Subj: [TXGENWEB] Polish Texans Date: 4/22/02 2:48:25 PM Central Daylight Time From:    friday@argohouston.com (Lynna Kay Shuffield ) Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:friday@argohouston.com">friday@argohouston.com</A> To:    TXGEN-L@rootsweb.com 04/25/2002 "First Polish Families of Walker County, Texas" On 19 September 1866, in Waverly, Walker Co., Texas, 12 planters met at Meyer Levy's Store and formed the Waverly Emigration Society for the purpose of acquiring foreign workers. Levy agreed to go to his native Poland and recruit works. On 9 Apr 1867, 45 families, totaling 143 individuals arrived in New York aboard the steamship "City of Antwerp" and from there, they sailed to Texas. Because of this original group, many Polish immigrants followed. The Walker County (Texas) Genealogical Society (WCGS) is honoring the First Polish Families with a "Waverly Emigration Certificate" for any direct or collateral descendant of one of the original 45 families who arrived in 1867. To qualify as a "Charter Member," your application and documentation must be postmarked by 31 August 2002. To celebrate the 135th Anniversary of this group's arrival, Charter Members will be honored at a reception on Sunday, 29 September 2002, St. Joseph's Hall, New Waverly, Texas. To obtain an application packet, send a self-address #10 envelope with 2-stamps, to the WCGS, Attn: Waverly Emigration Registry, P. O. Box 1295, Huntsville, Texas 77342-1295 or visit < http://www.dickensonresearch.com/wcgen.htm >.