Author: lindsays
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Exchange Student Reception – Aug. 22, 2017
Julia Fravel, Lauren Graf, and Emily Roettger, Winona exchange students to our sister city of Bytow, Poland, have returned to Winona after a month-long visit. The exchange students were sponsored by the Polish Cultural Institute and Museum and hosted by families in Bytów. This exchange is an annual summer event with students from Winona going…
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Holyday – Aug. 15, 2017
Noon Mass in the Museum Annex celebrated by Fr. Kulas and hymns sung by the Children’s Choir of the Museum. A light lunch will be served after the Mass. The public is invited.
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Dyngus Day (Volunteer Appreciation) – Apr. 17, 2017
Dyngus Day is an old Polish Easter Monday custom. Every year on that day, Polish Museum volunteers are recognized for their service over the last year. On April 17, Fr. Paul Breza, Museum founder, served up a banquet of ham, German and American potato salads, cucumber and tomato salad, and home-made blueberry sauce over ice…
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Polish Pottery Sale – Aug. 14, 2017
After a yearlong wait, the museum has received an order of 4000 lbs. of pottery direct from Poland. We have pottery everywhere and to make space for this new inventory, we are having a Polish pottery sale in our museum gift shop. Prices are quite low when compared with other stores because we buy direct…