The West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society in conjunction with The Polish Genealogical Society Of Michigan invites all to our Tenth Annual Summer Social Event. Saturday, July 20, 2019, 1:00 – 3:30 P.M. St. Sebastian, Catholic Church, … [Read more...] about July 20, 2019 – Tenth Annual Summer Social Event
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History of the Schaefer Bar
The Schaefer Bar was located at 6905 Schaefer Highway, south of Warren Avenue, in Dearborn. It was attached to the Dearborn Lanes Bowling Alley. Charles Fujawa bought the bar in 1962 or 1963 and first opened it for business at that … [Read more...] about History of the Schaefer Bar
April 27, 2019 – Eleventh Annual Spring Pilgrimage & Święconka
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Guzik’s Market
GUZIK’S MARKET ON THE CORNER OF WAGNER & CECIL IN DETROIT’S WEST SIDE POLONIA: A HANG-OUT FOR ST. ANDREW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Reading the last two issues of the WSDPAHS newsletter rekindled many of my childhood memories. Growing up on the … [Read more...] about Guzik’s Market
Alexander’s Cleaners
MEMORIES OF ALEXANDER JANDRYKA AND ALEXANDER’S CLEANERS: 6457 McGRAW, DETROIT, MICHIGAN Since my father’s dad was killed in an auto accident, and his brother was killed fighting the Japanese on Iwo Jima, the U.S. Army discharged my father … [Read more...] about Alexander’s Cleaners
Rouge Park Bakery
A HISTORY OF THE ROUGE PARK BAKERY WEST WARREN AVE. AT STAHELIN, WARRENDALE Rouge Park Bakery was my home—established by my parents, Frank and Frances Iglikowski, just before I entered first grade at Ss. Peter & Paul in the Warrendale area of … [Read more...] about Rouge Park Bakery
January 5, 2019 – Thirteenth Annual Opłatek
Twelfth Annual Opłatek Saturday, January 5, 2019, Noon – 3:30 P.M. LOCATION: St. Colette Parish, 17600 Newburgh Rd., Livonia 48152 COINCIDING WITH THE CATHOLIC CELEBRATION OF EPIPHANY/TRZECH KRÓLI (THREE KINGS) HONORING THE POLISH GENEALOGICAL … [Read more...] about January 5, 2019 – Thirteenth Annual Opłatek
Warholak Tire Service
Warholak Tire Service, 9411 McGraw, Detroit: Generations of Family Service in West Side Detroit’s Polish Neighborhood On McGraw just east of Wyoming Avenue, at the gateway to west side Detroit’s old Polish community, sits a family-owned business … [Read more...] about Warholak Tire Service
October 27, 2018 – Eleventh Annual All Saints’-All Souls’ Pilgrimage, Prayer Service & Wypominki
The West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society Cordially Invites Our Members, Family, And Friends To Our Tenth Annual All Saints’/All Souls’ Pilgrimage, Prayer Service And Wypominki (Naming) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 BEGINNING AT … [Read more...] about October 27, 2018 – Eleventh Annual All Saints’-All Souls’ Pilgrimage, Prayer Service & Wypominki
Grendysa Grocery Store Story
The following is a recounting of the life story of Andrew and Hedwig Grendysa as told by their grandson, Dennis Cebulski, to WSDPAHS Member Jerry Sielagoski. Copyright © 2018 Jerry Sielagoski. Reprinted with Permission. WSDPAHS member Dennis … [Read more...] about Grendysa Grocery Store Story