston

Food and Drink, News / By James Smock / February 12, 2010

The Polish Food Store, a favorite shopping destination for Houstonians looking for real authentic Polish foods, moved into it’s new home on February 9, 2010. The new address is 1780 Blalock, Houston, TX 77080 which is just a few blocks from the old location and a short distance from Our Lady Of Czestochowa Catholic church.
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First 2010 PGST Meeting To Be Held On Feb 6

News / By Virginia Felchak Hill / January 26, 2010

The Polish Genealogical Society of Texas will hold it’s first regular meeting of 2010 on February 6 at Tracey Gee Community Center in Houston from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. The program will be “Post Card History Series; Houston” presented by Dan Monsanto, a local author.

Here’s the complete PGST 2010 Meeting Schedule:
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Polski Kolendy In Chappell Hill

Celebrations, Current Events / By James Smock / December 28, 2009

St. Stephen’s Day, the day after Christmas was cloudy and cold, but that didn’t hinder an enthusiastic crowd of approximately 60 Christmas carolers who met at Henry Mazurkiewicz’s place in Chappell Hill Texas for the 2nd annual Polski Kolendy. Following an old Polish folk tradition, the group was led by a star bearer and nativity scene and many of the carolers dressed in traditional and not so traditional costumes including a bishop, nun, angels, shepherds, kings, beggars, Santa Claus and an interesting rendition of a turon which is an extinct Polish bison.
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Polish Christmas Party In Chappell Hill

Celebrations, Current Events / By James Smock / December 17, 2009

There was a Polish flag flying outside of the Lazy Mule Saloon in Chappell Hill Texas on Saturday night, December 12, 2009. Inside the bar, a large group of Chappell Hill and Brenham natives and their friends celebrated with a Polish Christmas party. Daniel Cendalski brought his fiddle and he and his band, Daniel and the Country Boys played a mix of old time Polish and country dance music.
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St. Stanislaus In Chappell Hill Holds Cultural Thanksgiving Party

Celebrations, Current Events / By James Smock / November 23, 2009

On Sunday, November 22, 2009, St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill held a Children’s Mass followed by a cultural Thanksgiving party for the CCD students and parishioners. The children, several of whom were dressed in traditional Polish costumes, served as greeters, lectors, altar servers and offering collectors and they also took the offerings to the altar.
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Golabki (Stuffed Cabbage) Recipe

Food and Drink, Recipes / By Barbara Swiech / November 19, 2009

In Poland they are called ‘Golabki’ – what stands for little pigeons. Similar dish, whose name has the same meaning, is typical also for Lithuanian, Russian, Czech, Slovak or Belorussian cuisine. Apart from this, in some countries people stuff grape leaves with various fillings. The recipe for stuffed (or rolled as some call it) cabbage presented here is one of the version used in numerous Polish households. You can also get to know how to change ingredients so that the dish would suit the vegetarians or could be served for Christmas Eve dinner.
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PGST Holds Annual Social and Election of Officers

Current Events, Meetings / By James Smock / November 17, 2009

Members and guests of the Polish Genealogical Society of Texas met in at the Tracy Gee Community Center in Houston on Saturday, November 7, 2009 for the annual pot luck social and election of officers. Everyone present enjoyed a delicious meal, fellowship with friends and of course, the door prizes. Outgoing president Barbara Lee gave out awards to various members for outstanding contributions to the society over the last year and a new board of directors was elected.
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Faustyn Langowski on the Side

Musicians Bio, Polish Texans / By John Rivard - Texas Polka News / November 10, 2009

Great sidemen rarely get the attention they deserve. It’s long overdue that we pay tribute to Faustyn Langowski, whose career on clarinet and sax establishes him as one of the premier sidemen of Texas music.

Texas polka fans know Faustyn as the entertaining man on clarinet and sax with Harry Czarnek & the Texas Dutchmen since 1999. Or perhaps they remember him performing with Brian Marshall & the Texas Slavic Playboys, wearing a black hat and making wisecracks that kept the band in stitches. Friends may recall him as the heavy smoking “conversationalist,” who has many stories and the ability to tell them well.
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