Author: lindsays
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Exchange Student Reception – Aug. 12, 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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New Board Chair – Aug. 11, 2017
I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is Tim Breza (no known relationship to Father Paul Breza) and I was elected President of the Polish Museum’s Board of Directors. Many of you may have seen me around the museum as a volunteer guide and as chairman of the Apple Festival. My background…
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Smaczne Jablka – October 4, 2015
By Jon Masyga On Sunday, October 4, 2015, the Polish Cultural Institute and Museum hosted another successful and highly attended Smaczne Jablka or “Tasty Apple Festival” at and around the Museum at 102 Liberty Street, in Winona, Minnesota to celebrate Winona’s Kashubian Polish heritage. Smaczne Jablka takes place the first Sunday of each October. The…
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Poland Travels
Before I met Father Paul Breza I had little knowledge of Poland. After helping out at the Polish Cultural Institute in Winona, I became more curious about this little country wedged between Germany and the Soviet Union. So when Father Paul offered me the opportunity to visit Bytów, Poland for the Christmas season I was…