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The 80th Anniversary of the Polish American Congress was celebrated in Chicago, Illinois, at the O’Hare Tech Center during the annual Council of National Directors Meeting held October 12 -13, 2024. The Michigan Branch of the PAC was represented by Jolanta Hałaczkiewicz, President, and Frank Dmuchowaki, National Director. A short summary.

Gorecki's Szopka 2024

Priests from the Society of Christ and Michigan Polonia celebrate All Souls Day at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Twp, on November 3, 2024. All Souls' Day is a day of prayer for the dead, particularly but not exclusively one's relatives.

The Friends of Polish Art meeting occurred at the PICROL Gallery on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. Elijah Majeski, manager of Galeria at the Polish Institute of Culture and Research at Orchard Lake Schools, was invited to speak on Stefan Norblin, the internationally recognized Polish painter.

Polish scouting in Michigan came into its own in the 1960s, when a group of Polish immigrants purchased land in Michigan's thumb area near Lake Huron to have a permanent camping ground for Polish scouts. It was named Białowieża after the beautiful Forest Reserve and National Park in Poland. This was a risky move to invest in almost 100 acres by persons who were still, in reality, building a new...

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Witness to history - Antoni Walawender. The NKVD began the operation from 9 to 10 February 1940, during which over 140 thousand Polish citizens were deported from the Kresy of the Second Polish Republic deep into the Soviet Union, deep into the Siberian taiga, to the steppes of Soviet Kazakhstan. Ten-year-old Antoni Walawender was also a victim of this terrible crime. Antoni Walawender, the son...

On August 31, 2024, the Dożynki (Harvest) celebrations took place in Paczków, Lower Silesia. This video shows a parade of village delegations with their beautifully crafted “harvest crowns” from the St. John the Evangelist Church to the stage located on the city’s Main Square. After the delegations were welcomed, a loaf of bread, a symbol of the hard toil and importance of farmers, was presente...

In this video, Żaneta Plotnik, the lead singer of the Polish band "Zakuka" talks with "Polish Weekly" about the band, and their musical inspirations. "Zakuka" plays both traditional Polish folk songs in contemporary arrangements (alternative folk, alternative pop, electro folk, world music), and original music. The group was founded in 2018 in Opole (Lower Silesia), by Żaneta Plotnik and guitar...

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This year’s theme honors notable Polish women. Leading the Polish Day Parade 2024 is our esteemed Grand Marshall, Detroit WLLZ radio host Doug Podell, whose presence promises an event filled with excitement and entertainment. This event is sponsored by the Polish American Congress-Michigan Division, whose president is Jolanta Hałaczkiewicz. Judge John M. Chmura chairs the parade committee. The ...

On Sunday, July 28, 2024, the West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society organized the commemoration and grave marker blessing in honor of Joseph Frank Bigos, the World War I Polish-American U.S. Army Veteran at St. Hedwig Cemetery in Dearborn Hts., Michigan. This commemoration marked the 110th anniversary of the beginning of the Great War. Dr. Karen Majewski, the 1st Vice Polish Amer...

A lecture by Dr. John Radzilowski, the Director of Polish Institute of Culture & Research at Orchard Lake Schools

Prof. Martin Hershock's lecture sponsored by the West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society (12th Annual Summer Social Event) at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Farmington Hills, MI - August 3, 2024

Grave Marker Blessing of Joseph Bigos at St. Hedwig Cemetery, Dearborn, MI - July 28, 2024

From Wadowice To Dearborn - With ENGLISH SUBTITLES

St. Wojciech Church, Detroit, MI - celebration of 152 anniversary of its foundation - July 14, 2024

"Anioły na Górce" - Eugenia i Tadeusz

Alicja Karlic talks with Greg Meyer, the 1983 Boston Marathon winner

"Lipka" performed by Julia LaRocca and Lucy Bemiss

Conversation with Dr. Paweł Pietrzyk, Chief Director of State Archives in Warsaw, Poland

Graduation of Two Students from Poland at St. Mary's High School, Orchard Lake, MI - May 18, 2024

Rozmowa z Dyrektorem Naczelnym Archiwów Państwowych w Polsce - Orchard Lake Schools, 14-06-2024.

Joseph Majcher o polskości w Orchard Lake Schools

Wybory do europarlamentu 2024, Komisja Wyborcza w Troy, Michigan

Z Wadowic do Dearborn

Congressman John James (R) meets with Polish Americans in Troy

Captain Andrew Ladak speaks at the International Armed Forces Night

Interview with Professor Geneviève Zubrzycki, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor