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Charles Bronson, An American Award Winning Actor

Voices of Polonia charrislockwood - April 20, 2020 0

By Ted Rajchel Background According to the Polish-American Encyclopedia, Charles Bronson was born to a Lithuanian-Polish father, who worked in the coal mines of Pennsylvania. Charles Bronson...

Voices of Polonia: Jadwiga of Poland, Queen and Saint

Voices of Polonia Utica Phoenix Staff - March 14, 2021 0

Jadwiga of Poland, Queen, and Saint Queen Jadwiga of Poland was the first female monarch of the Kingdom of Poland, reigning from the 16th of...

Leopold Stokowski —A Leading Orchestra Conductor of the 20th Century

Voices of Polonia charrislockwood - July 26, 2019 0

By Ted Rajchel Background Stokowski is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and his appearance in the Disney film, Fantasia. He was...

Colonel Thaddeus Kosciuszko, Hero at the Battle of Saratoga: by Ted Rajchal

Voices of Polonia Utica Phoenix Staff - April 4, 2021 0

Background Colonel Kosciuszko (Kos—choos—KO) set out for America after hearing about fighting in Lexington and Concord in the year 1775. He was already on his...

Korczak Ziolkowski: Sculptor of the Crazy Horse Memorial

Voices of Polonia Utica Phoenix Staff - March 9, 2017 0

By: Ted Rajchel Background A mountain monument is under construction on privately held land in the Black Hills, Custer County, South Dakota, United States. It will...

Voices of Polonia: Kazimierz Czarnecki and Mary Jackson

Voices of Polonia Guest Contributor - October 3, 2020 0

Kazimierz Czarnecki and Mary Jackson—Worked Together on the Space Program at NASA By Ted Rajchel Background Kazimierz Czarnecki (engineer) was born in Poland in 1916. He was...

Voices of Polonia: Polish Female Pilots Serving During World War II

Voices of Polonia Jess Santacroce - December 20, 2020 0

By Ted Rajchel Background Polish female pilots played a major role in the resistant movement in occupied Poland. They often put themselves in the front lines...