Organizations
Polish Heritage Meeting
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The Polish Heritage Society will meet on Wednesday, March 6 at 10 a.m. in the Suffield Ambulance Center. Our guest will be Susan Urban, a Polish folk artist.
Organizations
Our Polish Heritage
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Chain migration has been a hot topic in the United States in recent years and it is a sociological pattern that has gone on for centuries. Suffield benefited from it over one hundred years ago when the Poles began to arrive here and resuscitate the overused Connecticut River Valley soil.
Organizations
Polish Heritage Society
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The Suffield Polish Heritage Society welcomes anyone in Suffield and the surrounding area who is interested in learning about the Polish Culture and keeping it alive. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month from September through June at 10 a.m. Watch for announcements about meetings and other items of interest to Polish Americans on the Facebook group “Suffield Polish Heritage Society.”
The meeting on December 5 will be held at the Suffield Ambulance Center (205 Bridge Street.) With the help of the Felician Sisters from Enfield, we will sing Polish Christmas carols, Kolędy.
Organizations
Suffield Polish Society Meeting
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The Suffield Polish Heritage Society will hold its monthly meeting (first Wednesday) on November 7 at 10 a.m. in the Ambulance Center, 205 Bridge Street.
History
Polish American Heritage Month
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October has been recognized as Polish American Heritage month since 1981. It is a time to consider the contributions Polish men and women have made in the United States and throughout the world.
Organizations
Polish Heritage Society Meeting
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The Suffield Polish Heritage Society will hold its monthly meeting (first Wednesday) on October 3 at 10 a.m. in the Suffield Ambulance Center.
Organizations
Polish Heritage Society
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The Suffield Polish Heritage Society will hold its monthly meeting (first Wednesday) on Sept. 5 at 10 a.m. in the Ambulance Center, 205 Bridge St.
Organizations
Polish Heritage Society
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The Polish Heritage Society (PHS) will not meet in July or August but there are several things going on behind the scenes that may be of interest. Monthly meetings of the Polish Heritage Society will resume on Wednesday, September 5 at 10 a.m.
This past spring several members of the PHS created a small Polish Heritage exhibit at the library.
History
Our Polish Heritage
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Irish immigrants were the first non-British to come to Suffield. They came in the early 1800s to make money working on the canal system.
Organizations
Polish Heritage Society Meeting
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The June meeting of the Polish Heritage Society will be held on June 6, at 10 a.m. at the Suffield Ambulance Center. Sara Zak will discuss “The Polish Declaration of Admiration and Friendship for the United States of America.” This 111-volume “Birthday Card” was sent from Poland to the United States in 1926 to recognize our 150th anniversary of independence.