Several posts have referred to records "destroyed". I know of one case in Belarus where the government confiscated all records. A particular church, not...
Please welcome new member Barry to the group. Although he is not Polish himself he is a member of the Polish club in Lincoln and quite involved with the...
How many countries have invaded Poland over the centuries? I can think of France, Germany, Russia, Sweden, Austria--have I missed any? - Dan Ford US...
Los Angeles Publisher Recognized by Polish Government for Outstanding Service Aquila Polonica President Terry Tegnazian Tells Stories of Poland's Heroism in...
Hello Basia! All Saints Day, on November 1 evening in the chapel of old (dilapidated) Novogrudok cemetery memorial service was held. It spent by priest...
Please welcome new member Sophia to the group. Her father's name is Emil Podrozny (1918-1994). He was from Kociubince, Ternopil but was relocated to a small...
OK Melbourne Folks Fed Square is on again this Sunday - last year 66,000 plus people We will have a stall again still year - with handouts on geneology,...
What does a mature woman wear on her head when wearing a “stroj krakowski”? I assume that it’s only girls (maidens) who wear flower wreaths. pozdrowienia...
Hi group For those not familiar with Rememberance Day/Polish Independance Day , such as myself as I am continuously learning from group, the below link from ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w4V1B6ZKdc National Independence Day (Polish: Narodowe Święto Niepodległoci) is a public holiday in Poland celebrated...
Dear Group, I would like to inform you about a young London-based singer songwriter, Katy Carr, whose new album ‘Paszport’ is being released tomorrow. ...
Remembering through music: "A Pittance of Time" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl8u7FwcyX0 On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a drug store in Dartmouth,...
For the history buffs I thought I'd mention this. Last night BBC showed as part of the Battle Castle series the story of Malbork. It had to fit in quite a lot...
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2012/11/12/121112crbo_books_menand This is a long review of the book in the current issue of The New Yorker...
Dear UK members, I would like to inform you of some events happening this weekend. London Festival of 7 cultures organised by Poland Street Association...
Dear Richard, I agree with Krysia. As am preparing currently 2 Corps Gallery in our Virtual Museum and will have a special subpage dedicated to Wojtek the Bear...
I got this reply (below) from the journalist who wrote about the Iranian documentary. I have also written to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw to see...
Dear Group, We are very excited to be hosting a 70th Anniversary Commemorative Event with the Polish Ambassador at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in...
Dear All, as I was informing you some time ago Polish authorities are constructing now the Polish cemetery in Bykovnia near Kiev to commemorate those who were...
Greetings I've been uploading some original and I think historically significant documents about Wojtek the Soldier bear to the Facebook group here ...
Hi Group: I thought that you would want to be brought up to date on the news about the Smolensk crash that killed Pres. Kaczynski and Poland's conservative...
It's a shame that the notes accompanying the film appear to exaggerate some of the key statistics - it's a shame for the sake of History that numbers and...
