Category Archives: My love of Poland

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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Sto lat, Polsko!

Posted on 11 November 2018 by lkonieczny

Today all over Poland–and many other countries–there is much celebrating as Poland celebrated their return to the map with the formation of the second Polish republic with the signing of the Armistice that ended the Great War (World War I) … Continue reading →

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Moja Miłość do Kolęd — My love of Polish Carols

Posted on 4 January 2018 by lkonieczny

One of my earliest childhood memories of Christmas is going to midnight Mass (after our traditional Christmas Eve dinner–Wigilia) and hearing the choir at my grandparent’s decidedly Polish Catholic Church in rural Thorp, Wisconsin  (St. Hedwig’s) singing Polish Christmas Carols–kolędy. I … Continue reading →

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On this Day in History….

Posted on 13 June 2016 by lkonieczny

I still mark this day of history as one of sadness and remembrance for me. Life can be very fleeting. Never take anything for granted. On this day, three years ago, my dear friend Jurek (Jerzy) Markiewicz passed away suddenly. … Continue reading →

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Pamiętam — I remember

Posted on 1 August 2015 by lkonieczny

I was born less than eight years after the start of the Warsaw Uprising, which began at 5 PM  local time in Warsaw on 01 August 1944. It did not end well. While the Soviet army sat idly by across … Continue reading →

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Lublin Days 2015

Posted on 19 July 2015 by lkonieczny

From July 24-26, 2015, the village of Lublin, Wisconsin will be celebrating its centennial and Lublin Days. Lots of festivities are planned, but of special note is a visit from a number of dignitaries from Lublin, WI’s sister city in … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Poland’s “Accursed Soldiers”

Posted on 1 March 2015 by lkonieczny

History books may tell you that Poland was “liberated” by the Soviets/Russians during World War II, but the truth of the matter is that from the very start of World War II, the Soviets/Russians planned to subjugate Poland–the Molotov-Ribbentropp line … Continue reading →

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27 Reason not to Visit Poland

Posted on 28 February 2015 by lkonieczny

If you like to remain uninformed, if you do not appreciate art and culture, if you’d rather remain ignorant about history and geography, and if you would rather lead a boring, mundane life, then I have the perfect solution for … Continue reading →

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I am in Poland every day of the week–yet at home in Florida, USA

Posted on 13 September 2014 by lkonieczny

I am totally blessed. You see, I get to spend some time in Poland every day of the week, and from the luxury of my home office in sunny Florida, USA. How do I do it? It’s easy, it’s called … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Push Not the River

Posted on 28 August 2014 by lkonieczny

Push Not the River, by James Conroyd Martin, is a historic, romantic novel written somewhat in the grand tradition of Doctor Zhivago or Gone With the Wind. To call it “fiction” would do it no justice at all–it is set … Continue reading →

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