Sunday, July 28: Commemoration & Grave Marker Blessing: 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 Karen Majewski, Ph.D.: “Polish Americans in Detroit in World War I” in Main Mausoleum; Grave Marker Blessing and Service at Graveside with Rev. Gary Michalik, Rev. Canon Walter J. Ptak, and Rev. Lawrence Zurawski with Accompaniment by Vocalist Deborah Frontczak; A Polish Event With Participation by Several Polish Organizations; No Charge; No Reservations Required; All Are Welcome [See Flyer for Further Details]
Saturday, August 3: Twelfth Annual Summer Social Event: Lecture by U of M – Dearborn Professor Martin Hershock: “Seems to Me You Have Plenty of Nerve: Polish American Women, Detroit’s Federal Screw Works Strike of 1938, and the Fate of the UAW”: Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church – Lower Level Social Hall, 23815 Power Rd., Farmington, MI 48336: 1:30 – 3:15 p.m.; Free-Will Offerings, Light Refreshments; Optional 4:30 p.m. Mass in the Church
