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From: "C_Jensen" <>
Subject: Detroit's Polonia's Launch Lunch Feb. 25, 2006
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 10:49:43 -0500


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact Person: Ceil Wendt Jensen
Company Name: Michigan Polonia
Email Address
Web site address http://mipolonia.net

New Book on Detroit's Polonia from Arcadia Publishing

Detroit, Michigan, Feb. 2, 2006

Book Description: More than a century has passed since the first Poles settled in Detroit. The first communities were established on the east side of Detroit, but the colony expanded rapidly to the west neighborhoods, and Poles in Detroit still identify themselves as East- or Westsiders. The pioneers left Poland for freedom of language and religion, and to own property. They replicated village life in the big city, living in close-knit neighborhoods anchored by the parish church. Polish immigrants made cigars, built railroad cars, molded stoves, established businesses and breweries, and moved into the political arena. The struggles and triumphs of these early settlers are on display in the pages of Detroit Polonia, a photographic history that links future generations with their Polish heritage.

Detroit's Polonia captures people, places and neighborhoods. Readers will feel they know the subjects in each chapter. The photos illustrate family stories and resemble their photos of Stachu or Sophie currently residing in a shoebox. The book was designed to look like a family album with a majority of photos of people and family life including places and activities that are long gone. If someone is not fortunate to have a family album they will be able to have one now.

Author Bio: Cecile Wendt Jensen is a native Detroiter. Her grandparents arrived in Detroit in the 1880s and 1890s from Russian Poland, West Prussia, Posen, and Galicia. Cecile has taught in public schools for 30 years in traditional and electronic art, art history, and social studies. She is a certified genealogist and develops Web sites, videos, CDs, DVDs, and databases for genealogists of all ages.


Detroit's Polonia's Launch Lunch Feb. 25, 2006

Lunch, Lecture and Book Signing Meet Author & Contributors

American Polish Cultural Center

2975 E. Maple Road, Troy, MI 48083

25.00 per person

The book is priced separately at 19.99 plus 6% sales tax

11:00 Welcome, Intro of contributors

11:15 The Making of Detroit's Polonia (lecture - Ceil Jensen)

12:00 Polish Lunch - Family Style
http://mipolonia.net/polonia



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