Category: Museum Activities
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Oplatki Sunday: December 6, 2015
One of the loveliest old traditions of the Polish people that still continues today in many Winona homes, is that of the Oplatki. Oplatek was, and is still, a thin unleavened wafer similar to altar bread. It is known as the bread of love and is often sent from Poland to Winona relatives yet to…
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Polish Constitution Day 2015
On May 3, 1791 Poland became the second nation in history to adopt a written constitution. Although the Polish nation has suffered much afterward, Polish Constitution Day lives forever in Polish hearts. Winona’s Kashubian Poles first celebrated this event in 1890 with parades and a speech by Hieronim Derdowski, editor of Winona’s Polish newspaper, Wiarus.…
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Polish Heritage Concert 2012
On April 20, 2012 the Polish Museum offered two events as part of the Midwest Music Fest. From 7 to 8 pm, Dr. Michael Dubiaga, violinist, and Nancy Edstrom, pianist, presented a Heritage Concert at the Polish Museum. Dr. Dubiaga discovered a number of traditional, dance, and folk pieces written by early American Polish immigrants,…