This site is dedicated to the brave Polish men and women who left their ancestral homes in Europe and settled in a new land, the Lone Star state of Texas. These early immigrants settled in the Texas communities of Pana Maria, Anderson, Yorktown, Stoneham, Brenham, Bremond, Chappell Hill, New Waverly, San Antonio, Houston and others.
Many of them started out as sharecroppers on large
plantations and, with hard work and much sacrifice, eventually acquired
their own land. Although many of these immigrants came to America with
very little material possessions, they did bring their work ethic and
toughness along with their unique culture and strong Catholic faith.
Polish Fiddle Music, in common with that of England, has had something of a difficult time, and a bad press to boot. Surrounded by its flashy and exotic neighbours in Russia, Hungary and the Balkans, the folk music of Poland, with its major keys, medium tempos, relative lack of ornamentation, and the taste of the "poisoned chalice" of the Bavarian Oompah , all leave Polish folk music looking rather tame. Is there more to Polsh fiddle music than meets the eye?
One young band determined to break the mold of this stuffy image is the Warsaw Village Band. They reach both forwards, incorporating elements of hip-hop and techno, and backwards, using various archaic Polish instruments including a unique Polish fiddle variant, the Suka, played in the band by Sylwia Swiatkowska.
The weather was hot and sunny and the crowd was large for the 21st annual Polski Dzien Polish Days celebration which was held on Saturday, June 28, 2008 in downtown Bremond, Texas. As always, the day began with the Polish Pickle 5K Run at 8 AM followed by the Kids K Run. There were plenty of runners for each event. Following the running, a raffle drawing was held and awards were handed out to the winners of the 20th annual Polish Pickle Run.
At 10 AM the parade made its way from St. Mary's Church to downtown led by parade marshall and Bremond native, Monsignor Isidore Rozycki.
The Polish Texans Website and Brian Marshall are searching for old pictures of Texan Musicians of Polish descent.
This is a “not for profit” collaboration who’s only intent is to recognize those musicians who were an integral part of important family functions such as weddings, funerals, etc. and who contributed entertainment to the society in which they lived.
St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Stoneham, Texas is preparing a Family/History book to celebrate 100 years at St. Joseph. We are looking for family stories, lore, and genealogy for this publication.
St. Joseph's Church in Stoneham, Texas held their 99th annual homecoming bazaar on Sunday, May 25, 2008. The weather turned out great, well maybe a little hot, but there were plenty of liquid refreshments to cool you off.
In addition to the regular early Sunday Mass, a special bazaar Mass was celebrated at 10:30 am in St. Joseph's beautiful remodeled church by visiting priest Msgr. Boleslaus Zientek. Fr Bole's brother Msgr. Benedict Zientek, Fr Raul Marterior from Navasota and St. Joseph's pastor Fr Ed Kucera were also at the bazaar.
