Polanki Newsletters

2023

 January (styczeń)

Carol Bialek obituary | January: Beginnings and Endings | 2022 Christmas Party | Our Family Christmas Party at the Polish Center | Global Volunteers |

February (luty)

Dolores Winkler obituary |Polanki: Celebrating 70 Years and Moving Forward | A Reminder: Annual Membership Dues | Jerzy Skolimowski Nominated for Oscar |Celebrating Black History Month with Kosciuszko’s Legacy |2022: A Year in Review for Laski | 

March (marszec)

2023 Board Elections |Membership Dues| Jan Karski, Polish Hero| Recipes Needed|March Speaker|Newly Discovered Photos of Kosciuszko Monument|Polanki Volunteers at March 3 Fish Fry

April (kwiecień)

Kosciuszko Garden Group|Library News|Sales Events|Cards for Ukraine|March Speaker Laura Gellott|Boleslawiec Pottery

May (mai)

Jan Adamczyk | Jerzy (Jerry) Moskaluk | No Greater Ally: Screening | 2023 POLANKI COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS | May Holidays in Poland | Poland’s Constitution:
A Priceless Heritage of Humanitarianism | 

June, July, and August (czerwiec, lipiec, i sierpień)

Polish Fest Speakers | Wianki: Polish Flower Wreaths | Corpus Christi Traditions in Poland | Updated Summer Newsletter

September (wrzesień)

UWM Archives | Hales Corners Public Library | 70th Anniversary

October (październik)

Polanki 70th Anniversary | Holiday Folk Fair | Ada Dziewanowska | Costume Collection | Polish American Heritage Month | Jamestown 

November (listopad)

Fall Events | Paderewski | Member Recognition | Polish Costumes | Global Volunteers | Mushroom Picking

December (grudzień)

Coming Soon

2022

January (styczeń)

Directory changes and additions | Polanki and the Conservancy for Healing and Heritage | Maria Czerkawska (1881-1973) | Dziękuję bardzo! | What’s New in the Polanki Library? Check it out! | 

February (luty)

Library Corner: Love and Polish Poetry | Poland at the Olympics | Edmund Lewandowski’s “The Spirit of Polonia” | February Birthdays of Three Famous Poles | 

March (marszec)

2022 College Achievement Award Winners | Support for Ukraine | Time To Get Out Again | Poland Joins NATO | Polanki Book Club | Celebrating Women’s History: Polish-American Women | 

April (kwiecień)

Polanki Stands With Ukraine | Polanki Book Club via Zoom: One Star Away by Imogene Salva | Garden Cleanup for Kosciuszko Monument | Songs of the Polish Soul Concert on May 15 | Polish Easter Traditions | Polanki’s Assistance to Laski Has a Far Reach | 2022 College Achievement Awards Tea | Emilia “Milka” C. Brzyski | 

May (mai)

American Council for Polish Culture | Polanki Library to the Rescue! | The Lasting Impact of PolaTwelve Random Facts About Polandnki | The Polish Four-Cornered Cap | Polanki Welcomes New Sustaining Member Arlene Rehbein | Tomasz “Tom” Brzyski 1921-2009 | May Holidays in Poland | Poland’s Constitution: A Priceless Heritage of Humanitarianism | The Polish Constitution Day Parade in Chicago | 

June, July, and August (czerwiec, lipiec, i sierpień)

Polish Fest Speakers | Songs of the Polish Soul Recap | Noc Świętojańska / St. John’s Eve | Thank You from Kosciuszko Foundation | Twelve Random Facts about Poland | 

September (wrzesień)

Chloe Hooten Update | Farewell to Polonez Restaurant | Ewa Barczyk-Pease Honored as Polish American of the Year | Polanki Library News | Polish Genealogy Interest Group | 2022 Polish Fest in Pictures | Remembering Ukraine |

October (październik)

Upcoming Polanki Events | Congratulations on Polanki Membership Anniversaries | Polish American Heritage Month | Jazda! |

November (listopad)

Book Signings by Polanki Authors | Sir Andrzej Panufnik | Polanki at Fungi Fair | All Souls’ Day: The Tradition of Zaduszki in Poland | National Independence Day in Poland | College Achievement Awards | Sto Lat! May you live a hundred years |

December (grudzień)

Elżbieta Walentynowicz Obituary | It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas! | 2022 Holiday Folk Fair | Polanki and Laski: A Beautiful Partnership | Robert Thompson, Polanki, and Panufnik’s Bassoon Concerto |

2021

January (styczeń)

Our Deepest Sympathy to the family of Sustaining Member Barbara Januchowski | Our Deepest Sympathy to the family of Sustaining Member Barbara Milner | The Tradition of Szopki in Poland and Polanki | The Feast of the Three Kings – Trzech Króli | 2020 Had Some Bright Spots! | Final Notice: Polanki College Achievement Awards |

February (luty)

Our Deepest Sympathy to the family of Sustaining Member Barbara Spalda | Our Deepest Sympathy to the family of Polanki Sustaining Member Rachelle Ebenhoe | Our Deepest Sympathy to the family of Sustaining Member John “Joe” Shaw | Update on Polanki’s Marketing of Bolesławiec and Other Merchandise | February Birthdays of Three Famous Poles | Stanisław Lem: Polish Science Fiction Writer | Pulaski Day to Be Observed Virtually | Fat Thursday and Herring Night (Tłusty Czwartek and Śledzik) |

March (marszec)

2021/22 Polanki Board | Living with Polish Pottery | Polanki Book Club Meets on March 28 by Zoom | Duplicate Books in the Polanki Library for Sale | Wooden Churches of Southern Lesser Poland | Select Polanki on Amazon Smile | 

April (kwiecień)

A Reminder: 2021 Annual Membership Dues | Revision of Polanki Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation | Polish Easter Traditions | Easter Mazurek | History of Mazurek | Reminder: Polanki Book Club Meeting Changed to April 18 on Zoom | Library Notes | 2021 College Achievement Award Winners | 

May (maj)

In Loving Memory: Geraldine Reszel | Polanki library new hours | 2021 Garden Work Begins at Kościuszko Monument | May Holidays in Poland | Poland’s Constitution: A Priceless Heritage of Humanitarianism | The Polanki Polish Pottery Store is now online and open for business! | 2021 College Achievement Award Virtual Tea | 

June and July (czerwiec i lipiec)

Polanki meet and greet | Upcoming community events | Call for Polanki volunteers | Select Polanki in Amazon Smile! | Thanks for your Renewal | 

September (wrzesień)

Polanki Meeting Update | Wisconsin Assembly Recognizes Kościuszko Monument Restoration | Polish Costumes for Sale at the September 20th Polanki Meeting | What’s New in the Polanki Library? | Blind Polish noblewoman who founded religious order set for beatification | 

October (wrzesień)

Jadwiga Maria Korasz: Polanki Life Member | Save the Date:  Kinga E. Vnuk and the Modern Minstrels |  Polanki Welcomes New Members | Polanki Celebration of Membership | Polish American Heritage Month | “For Our Freedom and Yours” Monument Unveiled in Stevens Point | 

November (listopad)

In this Thanksgiving season, heartfelt gratitude | A Story about Giving to Polanki by One of its Members | WE Energies Cookie Book Available for Polanki Members | Go Back Time | Religious Shrines in Central Wisconsin | Polanki Christmas Party 2021 Update and Request | Victorian Holiday Craft Fair | National Independence Day in Poland | 

December (grudzień)

Polanki Members Volunteering at Holiday Sales Events | A Few Christmas Party Reminders | The Polanki Library Doors | Polanki and Laski: A Beautiful Partnership | New Garden of Senses to be Built at Laski | 

2020

January

Kulig (sleigh rides) | Polanki Christmas Party | 

February

Annual membership dues | Liberation | What Is Pączki Day? | Polish tradition becomes a Wisconsin Celebration | 

March

Slate of candidates for Polanki board | Polish Fest Exhibition: request for help | Kosciuszko Monument Clean-up Schedule for 2020 | The Polanki Library Needs You! | Polanki Gift Shop Opening Soon! | Polanki College Achievement Awards Update | Polish Genealogy Interest Group | A note from the editor | Fun Facts about Poland: Poland’s Top Baby Names | The Traditional Polish Easter Celebration

April

Annual membership dues | 2020 College Achievement Award Winners | Public Television Airing “Flavor of Poland” Series | Julia Tager award essay | It’s a small world | 

May

Elizabeth S. Wagner obituary | A Message from Immediate Past President, Anne Wal | Kosciuszko Monument Update | Polish Genealogy Interest Group | Free masks for Polanki members | A Note of Thanks from Denna Flemming | 

Summer

Quarantine Queries | Obituary: Joyce Hryniewicki | Modern Polish Composer Hanna Kulenty | Polish Migrant Memoirs and Letters: Documenting the World War II Diaspora | Auschwitz: preserving a place of terror |

September

Memories found in a steamer trunk | Polanki book club via Zoom | At first just a beautiful idea | 

October

Upcoming holiday events | Polanki library updates | Kosciuszko monument in great shape | Anniversary congratulations | Polanki Christmas party | Polanki member receives Pius XI award | Online Polish pottery store open | 

November

Gratitude, Appreciation, and Thanksgiving | Polanki Library Update | Food for Body & Soul | Kościuszko Monument Gardening Wraps Up | The Polanki Polish Pottery Store is now online and open for business! | Polanki Christmas Party—Covid-19 Version | Polanki College Achievement Awards | Polish Culture on the Web | Events in Polish History During November |

December

Post-Thanksgiving Gratitude | Update on Polanki Christmas Party—Covid-19 Version | A Beautiful Tribute from a Sustaining Member of Polanki | There Are Hundreds Of Gnomes Hiding Around This Millennia-Old European City | November Speaker Follow-Up | Polanki College Achievement Awards | A Thank-you Message and Picture from Laski on Polanki’s 65th Anniversary | 

2019

February/March

Paczki | Pierogi Dinner | General Polanki News | College Achievement Awards Tea | Road Trips |

April

Kosciuszko Monument Update | Polish Fest | Renew Your Polanki Membership | Polanki Apparel Orders | Happy Easter from Bochnia Salt Mine | Collecting Our Stories | The Traditional Polish Easter Celebration | April 22 is Smigus-Dyngus in Poland | 

May

Help Beautify the Kosciuszko Gardens | Lincoln Village Opportunity Strategy | Fathers of Independence Exhibit | Polish Fest Information | The Day of the Flag and Polish Diaspora Day | General Polanki News | 2019 Polish Soup Festival | Upcoming Membership and Board Meetings | College Achievement Awards Tea |

June

Save the date for Polanki’s Rummage Sale | Corpus Christi on June 20 | Victor Podlaski and the UWM Scholarship | Solidarity | Polish Fest Information | Portage County Festival in Stevens Point | Manpower Event | 

July / August

Warsaw home prices rise along growing crop of luxury skyscrapers | Polanki tour of Conrad Schmitt studios | Polish Fest 2019

September

Polish Women’s Group Preserves Basilica and City’s Heritage | Polish genealogy interest group forming | Polish spirituality morning of reflection

October

Kosciuszko Gardens | Wroclaw by Night | “I Sing to Myself and the Muses”: A Concert of Polish Renaissance Poetry and Folk Music | Book Sale at Polish Fest | Polish Genealogy Exhibit | Annual Polish Soup Festival | Polish Spirituality Retreat at the Conservancy for Health and Healing

November

St. Jadwiga, Queen of Poland | Award Recipients for Years of Polanki Membership | Soup Festival | College Achievement Awards | I Sing to Myself and the Muses! | 

December

Christmas Eve Food Part 1: Mains | Holiday Folk Fair | Holiday Bazaar | Tree Decorating |

2018

January

In honor of Polanki’s 65th anniversary | Check those closets for Polanki artifacts | 2017 Polanki Christmas party | Holiday bazaar | Catholic tidbits

February

Paczki Day | Community Corner

March

Polanki book club to discuss The Doll | Visit to Milwaukee by the General Consulate | Polanki board members

April

In honor of Polanki’s 65th Anniversary this year! | Happy Easter! | Loose Coins for Laski | Polish Knit Objects | Milwaukee Public Art Museum | Pierogi Dinner Update | Soup Festival | Perfekt Blouses | College Achievement Awards Tea | Two New Polanki Events 

May

In honor of Polanki’s 65th Anniversary this year! | College Achievements Award Tea | Pierogi Dinner and Folk Art Sale | Update on Polanki Table at Lane Elementary School | Polanki = Generosity |

June

College Achievement Essay | Governor of Lublin Province in Wisconsin | Polanki at Lane Intermediate School Cultural Fair | 2018 Portage Cultural Festival | Gardening at the Polish Center | In honor of Polanki’s 65th Anniversary This Year! | 

July/August

Polanki’s 65th Anniversary Celebration | Follow-up on the Kosciuszko Monument | Why the Milwaukee Kaszube Poles so Loved Their Parish Churches | 75th Anniversary of the Polish American Historical Association | 2018 Polish Fest Pictures

September/October

Milwaukee Film Festival’s Showing of Polish Films | Ada’s Costumes | Kosziuszko Gardens | Polanki 2018 Recognition for Years of Service | 20th Annual Polish Soup Festival | Holiday Folk Fair | Polanki 2019 College Achievement Awards | Upcoming Lectures at the Polish Center

2016

December

Barbara Niemczycki’s Eulogy | Member Tidbits | Translation | Christmas in Polonia | Polanki’s Cultural Exhibit at Holiday Folk Fair: The Treasures of Poland’s Water | Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum | 

November

Sustaining Member Kim Swedowski Receives Award | The World Reacts to Andrej Wajda’s Death | Holiday Folk Fair Theme and a Request | Chopin’s Heart Secretly Exhumed | Volunteers Needed for Cultural Exhibit at Holiday Folk Fair | 

October

Kayaker Aleksander Doba | A Bit of Milwaukee Polish History | Scientists are on the Trail of the First Dinosaurs | Tadeusz Kosciuœzko’s Imieniny | How to Survive Everyday Life in Poland

September

Joyce Banachowski 1938 – 2016 | Hedy Rabiega 1939 – 2016 | The Other Pierogi Lady – Kasia | Stovewood Daze | Polonaise – The Royal Dance Every Polish Teenager Has To Master | 1050th Anniversary of Christianization of Poland]

June

Heddy Moskaluk Granted Life Membership | More Beautiful Churches | Volunteers Needed for New Cooking Classes at the Polish Center | 

May

12th Annual Pierogi Dinner – April 10, 2016 | Frances Barwinski 1931 – 2016 | Barbara Zakrzewska Borowiecki 1924 – 2016 | Polish Achievement Awards | Poland’s Most Beautiful Churches | 

April

Sophia Bruskiewitz 1927 – 2016 | Katyn: More Than a Massacre | Wojtek, the Polish Soldier-Bear at Monte Cassino! | Pawn Stars Pays Off Big Time | Poland’s Most Beloved Cartoon Character – Koziolek Matolek | 

February

Sophie Banisikowski 1920 – 2016 | Thank You!!! (Geraldine Reszel) | Eight Most Unusual Polish Folk Instruments | Poland Under Glass | 

January

New Lifetime Members | Laski Update | Three Kings Day | Polish Book Club | Trip to Polish Museum of America in Chicago | No Texting in Poland? |

2015

December

Christmas Decorating at the Polish Center | MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT FEATURES MUSIC BY HENRYK GÓRECKI | Holiday Folk Fair 2015 | Folk Fair 2015 | Polish Folk Art Continued | UWM Announces Summer Study in Poland |

November

Rita Michalak 1926-2015 | A Foreigner’s Guide to Polish Folk Art | Soup Festival 2015 | 

October

Current Polish Culture and Me | More Scandalous Histories of the Chopin Competition | Global Union Reviewed | 

September

Vera May Buczkowski 1917-2015 | Jean Sorenson 1938-2015 | Polish Fest Revisited | Meet Carol | Global Union Celebrates Tenth Anniversary | Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski | The Riot Police at the Philharmonic Hall and Other Scandalous Histories of the Chopin Piano Competition | 

June

Vera Buczkowski Granted Life Membership | Gombrowicz in Argentina | 7 Confusing Polish Customs | 

May

Polanki College Achievement Awards 2015 | Hedy Rabiega Honored | So What’s the Story Behind Nesting Dolls? | More Polish Architecture | 

April

Pierogi Fest 2015 | The Art of Liturgical Ikebana | Polish Architecture | More Pierogi Fest Pictures | 

March

Barbara M. Godlewski 1939-2015 | An Amazing Life | Poland under Glass 2015 | 

February

The History of Valentine’s Day | Fun Valentine’s Day Stats | Poland Wins Hopman Cup | More Bridges of Wroclaw | Christmas Party Photos |

January

Polish Poet, Translator Stanislaw Baranczak Dies | Jeff Poniewaz Advocated Tirelessly for Poetry’s Place in the World  | More Must-Try Polish Cakes and Pastries | The Bridges of Wroclaw: A Virtual Walk Across the Venice of the North | 

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