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f THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursdey, Mey 26, 1966 34 books im the Public Library,| tod of time and to permit tie | written both in Polish and Eng-| continuation of collection his- | lish. There are Polish doctors, torical fects as time goes on. | pitals amd in private practice. | me P | There are businesses and .\ od epee + oe ee \ fiewe oatahlichad all aver Ach. | Past Canadian Governments re- awa. Polish people are empley- | cognized the contributions made ed in every walk of yet p! the |in the development of Canada City, General Motors other by people of other ethnic ori- ' : ; branches of employment. This | ins and cultures 204 wet waiy those of the French amd Enzg- | is, as far as the City of Oshawa | is concerned; what of the Polish lish. For example, when Prime Minister MacKenzie King's Gov- people's contribution im the ernment was in office, a monu- |development of Canada as a | whole? M the threshold of a ment was erected in Prescott to Canadian Centennial ar commemorate and recognize Canadian Polish Millenium mo cctetending beveiiin 46 the one thousand years of Poland's : " Obristianity, the year 1966 Polish soldier named *Szulc". marks a significant historical) Also, the first parliament of event in the life of the Polish) Canada after Confederation in- nation; the one thousandth anni- versary of the baptism of its | first recorded ruler, Mieszko I, | Prince of Poland. This was the cluded Col. E. Kierzkowski as member for St. Hyacinthe. in 1963, a postage stamp was is- sued by the Canadian Govern- | setting of the stage for the en- trance of Polish people into the | ment to commemorate ge Catholie Church. It recalls, too, | 150th aniversary of the birth the formation of an indestrect- Sir Casimir Gzowski, an engine- able bond : ler, soldier, and one time Lieu- linking the Polish) s nation with Western culture' '¢nant-Governor of Upper Can- and civilization, and it may be, aCe. | pertinent in this year of 1966 to) UNDERSTANDING NEEDED mention some facts and statis-| To recognize the contributions tics, of such people of Canadian Pol- The first organized commun-| ish origin in the development. of ity of new Canadian of Polish Canada, the Government could origin on record in Canada, be- do more that it has already gan in 1860, in Remfrew, On-/| done. This could be brought to tario, Places like Wilno, Barry's the attention of all levels of Bay, Combermere and Kaszuby, government, and the occasion are imhabited almost exclusive-| of the Millenium in 1966 and the ly by the descendants of those | Centennial in 1967 could be used settlers. This district is also} to promote such an undertak- known for its well-organized ing, Priority in this could be Youth Camps and Conventions, | the erection of a monument to ~ POLISH ENCYCLOPEDIA PRESENTED Miss Enid Wallace, acting ehief librarian of the Mc- Laughlin Public Library, Oshawa, accepts some spe- eial gifts to the library from members of the Oshawa Po- lish community -- several Polish encyclopedia for pub- lic use. The presentation was made recently. The en- cyclopedia were donated by Branch 21, The Polish Al- liance Society of Oshawa and the Oshawa branch of the General W. Sikorski Po- During the summer months, | | these aire held for young Cana- dians of Polish descent from all | over Canada. The Ontario Gov- ernment recognized this century |long heritage of these settlers | ami the contribution they made |i the development of that part | of Camada, by granting a char-| der to establish in Barry's Bay, |}a Pioneer and Ethnographical | Museum, depicting the past per- lich Veterens' Association. Shown lef to right are Ed- ward Zalewski, president of the Oshawa branch of the Polish veterans, and Hier- onim Jordan, president of Braneh 21. Oshawa Times Pheto commemorate the memory of Col. Aleksander Edward Kier- zkowski who was the first Pol- ish-born M.P. in the first Par- liament of Canada after Con- federation in 1867, Polish people are industrious and proud, yet they have a friendly attitude. They are patriotic to both their native land or any other where they may make their home. POLISH COMMUNITY -- CONTINUED FROM P. 7A POLISH COMMUNITY gam with twenty members, to- day there are over 100. Both Mr. Scuik and Mr, sti valuable members of the association, and serve on the executive board in an advisory capacity, They have also been members for 32 years of what is now known as The Polish Alliance Society, Branch 21. This society also came into be- ing through the efforts of Mr. | Halik, Mr. Jan Scuik, Walenty Scuik, Tadeusz Hojak, Tomasz Starzykowski and others well- known here in Oshawa. Mr. Scuik's brother, Walenty, came to Oshawa in March, 4033. He is now retired. In the Wirst World War, he held the rank of Warrant Officer i Heneral Haller's Army and was fm charge of recruiting soldiers theme in Oshawa and Canada for the Polish Army. For this, he was decorated with the Polish | Distinguished Conduct Medal, | He, too, is active in the Polish community, having held the | Positions of both recording | secretary and treasurer. He| Participated in the building of | fhe Polish Hall at 219 Olive | (Avenue. Mr. Jan Scuik was res- | ponsible and paid for bringing | one Polish family to Canada. | KONDAS FAMILY It is impossible to bring to your attention all the hard- working and wonderful people, especially now among the younger generation who are warrying on and working for | the preservation of Polish iden- tity. My main intention is to bring forward the names of! those pioneers who laid the foundation of the Polish com- munity in Oshawa. However, I | must mention the Kondas fam- | Sy who came im 1906 and took | up residence in what is now} knewn as Bloor Street East. | Myre. Kondas was the sister of | Mr. Stanislaw Lesniak who ercived in Canada in 1908. Mr. Leaniak died in 1943 but Mrs. Lesniak ip alive. And lastly, bo . 134 Halik are | ) these pioneers must be added | the name of Mr. and Mrs, | Wlaclaw Krolikowski, a family well remembered by the Polish people. The Polish community in Osh- awa is a well-organized group and has all the facilities neces- sary Tor weir spiritual and cui-) tural needs, A typical example | is that they take part in the} Dominion Day Oshawa _ Folk | Festival, being one our of many nationalities taking part, | When the nucleus of this com- | munity had its beginning among the approx. 4000 people, the lar- | gest group was the French, | second the Ukrainians and then, the various other ethnic groups | Today, it is believed that the Polish group is the largest ethnic group in the city of Osh- awa, ENTRY RECALLED The Potish community has donated ome fully - equipped room at the Oshawa General Hospital (New Wing) the don- ator's name being inscribed on the door. There are Polish Congratulations POLISH MILLENNIUM 966 fo 1966 Bill Dickshore 449 Ritson Rd. S. Walker's Take Pleasure In Extending... To The Polish People Of Our Community On the Occasion of thair. Polih Willnnium Celebrating 1,000 Years of Chris tianity OSHAWA SHOPPING CENTRE