Fifteen Felician Sisters from the Livonia-based Central Convent of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary attended the 18th Annual Opłatek, organized by the West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society (WSDPAHS) on Saturday, January … [Read more...] about WSDPAHS Honors the Felician Sisters
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Twelfth Annual Summer Social: Lecture by UM-Dearborn Professor Martin Hershock
Society Holds Twelfth Annual Summer Social Event: A Lecture By University Of Michigan-Dearborn’s Professor Martin Hershock Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church Saturday, August 3, 2024 The Society was honored this summer to host a lecture by the … [Read more...] about Twelfth Annual Summer Social: Lecture by UM-Dearborn Professor Martin Hershock
Commemoration & Grave Marker Ceremony In Honor Of World War I Polish American U.S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos
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
Background On The Grave Marker Procurement And Biography Of World War I U. S. Army Veteran Joseph Frank Bigos
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
Demolition of historic St. Andrew Catholic Church
DEMOLITION OF ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC CHURCH 7060 McGRAW, DETROIT 48210 Demolition of historic St. Andrew Catholic Church at 7060 McGraw began at the beginning of June of 2021 and was nearly completed by the end of the month. The church had been used … [Read more...] about Demolition of historic St. Andrew Catholic Church
St. Albertus Parish 150th Anniversary Mass
ALBERTUS HISTORIC PARISH 4231 ST. AUBIN STREET, DETROIT 48207 “THE MOTHER CHURCH OF DETROIT’S POLONIA” HOLDS 150TH ANNIVERSARY MASS: SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2022 The words in Polish high above the main altar on a painted gold ribbon banner read, … [Read more...] about St. Albertus Parish 150th Anniversary Mass
1960s Polish Wedding Party on May 14, 2022
SOCIETY HOLDS ELEVENTH ANNUAL SUMMER SOCIAL EVENT AND THIRD 1960s POLISH WEDDING PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 14: PRCUA #162, 1430 OAK STREET, WYANDOTTE! https://youtu.be/VnC4YtFAjR4 Who says you can’t travel back in time? On Saturday night, May … [Read more...] about 1960s Polish Wedding Party on May 14, 2022
St. Andrew 90th Anniversary – Sunday November 28, 2010
West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society And Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, Warrendale, Celebrate 90th Anniversary of St. Andrew Parish, Detroit, Sunday, November 28, 2010 Ninety years ago, the Catholic Church at 7060 McGraw on … [Read more...] about St. Andrew 90th Anniversary – Sunday November 28, 2010
St. Helena Wyandotte and St. John Cantius Remembered
By Laurie A. Gomulka Palazzolo On Sunday, November 23, at the noon Mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Wyandotte, Rev. Walter J. Ptak remembered parishioners of the now-closed St. Helena Roman Catholic Church, the daughter church of Our Lady … [Read more...] about St. Helena Wyandotte and St. John Cantius Remembered
Architect of the Dom Polski – Joseph Gwizdowski
JOSEPH JULIUS GWIZDOWSKI Architect of the West Side Detroit Dom Polski Born July 7, 1880 Gwizdów, Galicia, Poland Immigrated March 6, 1904 (New York, NY) Deceased May 19, 1940 (Detroit) Joseph Julius Gwizdowski was born in the southern region … [Read more...] about Architect of the Dom Polski – Joseph Gwizdowski