Authors Grazyna Galezowski and Lech Galezowski gave a Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month lecture on September 20 at Cape Breton University. Their books are on the hundreds of rural Polish settlements in Canada, some of them now abandoned. They are preserving and profiling a precious history. This photo shows some of the students and community …
We’re delighted to have several events this Polish Heritage Month focused on children and youth. We had a very successful after-school event in Glace Bay (learning Polish crafts and games) on September 19. Many thanks to volunteers and partner organizations. The event was held at Warden United Church.
On Sunday, September 10, as part of Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month, St. Mary’s Polish Parish celebrated its 110th anniversary! The Twin City Pocket Park in honour of Walbrzych, Poland, sister city of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, was unveiled.
On Saturday, September 9, Pogoria Polish Folk Ensemble held a successful open house for the public. Pogoria is this year’s featured artist for Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month. There was free food, dance demonstration, exhibits, singing, Polish paper art, and more!
We gathered at the crack of dawn this morning — Friday, September 1 — to release doves and pray for peace on the occasion of the solemn 84th anniversary of the invasion of Poland and the start of World War II. We later raised the Polish flag for Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month.
Check out this handy little schedule of events for 2023’s Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month! You can download it and print it out if you like, or just save it to your desktop.
On the front page of this site, you’ll find a slideshow of images taken during 2022’s Polish Heritage Month. It was another fabulous month of celebrating and sharing Polish-Nova Scotian stories, traditions, and delicious food! Please take a moment to look at them and get a feeling for how lively and vibrant our Polish-Nova Scotian …
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We’re pleased to present this list of 30 books for Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month!
Be sure to check out the schedule for September 2022! We’ve got lots of great stuff coming your way.
