Polish-American Heritage Month – Memoirs of Milwaukee County

Hello,

Polish-American heritage and culture in Milwaukee, Wisconsin must not be forgotten. I would like to post a quote from a book that was edited by Jerome Anthony Watrous,

“Yes, though our Polish colony in Milwaukee has justly been called the “Gem of the Polish Colonies in America,” yet our Polish compatriots are ever ready to shed the last drop of blood, if need be, for the dear Stars and Stripes. Let them continue to be Poles. This will not in the least alter or weaken their loyalty to our country, Nay, we venture to make this paradoxical statement, proven by actual experience: The Poles love America because they love Poland – Poland, which is the synonym for liberty and freedom (1909).”


I thought that this quote was a worthy statement for Polish-American Heritage month in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the future, I would like to utilize many of the great books that are available through Google Books (among other books and sources) to write a more comprehensive history of Milwaukee’s Polonia. So much Polish and Polish-American research and so little time….



Best Regards,
Al

Source: 
Memoirs of Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, Including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County, Jerome Anthony Watrous. Western Historical Association, 1909. Original from the New York Public Library. Digitized Feb 9, 2008. Google Books.