Toledo's Polonia

by Rev. Richard Philiposki, Toledo Polish Genealogical Society

Overview

Located on the western edge of Lake Erie and at the mouth of the Maumee River, Toledo developed rapidly as a port and industrial and transportation center in the 19th and 20th centuries. Beginning in the early 1870s, Polish immigrants were found among the German settlers. By 1882, there were two Polish parishes established in two distinct Polish neighborhoods (Lagrinka in North Toledo and Kuszwanc in South Toledo) that continued to grow and expand through the mid-20th century. Toledo's Polish community was numbered among the 10 largest in the country and was home to the Paryski Publishing Company, which printed more than three million books in the Polish language. This book illustrates how people lived, worshipped, socialized, celebrated life, and maintained their ethnic heritage while also becoming patriotic Americans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738561400
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	02/02/2009
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,052,301
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Rev. Richard Philiposki, a priest of the Society for Christ for Polonia, is the grandson of Polish immigrants on both sides of his family. He has lived and studied in Poland and has a great interest in ethnic and urban history and geography. He is currently pastor of the twinned St. Adalbert and St. Hedwig Parishes in Toledo. The Toledo Polish Genealogical Society eagerly embraced this book project and assisted in preparing this work.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Where They Came From 9

2 Where They Lived 19

3 Where They Worshipped 33

4 Where They Worked 53

5 How They Socialized 63

6 How They Served Their Countries 75

7 Where They Were Educated 87

8 Where They Did Business 97

9 How They Celebrated Life 109

10 How Their Heritage Is Celebrated Today 119

Editorial Reviews

For nearly a century and half, Poles and Polish-Americans have been a significant part of Toledo's urban growth. In fact, thanks to its growing and expanding ethnic neighborhoods, Toledo can now claim one of the largest Polish-American populations in the entire country. This Arcadia Images of America pictorial displays the changing face of this vibrant community far from its European roots. Fascinating, whatever your ethnicity.