Poland's connection with Buffalo started back with the Holland Land Company. A partner named Peter Stadnicki had a street named after him, Stadnicki Street, which today is called Church Street. Settlers began arriving mid 19th century. The Pol-Ams community flourished and developed when St. Stanislaus Church was founded. The city of Buffalo and WNY today has a distinct Polish flavor.
Veterans / WNY Polonia - Click here for Polish Veteran links in Western New York.
SPK Post No. 33 - Monument dedicated to the Polish Armed Forces in the Second World War.
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Polonia of the Eastern Great Lakes - Calendar of Events.Polish Armed Forces Exhibit - The most extensive collection of documents and memorabilia in the US concerning the contribution of Poland to the Allied victory in WW II. Aboard the USS Little Rock.
A Forgotten Odyssey - Documentary film.
Ampol Eagle
Adam Mickiewicz Library and Dramatic Circle - Fillmore Avenue in Buffalo.
Biniasz.com - Historic Polonia area of Buffalo.
Cheektowaga - Polish Festival.
Chopin Foundation
Chopin Singing Society
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York
Dyngus Day - Easter Monday.
General Casimir Pulaski - American Revolution.
InfoPoland - The Polish Academic Information Center, UB SUNY.
Kosciuszko Foundation - WNY Chapter.
Lt. Col. Matt Urban - Human Services Center of WNY, former Dom Polski.
Monte Cassino - Remembrance of the 60th anniversary of the battle from WWII.
Niagara-On-The-Lake - Polish Blue Army and more from Electronic Museum.
Orbis - Polish Travel Bureau.
Our Lady of Czestochowa
Polish-American Congress - Founded in Buffalo 1944, WNY Division.
Polish-American Heritage Festival
Polish-American Heritage on the Niagara Frontier
Polish Community - History in Buffalo and PanAm Expo.
Polish Embassy - Washington, DC.
Polish Falcons - Of America.
Polish Genealogical Society of NYS
Polish Heritage Dancers - Paczki Day.
Polish National Tourist Office
Polish News
Polonia Organizations
Polish Room - Lockwood Library.
Polonia Today - Online news magazine from Chicago.
PRCUA - Polish Roman Catholic Union of America.
Pulaski Parade - The Annual Pulaski Day Parade on Harlem Road.
Rosary Hour - Father Justin Figas.
Ruda's Records - Polkas and Polish gifts.
St. Stanislaus - The eastside Buffalo parish in the center of the region's Polish-American community.
The Kosciuszko Foundation
The Polish Union of America
Travel to Poland
US Consulate - Krakow, Poland.
US Diplomatic Mission - Warsaw, Poland.
US Embassy's Consular Section - USA Diplomatic mission to Poland.
WNED-TV - Polonia, WNYs Polish-American Legacy
WNYPolonia.com
Famous Poles
Frederic Chopin - Pianist and teacher.
Nicolaus Copernicus - Astronomer and University.
Marie Curie - Scientist and Nobel prize laureate.
Dr. Francis E. Fronczak - Collection in E. H. Butler Library at Buffalo State college.
Casimir Stanislaus Gzowski - Designer of the International Railway Bridge connecting Fort Erie and Buffalo in 1873.
Thaddeus Kosciuszko - National memorial for volunteer who aided the American revolutionary cause in 1776.
Adam Mickiewicz - Poet.
Ignacy Jan Paderewski - Statesman and composer.
Pope John Paul II - Karol Wojtyla. The Holy See, the Holy Father.
Marshal Jozef Pilsudski - A symbol of Polish independence since 1914.
Casimir Pulaski - There is a monument, built in 1976, located at Main Street and South Division Street in Buffalo, NY.
Henryk Sienkiewicz - Writer.
Lt. Col. Matt Urban - Biography.
Bobby Vinton - Performer and singer.
Lech Walesa - Solidarity, ex-president, statesman, nobel laureate.
Local Polish Own Businesses
The Walden Agency, Inc. - Auto, Home & Business Insurance Surety Bonds
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