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SUMMARY:Polish Literature in English Reading Group - June 2026
DESCRIPTION:With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem) by Henryk Sienkiewicz\nWe are pleased to announce that we will begin reading the Trilogy by Henryk Sienkiewicz this summer.  Based on a consensus with the group\, we will start with the first volume\, With Fire and Sword and continue to meet on Wednesdays\, with slight variation.  Here is the reading schedule based on the 1991 Kuniczak translation (chapters provided if you are using a different version): \n6/17:  1-398 (Chapters 1-26) \n7/29: 399-694 (Chapter 27-47) \n8/19 695-1137 (Chapters 48-79) \nWe will watch the film at the end of the summer. \nGoogle Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below. \nThis event is free to attend\, but if you’d like to support our reading group and help cover costs\, we invite you to make a donation. \n    \n\n\nEvery contribution makes a difference!
URL:https://pacim.org/event/polish-literature-in-english-reading-group-june-2026-2/
LOCATION:Google Meet\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:PACIM Events,Virtual Programming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="PACIM":MAILTO:office@pacim.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260520T190000
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SUMMARY:Polish Literature in English Reading Group - May 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Polish Complex\, Tadeusz Konwicki\, 1977 (1984)\, 211 pp. Surrealist Novel\nThis novel was translated into English within a few years of being published and presages conditions in Poland in the 1980s (or reflects those that already existed).  A mixture of surrealism and the absurdity of the everyday\, through which we will revisit what we thought we knew about Poland and the forging of Polishness through the fire of suffering.  Where possible we will compare with the surrealism of Witkacy from the previous month. \nGoogle Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below. \nThis event is free to attend\, but if you’d like to support our reading group and help cover costs\, we invite you to make a donation. \n    \n\n\nEvery contribution makes a difference!
URL:https://pacim.org/event/polish-literature-in-english-reading-group-may-2026/
LOCATION:Google Meet\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:PACIM Events,Virtual Programming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T143000
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SUMMARY:Locating Records from Poland Online
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Locating Records from Poland Online\nFinding records from Poland for genealogical research is a critical step in exploring our Polish ancestry but Poland’s complex history and the language barrier can be confusing. After a brief overview of Poland’s changing borders and their impact on the languages in which historical records were created\, Julie will explain the process of identifying one’s ancestral village and illustrate the use of gazetteers to determine the parish and civil registry offices. She will introduce key websites for locating historical records online and offline\, with an emphasis on sites that offer indexed records and digital images. Julie will suggest strategies to help you get around the language barrier\, and demonstrate how you can trace your Polish ancestry from the comfort of your own home. \nZoom Registration Required: https://tinyurl.com/rp2zubuw \nPresenter: Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz \nJulie is a genealogist\, writer\, and speaker with nearly 30 years of experience in researching her family’s origins in Poland\, Germany\, the U.S.\, and Canada. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the State University of New York in Buffalo and a master’s degree in endocrinology from the University of California\, Berkeley. She currently serves as President of the Polish Genealogical Society of New York State (PGSNYS) and has previously served as Vice-President for the New England Regional Genealogical Consortium\, Inc\, and Secretary of the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts (PGSMA). Her articles have been published in the newsletters of a number of genealogical societies\, and she is the author of a genealogy blog\, From Shepherds and Shoemakers.
URL:https://pacim.org/event/locating-records-from-poland-online/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Virtual Programming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T190000
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SUMMARY:Polish Literature in English Reading Group - March 2026
DESCRIPTION:To the Letter\, Tomasz Różycki\, 2016 (2023)\, 127pp. Poetry Link \nA collection of modern lyrical poetry\, mostly quarterns\, that provide a modern post-communist perspective on Polish life\, longing\, and suffering.  Pick your favorite to read for the group. \nGoogle Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below. \nThis event is free to attend\, but if you’d like to support our reading group and help cover costs\, we invite you to make a donation. \n    \n\n\nEvery contribution makes a difference!
URL:https://pacim.org/event/polish-literature-in-english-reading-group-march-2026/
LOCATION:Google Meet\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:PACIM Events,Virtual Programming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="PACIM":MAILTO:office@pacim.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260218T203000
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SUMMARY:Polish Literature in English Reading Group - February 2026
DESCRIPTION:This Way for the Gas\, Ladies and Gentlemen\, Tadeusz Borowski\, \n1959 (1976)\, 180 pp. Short Stories Link \nA canonical work from the postwar Polish literary corpus and thus thought of as required reading\, this collection of short stories provides the reader with the opportunity to think and rethink about what it is to be human\, through our humanity and inhumanity.  We will also explore individual and collective memory in our discussion. \nGoogle Meet meeting details will be emailed to individuals who register using the button below. \nThis event is free to attend\, but if you’d like to support our reading group and help cover costs\, we invite you to make a donation. \n    \n\n\nEvery contribution makes a difference!
URL:https://pacim.org/event/polish-literature-in-english-reading-group-february-26/
LOCATION:Google Meet\, MN\, United States
CATEGORIES:PACIM Events,Virtual Programming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250320T180000
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SUMMARY:Virual Programming: What Were They Reading?
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Karen Majewski\nPresident\, Polish American Historical Association (PAHA)\nAttend it on Zoom:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88265554551?pwd=tjGo9dnlZeb1qhsWfBdvpmzA1r90ZK.1&from=addon\n\nOur Polish Ancestors and the Written Word will dispel the myth that Polish immigrants were illiterate and uninterested in reading and writing. Focusing on the late 19th century through the 1930s\, we will look at the wide variety of reading material being created and consumed in the Polish American community\, including religious materials\, newspapers\, and literature written in Poland and the United States\, including translations and original works. We will pay special attention to the publishing companies that served the Polish American community and to the writing produced by the immigrants themselves chronicling and interpreting their experiences in the United States.
URL:https://pacim.org/event/virual-programming-what-were-they-reading/
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CATEGORIES:Virtual Programming Events
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