Pioneering Dreams: The Narrative of Matthew Wasik
In June 1903, in the rugged hills of Appalachia, a 40-year-old man named Maciej stepped off the train onto the dusty platform of the mining community of Wheeling, West Virginiai.…
Constitution Day and Index Updates
Earlier this week, Poles celebrated Polish Constitution Day, where in 1791 the "first constitution of its type in Europe" as described by historian Norman Davies was enacted. Unfortunately, the constitution…
The Lasowiacy: An Introduction
The Lasowiacy is a sub-ethnic group from southeastern Poland that lived between the cities of Sandomierz and just south of Kolbuszowa, in an area known as the Sandomierz Forest. While…