(click on image for full view – Old Polish Saturday School @ Saint Stan’s)
All Polish civilians and military veterans who settled in Western New York after surviving the war in Europe will be guests of honor at a reunion on Sunday, October 4.
The day will begin with a Mass of Remembrance and Thanksgiving at 10 a.m. at Corpus Christi Church , 199 Clark St. in Buffalo . Fr. Czeslaw Krysa will serve as homilist.
Following the Mass, a reunion dinner will take place at the Dom Polski Hall ( Matt Urban Center ) at 1081 Broadway, one block from Corpus Christi Church . All WWII survivors are welcomed free of charge following pre-registration. Entire families are encouraged to attend. A catered dinner will be provided for a cost of $20. Children under 12 free. A Polish sing-along and film will also be featured.
Guests expected to attend include former Buffalo residents from California , New Jersey , Washington , D.C, New York City and Michigan .
The historic Dom Polski Hall is significant as a venue for the reunion as it served as one of the first social stops for post-WWII immigrants. The hall served as a venue for musical performances, dances, patriotic events and family events for much of the 1950s through the 1970s for the community of Polish WWII survivors.
Guests are invited to bring photos of post-war community events to pass around and to have scanned into an archive that is being created of the Polish community by the Polish Legacy Project.
The reunion is part of a conference entitled: “ Poland to Buffalo Through WWII: Untold Stories Come Alive” to be held on October 3 and 4 in Buffalo .
The conference is sponsored by The Polish Legacy Project in Buffalo-WWII.
For more information, contact Andy Golebiowski at 716-510-7562 or by email at andywbuffalo@yahoo.com
Conference website at: PolishLegacyBuffalo.com
