Category: Polish Ancestry

Upcoming events for TPGS

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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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PRCUA Sportsmen’s Dinner and Gun Raffle

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PRCUA Hall – Saturday, October 3, 2015 5255 N. Detroit Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43612 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm Dinner: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Ticket Price:  $30 Ticket price includes:  Pig Roast, Kielbasa, Homemade sides, Can Beer, and a chance each at: LCP, The Judge, 870 Shotgun, 9mm, AR15 Contact:  Joel: 419-349-0634 Butch:  419-729-9680 David:  419-392-6947 Open to the public Only 250 Tickets Available

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“Agora” sculpture in Grant Park in Chicago

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Located along the southwest side of Grant Park, Agora is one of Chicago’s most recent and important sculptural installations. Comprised of 106 nine-foot tall headless torsos made of cast iron, the artwork derives it name from the Greek word for meeting place. The figures are posed walking in groups in various directions or standing still. Internationally renowned artist Magdalena Abakanowicz donated the sculptural group along with the Polish Ministry of Culture, a Polish cultural foundation, and other private donors. Born into an aristocratic family just outside of Warsaw, Abakanowicz (b. 1930)…

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Toledo Polish Genealogical Society Meetings for 2015

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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…

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The Shopka

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This year PACT will have a shopka in the Toledo Holiday Parade.   (From PolAmJournal.com) by Stas Kmiec Mention the word szopka (creche) or jaselka (nativity play) to someone born in Poland long ago, and you will see a spark of joy light up in their eyes. They recall the live nativity scenes, puppet shows, pageant plays and shimmering fairy tale castle-like scenes of their youth. The Christmas creche is common to all of the Christian faith, but the szopka is unique to Poland. The szopka, once a humble peasant…

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PACT Launches Capital Campaign at Polka Picnic

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Pictured: City Councilman Tom Winiewski, PACT President Stan Machosky, Toledo Mayor Michael Collins and PACT Vice-President, Matt Zaleski. From the Toledo Blade, Monday, August 11, 2014: The second annual Polka Party Picnic offered far more than the expected polka dancing and kielbasa meal at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church on Sunday afternoon. At the event, the Polish -American Community of Toledo, or PACT, announced plans to launch a $1million capital campaign to raise funds to establish a Toledo area Polish-American Community Center. “A major issue is that the churches formed by some of the…

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UT Press Publishes New Book on Toledo’s Polish Community

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American Originals: Northwest Ohio’s Polish Community at Home, Work, Worship, and Play is the latest book to be published by the University of Toledo Press. The 258 page work presents a glimpse into the history of one of Toledo’s most important ethnic groups. “The book is a mix of the broader themes that have shaped our community with the actual lives that Polish-Americans recall–sometimes remembered with pain, more often with joy, and always with the respect for the accomplishments of the families, friends and neighbors,” said Timothy Borden, editor of…

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Photo Gallery of Hamtramck Trip

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We couldn’t have asked for a nicer day for our bus trip to Hamtramck.  Once we arrived, tour guide Greg Kawalski gave our group a tour of St. Florian Church.  Then it was on to the bakery to pick up some sweet treats and then to the Polonia Restaurant for a Polish lunch.  Eddie Paz serenaded the group with some Polish music on his accordian.  After lunch, we visited the Polish Art Center for a talk on amber jewelry, shopka (paper creches) and Polish pottery.  Many in the group checked…

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