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Commemoration & Grave Marker Ceremony In Honor Of World War I Polish American U.S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos

Posted on September 30, 2024

Society Holds Commemoration & Grave Marker Ceremony In Honor Of World War I Polish American U.S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos St. Hedwig Cemetery & Mausoleum, Dearborn Heights, Michigan Sunday, July 28, 2024   This summer, the … [Read more...] about Commemoration & Grave Marker Ceremony In Honor Of World War I Polish American U.S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos

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Background On The Grave Marker Procurement And Biography Of World War I U. S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos

Posted on September 30, 2024

Background On The Grave Marker Procurement And Biography Of World War I U. S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos (January 7, 1899 – June 4, 1946) By Barbara Misiolek Gamble The West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society (WSDPAHS) has … [Read more...] about Background On The Grave Marker Procurement And Biography Of World War I U. S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos

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August 3, 2024 – Twelfth Annual Summer Social Event

Posted on April 3, 2024

THE WEST SIDE DETROIT POLISH AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INVITES OUR MEMBERS, FAMILY & FRIENDS TO OUR TWELFTH ANNUAL SUMMER SOCIAL EVENT SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2024 1:30 – 3:15 P.M. OUR LADY OF SORROWS CATHOLIC CHURCH 23815 Power Road, Farmington, … [Read more...] about August 3, 2024 – Twelfth Annual Summer Social Event

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July 28, 2024 – Commemoration & Grave Marker Blessing

Posted on April 3, 2024

World War I U.S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos (Jan. 7, 1899 – June 4, 1946): On the 110th Anniversary of the Beginning of World War I: St. Hedwig Cemetery, 23755 Military Rd., Dearborn Hts., MI 48127: 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.; Feature Presentation by … [Read more...] about July 28, 2024 – Commemoration & Grave Marker Blessing

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A History Of Saint Casimir Roman Catholic Church

Posted on April 2, 2024

A History Of Saint Casimir Roman Catholic Church 3401 23rd Street, Detroit, Michigan 48208 West Side Detroit’s First Polish Parish Editor’s Note: The Society is extremely grateful to member Tom Wozniak (St. Casimir class of 1966) for providing … [Read more...] about A History Of Saint Casimir Roman Catholic Church

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Fifteenth Annual All Saints’/All Souls’ Pilgrimage, Prayer Service & Wypominki

Posted on December 9, 2023

SOCIETY HOLDS FIFTEENTH ANNUAL ALL SAINTS’/ALL SOULS’ PILGRIMAGE, PRAYER SERVICE & WYPOMINKI (NAMING): HOLY SEPULCHRE CEMETERY, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2023 Photos by Society Director Alina Klin, Ph.D. and Society Member … [Read more...] about Fifteenth Annual All Saints’/All Souls’ Pilgrimage, Prayer Service & Wypominki

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January 6, 2024 – Seventeenth Annual Opłatek

Posted on November 24, 2023

Saturday, January 6, 2024 ~ NOON to 3:30 P.M. SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL OPŁATEK SAINT COLETTE CATHOLIC CHURCH ACTIVITIES CENTER 17600 NEWBURGH RD., LIVONIA 48152 HONORING SS. PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH WARRENDALE and ST. BARBARA CATHOLIC CHURCH … [Read more...] about January 6, 2024 – Seventeenth Annual Opłatek

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A History of Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church Warrendale

Posted on October 25, 2023

The old, original Ss. Peter & Paul church, which was to be razed to make way for the new church, June 4, 1957 (SS. PETER AND PAUL PARISH 1923 – 2003 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Parish Bulletin, courtesy of Lorin Wojczynski and the Wojczynski family)

A History of Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church Warrendale 7685 Grandville, Detroit, Michigan 48228 Much of the area in which Ss. Peter & Paul Parish was founded was farmland in 1923.  At that time, a rumor began to circulate that the Ford … [Read more...] about A History of Ss. Peter & Paul Catholic Church Warrendale

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Saturday, November 4, 2023: Fifteenth Annual All Saints’/All Souls’ Pilgrimage, Prayer Service & Wypominki

Posted on October 2, 2023

Join us November 4, 2023 for the Fifteenth Annual All Saints’/All Souls’ Pilgrimage, Prayer Service & Wypominki (Naming): Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rotunda Chapel (inside Main Mausoleum): 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Gathering at 12:00 p.m.; Prayer … [Read more...] about Saturday, November 4, 2023: Fifteenth Annual All Saints’/All Souls’ Pilgrimage, Prayer Service & Wypominki

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45th Annual Genealogy Seminar

Posted on July 26, 2023

Download Registration Flyer (PDF) Download Registration Flyer (PDF) … [Read more...] about 45th Annual Genealogy Seminar

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