Category: Past Events
Toledo Polish Genealogical Society Meetings for 2015
The next meeting of TPGS will be held on Saturday, March 21st from 10 am to noon. Meetings are held at St. Michael School, 420 Sandusky Street. This month’s speaker is Donna Christian. All are welcome! The schedule for TPGS meetings for the remainder of the year is: Saturday, April 18 – Monthly Meeting from 10am to 12pm – Show and Tell My Trip to Poland by TPGS Members. Saturday, May 16 – Special Event – Field Trip Calvary Cemetery Tour featuring Prominent Poles Saturday June 20 Monthly Meeting from 10…
Read MoreAlexander Drabik to be inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame
WORLD WAR II LOCAL HERO TO BE INDUCTED INTO OHIO MILITARY HALL OF FAME FOR VALOR World War II hero Sergeant Alexander A. Drabik will be inducted posthumously into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame for Valor on April 24, 2015 in the State House Atrium, Columbus, OH. Drabik was nominated by the Holland Springfield Spencer Township Historical Society (HSSHS), as he attended Dorr Street Elementary School and was a long-time Springfield Township resident. Honoring all who served their county is part of the Society’s on-going Veterans Project. Drabik was…
Read More2015 PACT/TPA SCHOLARSHIPS
2015 Scholarship Awards The Polish American Community of Toledo is happy to announce that along with the Toledo Poznan Alliance of Toledo, we will again be awarding scholarships to High School/College students based on academics, extra-curricular activities and an essay submitted about “What Having a Polish-American Heritage Means To Me”. Last year four area high school or college students each received a $1000 scholarship toward their education. Click on PACT/TPA scholarship application button on the right of the screen to download a copy of the application. After filling it out,…
Read MorePIEROGI MAKING CIRCLE
Join PACT for a Pierogi Making Circle and learn just how easy and fun it can be!! Has the thought of making pierogi made you nervous? It’s easy to do if you know the simple steps. Date: Saturday, March 28 Time: 1pm-4pm Where: Olivet Lutheran Church 5840 Monroe St. Sylvania, OH Fee: $25 per person for new guests $20 per person for return guests Price includes: pierogi lessons, pierogi recipes, all ingredients, taste testing, one dozen pierogi to take home, and pierogi press **Please bring rolling pin and an…
Read MorePolish Heritage Night at Toledo Walleye
NA ZDROWIE! POLISH HERITAGE NIGHT IS FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 at Huntington Center in Toledo! Sponsored by Stanley’s Market. It all starts with a delicious pregame all-you-can-eat Polish buffet dinner by Stanley’s Market, featuring their world-famous kielbasa….Smacznego! There will also be live music to get your toes tapping, as well as Polish-themed entertainment throughout the night while you enjoy exciting Walleye hockey. A ticket combo is $33, which includes a game ticket and the buffet. If you already have a game ticket for that night, you can get the buffet for…
Read MoreEchoes of Poland Pierogi Dinner
February 27, 2015 4:00 to 8:00 PRCUA Hall 5255 N. Detroit $8.00 Menu: 4 Pierogi, Vegetable, Salad, Bread/Butter, Dessert, Coffee/Punch Advanced order by he dozens: $9.00 Cheese, Potato, Kraut, Mixed(Cheese & Potato) Order by February 19, 2015 Call: 419 531-8658 or 419 475-6262
Read MoreWigilia Celebration 2014
Wigilia: Celebrate a traditional meatless meal and learn about the customs associated with the “Vigil” of Christmas: breaking bread (oplatek), food, prayer and Christmas carols (koledy). The Polish American Community of Toledo presents the 5th Annual Wigilia Celebration: Waiting for the Birth of Christ. Sunday, December 14th at 5:30 PM Olivet Lutheran Church-Christian Life Center 5840 Monroe Street, Sylvania Price: $15 for PACT members, $20 for non-members, $10 for children 12 and under THE WIGILIA CELEBRATION INCLUDES: Lighting of the first candle sharing of oplatek meatless meal of traditional Polish…
Read MorePACT has Shopka in Toledo Christmas (Holiday) Parade
This year PACT added a shopka to its parade float.Scroll down to learn more about this Polish tradition.
Read MorePolish Cinema Series at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor
Presented with support from the Copernicus Program in Polish Studies. This series of restored classic Polish films has been organized and curated by Martin Scorsese, one of the most recognized and respected filmmakers in the world, and is the largest presentation of restored Polish cinema to date. 9/8: The Last Day of Summer & Innocent Sorcerers 9/15: Night Train 9/22: A Short Film About Killing 9/29: Jump 10/6: The Illumination 10/13: The Saragossa Manuscript 10/20: Pharaoh 10/27: Mother Joan of the Angels 11/3: Ashes and Diamonds 11/10: The Hourglass Sanatorium 11/17: Austeria 11/24: Black Cross 12/1: The Promised Land 12/8: Man of Iron Below are…
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