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Academic Sites

• Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences in America Archival Information Center
• University of Pittsburgh Slavic Studies . Dedicated to teaching Polish over the internet. Site has downloadable (PFD) dictionaries, phrase books, song books and more.
• Study Abroad in Poland Affordable semester and summer programs for college students at various Polish universities
• Kosciuszko Foundation Polish language and exchange programs.
• Pilsudski Institute of America for the Research in the Modern History of Poland (Polish and English)
• Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies
• Alliance College Alumni Association
• Info-Poland The website of the Polish Academic Information Center (English)
• Russian and East European Studies at the University of Michigan
• University of Gdansk Center for the Study of American Culture
• Polish American Historical Association
• Immigration History Research Center (University of Minnesota)

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Anti-Defamation

• Polish American Congress

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Business

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• Signature Gems . Handmade Baltic amber jewelry and more. PAJ readers get 15% off with coupon code polam08 with purchases of $60.00 or more before May 1, 2008.
• Polish Heritage Gift Shop. Polish Pride T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, clocks, magnets, bumper stickers and more. 1000's of unique gifts.
• Polish Texan Gift Shop. Unique Polish Texas Pride T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, clocks, magnets, bumper stickers, gifts and more.
• Things Polish. Online store promoting Polish books and more
• Golden Pierogi Productions. Pierogi hats plus articles and stories that promote Polish American heritage and the heritage of all Eastern European countries that shaped the United States for the common good of all. This site accepts immigration stories, family recipes, tradition stories, and announcements of festivals.
• Andzia's Amber Jewelry & Beads Baltic amber jewelry, amber history, lore & links, and more.
• Data Design Group Internet design for the 21st Century.
• Polish Bookstore (Ksiegarnia Literacka). Polish books (in English and Polish), dictionaries, music, movies, recordings, posters, gift baskets, candies and gourmet food.
• Polish Peddler Virginia Luty’s site for books, gifts, jewelry, novelties and imports.
• Sunshine Polish American polka music
• Leemar Enterprises Eastern European Ethnic Catalog
• Pierogi Palace Where “you’ll remember mama’s.” Smacze!
• Florida Polish American Chamber of Commerce Prof. Dr Zdzislaw P. Wesolowski, President
• Getpolishpottery.com. Large selection of handmade Polish Pottery, imported from Boleslawiec, Poland.
• Polish Pottery Old time handmade pottery from Boleslawiec, Poland.
• CutCrystal.com Premium hand-cut Polish lead crystal and art glass.
• Studio 544 Website design.
• BabcisVillage.com Fine Eastern European Gifts
• Kelham Polish Pottery. Polish Pottery from Ceramika Artystyczna.
• Fotoplatforma. This website sells photography from Poland. (Nature, cityscapes, etc.)

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Charities

• CARITAS. U.S. organization works on behalf of children, abandoned and living in Dom Dziecka or Dom Malych Dzieci in Poland.
   

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Collectibles

• Xavier X Global Studios John Paul II Sculptures and Art Prints
• Silver Icon Polish reproductions of historical icons
• Poppyfield Press. Creator of top quality, original artwork and graphics featuring the culture, history and traditions of Poland.

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Ensembles

• Polish Heritage Dancers of Western New York, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Harmony Polish Folk Ensemble, Buffalo, N.Y.
• Polonaise Folk Dancers Maspeth NY
• Lowiczanie Polish Folk Dance Ensemble - San Francisco
• Lira Ensemble - Chicago
• Pomorze Polish Folk Dance Ensemble - Nova Scotia, Canada
• PRCUA Lajkonik Folk Ensemble. Metro Detroit. Accepting new members over the age of 16!

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Ethnography

• Jaga's PolishSite. Hundreds of articles & links about Polish culture, traditions, immigration, history, Nancy's genealogy; forum and newsletter
• Kashuby, a website of Polish folk crafts, specializing in Kashubian culture.

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Events

• Polish Film Festival in Arbor, Mich.
• Podhale Picnic in Arizona.
• Milwaukee's PolishFest, the nation's largest Polish American festival
• The Pulaski Parade, site of the New York City's Pulaski Memorial Parade Committee
• See how they celebrate Easter Monday in South Bend, Indiana at Dyngus.com
• Check out the largest Dyngus Day in the United States at DyngusDayBuffalo.com

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Financial

• Atlas Savings and Loan Associaton, New York
• Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union Mortgages and other lending services.
   

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Folk Dress

• Polish Folk Costumes. An illustrated book of Polish costumes by Christopher Majka and Sheilagh Hunt.

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Food

• Dining in Polonia. Visit our listing of Polish restaurants, bakeries and caterers .
• Martha Stewart’s Website. She’s Polish and we love her.
• Adamba Imports. Fine Polish food and cordials.
• Blue Seal Kielbasa. The best on the whole East Coast
• Pierogi Palace. Where you’ll remember’s mama’s ...
• Wardynski Meats. Western New York’s premier sausage company
• Mrs. T's Pierogi
• Polana
• Polstore Polish herbal remedies, fruit and herbal teas, and cosmetics
• Polish cooking DVD and other 17 ethnic cooking DVDs at cookingondvd.com/

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Galleries

• Andrew Gontar's Polish Art Gallery
• Siwiec Art Gallery. Works and auctions by Nowosielski, Zin, Duda Gracz, Bachanek and others.

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Genealogy

• SilesianTexans. Website maintained by descendants of 1850s Silesia, Poland immigrants.
• Polish Texans. The history and genealogy of the Poles who call Texas home.
• Ancestry.com’s Last Name page. Find out what your last name means.
• Epodunk Ancestry Site (link to Polish page)
• Polish Genealogical Society of New York State
• Polish Genealogical Society of America
• Detroit and Hamtramck Polish Research
• Poland GenWeb Swietokrzyskie Province
• Polish Roots dedicated to the dissemination of research materials relevant to Polish genealogy
• Ancestry-The Polish Connection
• Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan
• Poland Obits Index

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Government

• Social Security information in Polish

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History

• www.1st-mac.com. The story of a Polish ambulance unit stationed in the historic burgh of Linlithgow, Scotland.
• Husaria.us, the online home of Suligowski's Regiment of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• Savingjews.org. Website with the listing of all the known Polish Righteous who assisted with the saving of Jewish lives during the holocaust.
• The Electronic Museum. A superb site, which includes a listing of Katyn Massacre victims.
• Learn how Polish doctors faked an epidemic to scare away Nazis in World War II.
• A web biography of Captain Kazimierz Duda of the 1st Armored Division of World War II. (French, Polish and English)
• A compendium on the Katyn Massacre by the Polish American Congress
  Looking for history books by Dr. John Radzilowski? They are available at Polish Washington.com
• PDF files (54 pages) of U.S. 1952 Congressional Report on the Katyn Massacre.
• The Brief Sun. A site dedicated to Robert Ambros' historical novel about Gen. Anders' Army
• The Forgotten Holocaust, a source of information about Poland and the 5 million non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust
• A Virtual Tour of your ancestor's old Hamtramck, Mich.
• On-line photo exhibit of Milwaukee's Polish South Side by Roman Kwasniewski

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Import/Export

• Adamba Importers of fine food and spirits
• Folk Arts of Poland Importers of Fine Polish Folk Art

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Literature

• Writing the Polish Diaspora. News about several Polish-American writers including Phil Boiarski, Sharon Mesmer, Jen Michalski, Thad Rutkowski, John Z. Guzlowski, and others.
• Suzanne Strempek Shea . Polish American author of Hoopi Shoopi Dana, Sundays in America, and other award-winning books.
• Jadwiga’s Crossing. A story of the Great Migration as told by the Brothers Lutz.
• Memorable Quotations: Quotes by prominent Polish people through history
• Polish Writing web site devoted to English translations of Polish Literature
• Chicago Revue Fall 2000 edition has comprehensive survey of Polish writing in English.
• Staropolska , polyglot website with some poems in Polish.
• Straws in the Wind, the story of one Polish family’s deporatation to Siberia.

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Media
Poland

• Polonia Magazine (Polish)
• MediaPoland
• Polish Business News
• Gazeta Wyborcza Poland's largest daily newspaper
  Info on subscribing to Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza
• Donosy Electronic newspaper
• Scola You can watch Polish TV from this site
• Info-Poland The web site of the Polish Academic Information Center (English)
• Polish Internet Guide (Polish)

United States

• Polish Melodies Show. Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on WOBO FM, Batavia, Ohio

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Miscellany

• A Guide to Business Culture and Etiquette in Poland.
• Polish-flag.com

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Museums & Collections

• SilesianTexans. Website maintained by descendants of 1850s Silesia, Poland immigrants
• Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences in America Archival Information Center
• The Electronic Museum, dedicated to Poland’s 20th Century war history
• Katyn Wall Memorial of the Electronic Museum
• The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (Historical Society of Pennsylvania)
• Polish American Cultural Center Museum
• Immigration History Research Center (University of Minnesota)

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Music and Dance

• Chorus pro Musica. A distinguished, independent Boston-based chorus, which often presents pieces by Polish composers.
• Chopin: The Poet of the Piano by Anh Tran, with complete Chopin mp3, quizzes, contests, images and tunes game, user votes, discussion questions, great Chopin interpreters and more.
• Chopin Page at The Piano Society. This contains several completely free and legal recordings from all Chopin's genres.
• The Unofficial Chopin site. Angela Lear's published articles on Chopin interpretation and several audio clips from her Chopin CD series.
• Jazz vocalist Basia Trzetrzelewska's Fan Club Web site
• A great website about Jan Ignacy Paderewski
• Events, history, and links to sites about Frederick Chopin, maintained by The Chopin Institute in Warsaw (Polish and English).
• Yoshitaka Kobayashi’s (Tokyo, Japan) Chopin Bibliography Index (English)
• Polish Heritage Project Documenting the sounds and traditions of Oil City’s BVM Choir.
• Golec Orkiestra Includes music and videos of Poland’s folk/jazz combo.
• Grazyna Auguscik. Site of popular Polish-born jazz singer now living in Chicago
  She’s Polish American! Visit Pat Benatar’s website.
  Friends of Polish Music - University of Southern California's Polish Music Reference Center
• Pulaski. An American rock band with a Polish name.

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News/News Groups

• Online discussion group for the Polish Legacy Project in Buffalo
• Friends of Poland "A networking and discussion forum focused on Poland-related issues and projects."
• Polish Global Village News from Washington and beyond.
• Polish Culture Website at BellaOnline
• Looking for work? Need a plumber? Try PolishClassifieds

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Organizations

• Polish American Cultural Institute of Minnesota
• Polonia w Arizoniem
• Polish Heritage Club of Wisconsin - Madison
• American Council for Polish Culture
• American Polish Advisory Council
• The Polish Cultural Institute of New York
• Polish Legion of American Veterans
• Pulaski Club of Arizona
• New Alliance College Association
• Polish American Historical Association
• American Center of Polish Culture Washington, D.C.
• Polish Institute of Arts & Sciences in America Archival Information Center
• Kosciuszko Foundation Headquarters in New York City
• Polonia Technica, the Association of Polish American Engineers
• The Polish Club of San Francisco, Inc.

Polish American Congress

• National Headquarters
• Eastern Massachusetts Division
• Washington Division (e-mail address)
• North California Division

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Regional News

• Boston, Mass. PolBoston
• California Polonia w San Francisco
• California CaPolonia - Kalifornijski Informator Polonijny. A web portal dedicated to Polish community in the state.
• Chicago http://www.polishbuzz.com
• Chicago Polskiinternet.com (Polish and English languages)
• Maryland News from Baltimore's Polonia
• New York Polonia of the Eastern Great Lakes Mike Pietruszka, PAJ Columnist
• New York (Rochester) Kathy Urbanic's website about Rochester, N.Y.'s Polish Americans
• Ohio (Cleveland) Slavic Village
• Washington, D.C. PolishWashington "The Polish home page for Washington, D.C."
• Washington, D.C. Calendar of Polish-related events in the Capitol area

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Religion

• Website for the beatification of Pope John Paul II
• Fr. Justin’s Rosary Hour (in English and Polish)
• Rosary Card Rosary of XXI Millenium (Polish) (English)
• St. Joseph's Polish Parish Camden, NJ
  St. Adalbert’s in Toledo, Ohio’s Polish village.
• National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown, Pa.
• St. Anthony's Parish The oldest Polish parish in New Jersey
• Read about the famous Siege on Czestochowa (with commentary)
   

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Scholarships

• The American Council for Polish Culture offers four annual scholarships.
• The Polish Scholarship Fund, Inc. For students of Polish descent in Onondaga County.
• The Kosciuszko Foundation
• Mary J. Szczepanski "Never Give Up" Scholarship Program. Offered to Michigan High School students. Award-winning program educates high school and college students about Multiple Sclerosis.

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Sports

• National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
• Polish National Youth Baseball Foundation. Official web site

Traditions, Crafts and Customs

• Polish Christmas Sites
• Visit our on-line library by clicking here.
• Advent and Christmas homilies of Karol Wojtyla, given when he was archbishop of Krakow

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Translation Services

• Lingo24 Polish translation service.
• ForeignWord.com. A nifty multi-lingual on-line translator.
• LING.PL The biggest free online dictionary in Poland.
• Modern Language Association Language Map Site shows were speakers of thirty-seven languages reside throughout United States.
• Ectaco, Inc., English-Polish bi-directional online full text translation system (Polish users) / (English users)
• Renata, Polish English translator
• Central and Eastern European Translation Agency ISO 9001:2000 certified / Free Translation Service

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Travel

• Cracow Life Guide to Krakow
• Warsaw Life
• Wroclaw Life
• Poznan Life
• Zakopane Life
• Gdansk Life
• e-Krakow
• e-Warszawa
• eSmiles.phanfare Website of Elaine Mazurek Stephens featuring photos of June 2006 trip to Poland with Fr. Frank Kurzaj of Holy Name Catholic Church in San Antonio, Texas, and 40 other people who are all descendants of Silesian immigrants to Texas. Be sure to click on “slideshow” to hear the music.
• CracowOnline A comprehensive travel guide to Krakow / Sightseeing, events and hotels in Krakow 
• WroclawOnline.eu Travel guide to Wroclaw / Best attractions, monuments and hotels in Wroclaw 
• Warsaw Hotel. Luxury apartments in Warsaw, Poland.
• Poland Travel. Information portal about Poland offering discount hotel and car reservations
• Wondering where to stay in Warsaw? Try Warsaw Hotels
• or Krakow? Krakow Hotels
• or other cities? Poland Hotels
• LOT Polish Airlines
• Polish National Tourist Office in N.Y.
• Hotels in Europe

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Virtual Poland

• Krakow4u One of the best sites about Krakow's churches and other buildings in Krakow
• Eugene Markow’s Siemiechow , Poland website

Polish Cities in Cyberspace

• Gdansk
• Krakow
• Szczecin
• Piotr Zgodzinski’s Krakow sites
• Major Events of 2004
• Kazimierz (Jewish district)
• Botanical Garden
• Rakowicki Cemetery
• Old Town
   

Central European Sites

• Central Europe Online News from the Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia.

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Web Resources

• The Biblioteka Narodowa (National Library) in Warsaw
• Polish Center for European Information
• The Polish Connection A great Polish link page out of the UK
• Polish Network Resources
• Index of Polish electronic journals from Warsaw University
• Polish Network Resources from Warsaw University

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