Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts
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Your PGSMA has a hidden gem located on the second floor of the Polish Center of Discovery and Learning at 33 South Street in Chicopee.  Our staff of experienced volunteer docents is available for one-on-one assistance with family research. Please complete our “Request for Research Assistance” form found to the left of this page and send to [email protected].

We can provide you with guidance on how to get started doing genealogical research into your family history.  We also can help direct you to data sources through our collection of proven genealogy websites as well as our library of instructional books, family histories, church anniversary booklets, maps and gazetteers.

Also included in our collection are the Research Bulletins of the Polish Genealogy Societies of America, California, Connecticut, New York, Michigan, Texas and Winnipeg, Canada (and of course, our own Biuletyn Korzenie).  These contain nearly every bulletin ever issued by these groups since their inceptions and hold a treasure trove of information about the history and culture of Poland.
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We are a lending library for members of the Polish Genealogy Society of Massachusetts and we invite you to join us on a fine Friday afternoon to look through our collection to find a book or paper of interest, have a seat and enjoy learning about your ancestral lands.  Or, if you’d like, you can check out a book and enjoy it in the comfort of your own home.

Our members have been successfully using the materials in the library to help with their family history research for years and we invite you to join us soon to begin your journey of discovery.
 

Polish Churches in Massachusetts

There is a wealth of genealogical material contained in church records.  Below please find a lists of active Roman Catholic and Polish National Catholic churches as well as closed churches in Massachusetts.  Many of these listing are links that will bring the viewer to the church website.  Additionally, churches that have Polish school for children are noted.  Please contact us at [email protected] with any changes or additions to this page.
Active Polish Roman Catholic Churches
  • St. John Paul II Parish, Southbridge (formerly St. Hedwig)
  • Christ the King, Ludlow
  • Divine Mercy, Three Rivers​
  • Holy Trinity, Lowell
  • Holy Trinity, Westfield
  • Immaculate Conception, Indian Orchard (Polish Saturday school)
  • Our Lady of Czestochowa, Boston (Polish Saturday school)
  • Our Lady of Czestochowa, Turners Falls
  • Our Lady of Czestochowa, Worcester (Polish Saturday school)
  • Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Taunton (largely Portuguese now)​
  • St. Andrew Bobola, Dudley
  • St. Anthony of Padua, Chicopee
  • St. John Paul II Shrine of the Divine Mercy, Salem (formerly St. John the Baptist)
  • St. Joseph, Webster (Polish Saturday school)
  • St. Mary, Ware​
  • St. Stanislaus Kosta, Adams (part of St. John Paul II Parish)
  • St. Stanislaus, Chicopee
  • St. Stanislaus, Fall River
  • St. Stanislaus, West Warren


Active Polish National Catholic Churches
  • Blessed Trinity, Fall River
  • Holy Cross, Ware
  • Holy Mother of the Rosary Parish, Chicopee
  • Holy Name of Jesus Parish, South Deerfield​
  • Holy Trinity, Webster
  • St. Casimir, Lowell
  • St. Joseph, Westfield
  • St. Valentine, Northampton





Closed or Merged Parishes
  •  All Saints, Housatonic, 1913 - 2009 (merged into Blessed Teresa of Calcutta)
  • Holy Trinity, Hatfield, 1916 - 2009
  • Holy Trinity, Lawrence,1905 - 2004
  • Mater Dolorosa, Holyoke, 1896 - 2011 (merged into Our Lady of the Cross)
  • Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Springfield, 1917 - 2018
  • Our  Lady of Jasna Gora, Clinton, 1914 - 2010 (merged into St. John  the Guardian of Our Lady)
  • ​Our Lady of Ostrobrama, Brockton,1914 – 2001​
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Bedford, 1905 -2022
  • Sacred Heart, Easthampton,1909 - 2010 (merged into Our Lady of the Valley)
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus, Greenfield, 1914 - 2009 (merged with Our Lady of Peace, Turners Falls)        
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ipswich,1908 - 1999
  • St Adalbert, Bondsville, 1910 - ??
  • St. Adalbert, Hyde Park,1913 - 2011
  • St. Casimir, Maynard,1912- 1997 
  • St.  Casimir, New Bedford,1927 - 2000    
  • St.  Hedwig, Cambridge, 1907 - 1995         
  • St.  Hedwig, New Bedford,1908 - 2004   
  • St.  Hedwig, Southbridge, 1916 - 2011
  • St. John Cantius, Northampton, 1904 - 2010 (merged to create St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish)  
  • St. Joseph, Gardner, 1908 - 2015 (merged to create Annunciation Parish)
  • St.  Michael the Archangel, Haverhill,1901 - 1998       
  • St.  Michael the Archangel, Lynn,1906 - 2006     
  • St.  Peter, Norwood,1918- 1997     
  • St.  Stanislaus, Adams,1902 - 2009   
  • St. Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr, Chelsea  ?? - 2020
  • St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr, South Deerfield, 1908 - 2009    (merged, now Holy Family Parish)
  • SS.  Peter & Paul, Three Rivers, 1903 - 2010 (merged into Divine Mercy, Three Rivers)







                                                                                                                                      
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