Events

You’re Invited! 19th Annual Opłatek Celebration 🇵🇱Hosted by the West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society Join us as we come together with members, family, and friends for our cherished annual Opłatek celebration — a beautiful Polish … [Read more...] about January 10, 2026 – Nineteenth Annual Opłatek

Join Us for the “Patches of Our Past Polonia” Memory Quilt Project In celebration of the West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society’s 20th Anniversary (2026–2027), all members are invited to participate in creating a special commemorative … [Read more...] about Patches of Our Past Polonia – Memory Quilt Project

Join Us for the 13th Annual Święconka & Divine Mercy Devotions at St. Thomas the Apostle! The West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society is thrilled to invite you, your family, and friends to our Thirteenth Annual Pilgrimage, … [Read more...] about April 27, 2025 – 13th Annual Pilgrimage, Święconka and Divine Mercy Devotions

Celebrate Polish Heritage: WSDPAHS’ 18th Annual Opłatek! The West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society (WSDPAHS) warmly invites members, their families, and friends to the Eighteenth Annual Opłatek, a cherished celebration of Polish … [Read more...] about January 4, 2025 – Eighteenth Annual Opłatek

Join us for the All Souls' Day Remembrance Mass and Wypominki (Naming) on Saturday, November 2, 2024, hosted by the West Side Detroit Polish American Historical Society. Mass: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM, followed by the Wypominki (Reading of Names) … [Read more...] about November 2, 2024 – All Souls’ Day Remembrance Mass & Wypominki (Naming)

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

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

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

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