2016 Wigilia Celebration

WIGILIA 2016 The Polish name for Christmas Eve supper is “Wigilia” from Latin “Vigilare” – to await 95% of Polish families have preserved the Wigilia tradition and regard it as the high point of the Christmas season. We hope you can join us and make it a part of your Christmas tradition. PACT and TPGS (Toledo Polish Genealogical Society)  is proud to announce that we will celebrate Christmas with the traditional Polish Wigilia Celebration.  This year’s Wigilia is scheduled for Sunday, December 18, 2016.  It will be held at Olivet Lutheran…

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Kick-Off to the Cook-Off Dinner

If you like kielbasa, you will want to make sure you attend this special kielbasa dinner featuring the top three winners from the 2016 Kielbasa Cook-Off.  The dinner will include the award winning kielbasa from Jeremy Pryba (Polska Pryba), Mike Hofner and Ron Smith (Dziadzia and Busia’s OldFashioned Kielbasa), and Adam Michalski (Michalski’s Special Recipe ).  Jeremy and Adam will also be serving their family’s pierogi in addition to their kielbasa.  We will also be serving kapusta (sweet and sour cabbage), mashed potatoes and gravy. mizeria (cucumber in dill sauce), placek…

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Upcoming events for TPGS

Here are some of the upcoming events sponsored by Toledo Polish Genealogical Society: October 15 – Show and Tell something about your ancestor who came to the United States November 19 – Building Edmond Fitzgerald presented by Jen Domanski Baker December 3 – TPGS Christmas Party January 21 – Polish Traditions presented by Tom Sorosiak February 18 – Kuhschwanz Train Tragedy presented by Carol Lake March 25 – Soup Sale at Sts Adalbert & Hedwig from noon-6 p.m.   For more information about these events,  please go to their website:…

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