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My Kraków

Posted on 21 April 2020 by lkonieczny

W moim serce, wiem, że jestem Polakiem –Leon G. Konieczny I’ve always known that I was Polish, even though I was born in the USA. How’d I know? I guess because my all of immigrant ancestors came to the United … Continue reading →

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Tadeusz Kościuszko and Thomas Jefferson's African American Slaves– a lesson for Black History Month

Posted on 4 February 2020 by lkonieczny

Today is the birthday of Polish hero of the American Revolution, Tadeusz Kościuszko, born on 04 February 1746.  We all know the part he played in the American Revolutionary War, and he oversaw the construction of state-of-the-art fortifications, including West … Continue reading →

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Where it began, 01 Sept 1939

Posted on 1 September 2018 by lkonieczny

Westerplatte. That’s where the German/Nazi invasion of Poland–and the start of World War 2–began on September the 1st, 1939. I was there. No, not at the beginning of World War 2–I was at Westerplatte on September 1, 2010, joining with … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow is a day I hate to think about…

Posted on 31 July 2016 by lkonieczny

Tomorrow is August 1st, 2016, but I will be thinking about what happened 72 years ago, the Warsaw Uprising. Pamiętam — I remember 70 Years Ago Today Hard to Believe What Was Happening 69 Year Ago…. Every August 1st…..Warsaw Remembers … Continue reading →

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General Władysław Sikorski

Posted on 4 July 2016 by lkonieczny

Why am I writing about a Polish here, Władysław Sikorski, on what in the United States is a National Holiday, our Independence Day, the Fourth of July?  Well, on this day in history, 04 July 1943, a Pole who fiercely … Continue reading →

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Condemned to Death

Posted on 5 March 2016 by lkonieczny

It was 76 years ago today, on March 5th, 1940, that about 22,000 people were condemned to death. During April and May of 1940, they were murdered, killed with a shot to the back of the head and buried in … Continue reading →

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Start of World War II, 76 years ago today

Posted on 1 September 2015 by lkonieczny

Today we remember the beginning of World War II. It is measured as starting on September 1, 1939, when the Germans invaded Poland, but in truth, the war itself was a long time in the making, began by the the punishments … Continue reading →

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Black Ribbon Day

Posted on 23 August 2015 by lkonieczny

Today is Black Ribbon Day. As you may surmise by the color of the ribbon, it’s not a day to remember happy things. This day (August 23rd) was chosen as it is the day on which, on which the so-called … Continue reading →

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Tłusty Czwartek — Fat Thursday

Posted on 12 February 2015 by lkonieczny

Today is Fat Thursday in Poland, Tłysty Czwartek in Polish. As the Christmas season and the following Karniwal come to an end and the season penitence, fast and abstinence–Lent–approaches, Poles take a bit of a time out to indulge in … Continue reading →

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2014 Pierogi Party

Posted on 7 December 2014 by lkonieczny

Leon and Ewa’s 10th Annual Pierogi Party is now history! This year about 30 of us gathered and made about 433 pierogi, and consumed well over 1/4 of them as well. Now that the party is history, I’ve posted a … Continue reading →

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