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 September 12, a delegation of representatives from our Polish community joined Cape Breton Regional Municipality Mayor Amanda McDougall-Merrill, Councillor Lorne Green, Councillor Glenn Paruch, and Councillor Eldon MacDonald for the raising of the Polish flag in front of City Hall in honour of Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month. The Mayor read a special proclamation, …
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.
Thank you to Ursula Melski, Peggy Ryba, and Jancia MacCormack for their excellent Polish Heritage Month craft and cooking workshop for the Boys and Girls Club (BGC) Cape Breton!
As we approach the end of Nova Scotia Polish Heritage Month — and to mark St. Michael’s Day (the 112th anniversary of the St, Michael’s Polish Benefit Society!) — the Society and the Cape Breton University Tompkins Institute held an enjoyable workshop and luncheon at the Polish Village Hall on local history, culture, and the …
The sketch exhibit “Historic Homes of Polish Cape Breton” was a big success! Thanks so much to artist Emily Sheppard. Here’s an article from the Cape Breton Post and from the Chronicle Herald.
