
Articles Related to Kashubians
PGS-MN Newsletter Articles
Below are links to articles in the past issues of PGS-MN newsletters related to the Kashubia area of Poland. Once you click on the link, you will need to scroll down to the page indicated.
Newsletter Issue | Page | Title/Author |
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Winter 1993 | 7 | Parish Records in the Winona Area by Ben Schultz |
Spring 1994 | 2 | Letter to Editor- Kashubians in Canada by Des Peplinski |
Fall 1994 | 7-8 | Church of St. Gregory- North Branch by Paul Kulas |
Winter 1994 | 5-8 | The First Polish Settlers Came from Kaszuby by Adeline M. Copa |
Summer 1995 | 2 | Letter to Editor- The Kashubian Connection by Keith A. Kaszubowski |
Summer 1995 | 1, 4 | A Dream Visit Comes True by Clare Larkin |
Summer 1995 | 5-7 | Your Canadian Kashub Cousins and Their Trek from Wilno to Winona by Shirley Mask Connolly |
Summer 1996 | 7-10 | Polish Catholic Churches in the New Ulm Diocese (St. John Cantius in Wilno, MN) by Paul Kulas |
Fall 1996 | 4 | Letter to the Editor – Polish Heritage Trail in Central WI Reference to a book by Father Aloysius Rekowski on Kashub-Polish names in Canada, Poland, and the U.S. |
Winter 1996 | 12 | Review of book entitled, Polish Pioneer Families in the Parish of Brudenell to 1870 by Shirley Mask Connolly |
Winter 1996 | 16 | Question Oral Family History by Blanche Krbecheck |
Spring 1997 | 4 | Letter to the Editor – Include Email Addresses by Mary T. Cox |
Spring 1997 | 12-14 | Legendary Wilno Cabinet-Maker May Have Left Legacy in St. Paul by Shirley Mask Connolly |
Summer 1997 | 3 | Picture postcard of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Winona |
Summer 1997 | 1, 14, 15 | Searching Ships’ Lists for Your Polish Ancestors: Passengers on the Ship, The Bark Agda by Shirley Mask Connolly |
Summer 1997 | 8 | Parishioners of 1900 Church of St. John Cantius in Wilno, Minnesota |
Winter 1997 | 6 | Kaszuby – 1997 by Shirley Mask Connolly |
Winter 1997 | 8-9 | Origins of the Surname “Kulas” by Paul Kulas |
Summer 1998 | 5 | Meet Your Past in Stevens Point (mention of database of Kashubian names) by Adeline Sopa |
Fall 1998 | 14 | Family Trails Weekend: Morrison County Families Reunion – Article about a Little Falls family reunion by Genny Zak Kieley |
Spring 1999 | 6-9 | Looking for the Veleske family who once lived at 977 East Jessamine St, St. Paul by Shirley Mask Connolly |
Summer 1999 | 8-9 | In Search of Polish Grandparents by Ceclia McKeig |
Fall 1999 | 1, 14-15 | Günter Grass – Nobel Laureate: German Conscience or Polish Patriot? by Paul Kulas |
Fall 1999 | 4 | Letter to the Editor: Correction! by Shirley Mask Connolly |
Winter 1999 | 8 | The Beginning of Polish Settlement in Duluth by Stanislaw Walczak |
Winter 1999 | 9-14 | A Transcription of St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Gnesen, St. Louis County, part I by Greg Kishel |
Spring 2000 | 1, 7-11 | Patterns of Polish Settlement in Minnesota: Rice Lake and Gnesen Townships by Greg Kishel |
Spring 2000 | 12-17 | A Transcription of St. Joseph’s Cemetery – Gnesen, St. Louis County by Greg Kishel |
Fall 2000 | 20-21 | Gnesen and Rice Lake: A Postscript by Greg Kishel |
Summer 2001 | 5 | Pommern Meeting Summary by Terry Kita |
Summer 2001 | 20-21 | Book Review: 103 articles about Kashubia by Father Aloysius Rekowski between 1982-1986 (the book is in the MGS Library) by Mary Ellen Bruski |
Fall 2001 | 4 | Winona Kashubs Reference to a book on Kashubians in Southeastern Minnesota |
Winter 2001 | 5 | Review of book, Genealogical Guide to East and West Prussia. The book is in the MGS Library |
Spring 2002 | 22 | Map of East/West Prussia, Poznan, Silesia |
Fall/Winter 2002 | 12-13 | Web Sites for Kashubian Research by Mary Ellen Bruski |
Winter 2003 | 9, 27 | Book Review of Genealogical Guide to East and West Prussia Reviewed by Greg Kishel |
Summer 2004 | 6 | New Guide Coming: Genealogical Guide to East and West Prussia, available in the MGS Library by Ed Brandt |
Winter 2004 | 1, 14-21 | Article by Greg Kishel about his family that came from Kwidzyn County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship – they settled in Stevens Point, WI, then moved to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. |
Winter 2004 | 22 | Where is Prussia? by Paul Kulas |
Spring 2005 | 11-13 | Canada’s First Polish Settlement – A Heritage Holiday Destination by Shirley Mask Connolly |
Spring 2005 | 21-25 | Diocese of Pelplin CDs available |
Summer 2005 | 3 | Extra Contributions: Notation that there is a tape in the MGS Library entitled, Kaszebe, Pioneers of the Wilderness. |
Fall 2005 | 8 | Additional CDs available from Stanley Frymark. |
Fall 2005 | 6 | Trzebiatowa |
Fall 2005 | 12-13 | Polonia on a Northern Frontier by Greg Kishel |
Winter 2005 | 4 | Pommern? Pomorze? Kaszuby? by Dennis Dale Kulas |
Winter 2005 | 8 | Winona’s Polish Museum and St. Stanislaus Church by Mary Ellen Bruski |
Fall 2006 | 10-15 | The Derdowski Brothers by Michael A. Derdowski |
Fall 2006 | 16-22 | The SS Liebig (many Kashubs were on the ship) by Paul Kulas |
Fall 2006 | 23 | Articles about Kashubian Immigration and Settlement in America |
Winter 2006 | 1, 12-18 | Drobne Echa: Dateline New Brighton and Mounds View by Greg Kishel |
Summer 2007 | 1, 11-17 | A Kettle of Kaszubians by Micheal A. Derdowski |
Fall 2008 | 29 | Polish/Kashub Settlement in Central Wisconsin by Adeline Sopa |
Summer 2009 | 20-21 | Book Signing- Life and Adventures of Remus by Dori Marszalek |
Fall 2009 | 10-13 | Winona’s Kashubs, Kowalewskis and The Hot Fish Shop- Part I – Early History and Social Development by William L. Crozier |
Fall 2009 | 14-18 | Part II – The Hot Fish Shop Story by Richard V. Kowles |
Fall 2010 | 5 | Book Review of Archiwum Państowe w Gdańsku (State Archives in Gdańsk) Przewodnik Po Zasobie do 1945 Roku (Guide of Sources up to 1945) Reviewed by John Kowles |
Fall 2011 | 1, 9-10 | Nationalism, Chronology, and Nomenclature- Pomeranians and Kashubians by Edward R. Brandt. |
Fall 2017 | 6 | Book Review of The Saga of the Kashub People in Poland, Canada, and USA by Aloysius J. Rekowski Reviewed by Paula Colwell |
Winter 2018 | 6 | The Kashubians Dysphoria by J. William Gorki from the Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan. |
Winter 2018 | 12-13 | Our Ancestors in the Prussian Army by Aleksandra Kacprzak and Mariusz Żebrowski |
Other Articles
Title/Author | Source | Comments |
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The Kashubs – Origins and Emigration to the U.S.A. by Jan Perkowski | Polish American Studies Vol. 23, no, 1, January-June 1966 | Note: You can read this article online here – you can set up a free account and read up to 6 articles/month. |
Kashubians by Editor | Immigrant Genealogical Society Newsletter, January 2013, page 1 | Read article online |
Kashubian Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries | Khazaria.com | While this article is very scientific, we are including it as it is rare to find genetic information specific to Kashubians. Read article online |
The Kashubs on the Baltic by Gregory MacDonald | The Slavonic and East European Review Vol.19, No. 53/54, The Slavonic Yearbook (1939-1940), pp. 265-275 (11 pages) Published By: Modern Humanities Research Association | Note: You can read this article online here – you can set up a free account and read up to 6 articles/month. |
7 Wondrous Kashubian Legends by Marek Kepa | Culture.pl March 16, 2022 | Read article online |
Kashubians and the Church in Three Wisconsin Settlements by Anne M. Gurnack | Colloquium Education – Polistics – History Quarterly, 2019 | Read article here |

