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Polish Heritage Society To Meet In The Fall
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This year our season ended unexpectedly with the March meeting after which group size was limited to five people and Suffield restricted access to town spaces.
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Polish Heritage Meeting Canceled
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On March 12, First Selectman Mack announced that meeting rooms in emergency services facilities would be suspended until further notice. Therefore, the April 1 meeting of the Polish Heritage Society scheduled to be held in the Suffield Ambulance Center has been canceled.
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Polish Heritage Society Meeting
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One of the fun topics that sometimes arises in a Polish Heritage Society (PHS) meeting has to do with the family cow. The members of the PHS that tended to the family cow, whether on their own property or their grandparents’, loved that animal.
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Polish Heritage Society News
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A Christmas Szopka
In November, the Polish Heritage Society (PHS) enjoyed a fascinating presentation about the Christmas tradition of “szopka,” hand-made nativity scenes within a colorful castle. The presenter, Marek Czarnecki, annually guides the children in Hartford-area Catholic schools who build these structures using everyday household items such as paper towel rolls, boxes, foil, plastic bottles, and wrapping paper.
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Polish Heritage Society
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With the holiday season right around the corner, the next three meetings of the Polish Heritage Society (PHS) will highlight Christmas and New Year traditions. The gatherings are open to anyone interested in learning about, preserving, and perpetuating the culture that was passed on from our Polish ancestors.
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Polish Heritage Society Meeting
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The Suffield Polish Heritage Society will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, October 2 at 10 a.m. in the Ambulance Center, 205 Bridge St.
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Our Polish Heritage
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Excuse me, but we might be related! Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing has been available for about ten years.
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Our Polish Heritage News
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In October 2016, the Polish Heritage Society presented a unique music program that combined the history of the Polish immigrant movement into Suffield with the development of the folk songs from their native land.
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Our Polish Heritage
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If you are of Polish descent and attending college this fall, you may be eligible for a $1000 scholarship! The Polish American Journal Foundation (PAJF) is a non-profit organization that promotes Polish and Polish American culture and traditions across the country.
Suffield 350th Anniversary Committee
350th Anniversary Trivia Quiz
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1. The early Polish farmers in Suffield and other towns in the northern Connecticut River Valley are credited with rejuvenating the soil that the Yankee farmers had depleted of nutrients. They did that by: