Welcome to the Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin!
Understood to be the largest Polish heritage organization by membership in Wisconsin, we are driven by pride and are dedicated to the education, promotion, and preservation of Polish heritage. The PHS of NEW was founded 32 years ago and is a vibrant and growing non-profit organization today. Click the Membership tab above.
Our membership consists of a wide cross-section of individuals that share a common interest and curiosity about their heritage, regardless of how many generations and branches comprise their family tree. It’s this combination of culture and time that has helped to shape who they are today.
We trust that you, too, will be interested to discover your roots and gain an appreciation for the rich tradition and culture of the Polish people. We encourage you to review our website, become involved, and begin to uncover your own cultural identity.
Our board, our operations, our functions, our writers/columnists, and our events are 100% volunteers.
Our membership consists of a wide cross-section of individuals that share a common interest and curiosity about their heritage, regardless of how many generations and branches comprise their family tree. It’s this combination of culture and time that has helped to shape who they are today.
We trust that you, too, will be interested to discover your roots and gain an appreciation for the rich tradition and culture of the Polish people. We encourage you to review our website, become involved, and begin to uncover your own cultural identity.
Our board, our operations, our functions, our writers/columnists, and our events are 100% volunteers.
Would you like to see what the Polish Heritage Society is like?
Join us in Pulaski for our Annual Polish Heritage Society of NEW
in Pulaski, WI
Where: Scolly's Hometown (Ballroom Area)
When: Saturday April 12th
Time: Noon-2:00pm
Member of PHS of NEW - Cost $20
Non-Member of PHS of NEW Cost $30
Join us for Polish Heritage Society Annual Meeting. dinner on Saturday, April 12th, 2025 starting 12:00 PM at Scolly's Hometown Historic Ballroom,
149 West Pulaski Street, in Pulaski, Wisconsin. The group will host the election and a Polish meal, which will include soup, Polish sausage, green beans, Pierogi, a Polish dessert, coffee, milk, water. To reserve your meal call Gloria 920-660-8245. (menu subject to change)
Cost of the meal for PHS member is $20 and $30 for non-members. Forms of payment: cash or check made out to the Polish Heritage Society of NEW. All reservations must be made by April 7, 2025.
Please contact Malgosia Daugherty at 920-327-3195 to express your interest to join our board of directors. This is an excellent opportunity to join our club and help forge the future of our organization.
Join us in Pulaski for our Annual Polish Heritage Society of NEW
in Pulaski, WI
Where: Scolly's Hometown (Ballroom Area)
When: Saturday April 12th
Time: Noon-2:00pm
Member of PHS of NEW - Cost $20
Non-Member of PHS of NEW Cost $30
Join us for Polish Heritage Society Annual Meeting. dinner on Saturday, April 12th, 2025 starting 12:00 PM at Scolly's Hometown Historic Ballroom,
149 West Pulaski Street, in Pulaski, Wisconsin. The group will host the election and a Polish meal, which will include soup, Polish sausage, green beans, Pierogi, a Polish dessert, coffee, milk, water. To reserve your meal call Gloria 920-660-8245. (menu subject to change)
Cost of the meal for PHS member is $20 and $30 for non-members. Forms of payment: cash or check made out to the Polish Heritage Society of NEW. All reservations must be made by April 7, 2025.
Please contact Malgosia Daugherty at 920-327-3195 to express your interest to join our board of directors. This is an excellent opportunity to join our club and help forge the future of our organization.
In our latest newsletter edition, December 2024/January 2025, you will find Christmas customs and, of course, holiday recipes!
+ The Journey of Heritage: American Movies and the Polish Experience by Tom Szymkowiak. Poland shows up in Hollywood films as some important narratives about family, history (especially WW II and The Holocaust), immigration, and heritage.
- two feature articles:
+ The Journey of Heritage: American Movies and the Polish Experience by Tom Szymkowiak. Poland shows up in Hollywood films as some important narratives about family, history (especially WW II and The Holocaust), immigration, and heritage.
- the twelfth and final in the series titled The Taste of Home by our member and published author, she's working on her sixth book, Dr. Helen Scieszka, Ph.D.
- a letter of gratitude from mezzo-soprano Weronika Wojtkowska who, this year at the age of 25, came to America for the first time in her life to participate in an amazing week at the American International Czech and Slovak Voice Competition at the Universities of Wisconsin's Green Bay campus. The PHS of NEW, helped fund her travel from Poland.
Upcoming Events
Visit the Events tab or view the Newsletter for even more area events and details!
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Thursday, April 10 -- PHS of NEW Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 pm
Bay Family Restaurant, 1301 S. Military Avenue, Green Bay
Friday, January 10 -- February/March 2025 newsletter article deadline
Please contact the editor, Malgosia Daugherty, [email protected] or 920-327-3195
Saturday, January 11 -- PHS of NEW Annual Christmas Party, 12:00 pm
Fox Valley Technical College, 1925 N. Bluemound Drive, Appleton. Room C190 - Park in the North lot and enter Door 15.
Reservations are required by January 3, 2025. Enjoy a delicious Polish meal prepared by the owners of JB Sales of Arkdale, Wisconsin, featuring fried cabbage, Polish sausage, cabbage rolls, mashed potatoes, and homemade pierogi. Our guest speaker, Dr. Helen Sciezka, a member and contributor to our newsletter, will share insights and experiences from her recent visit to Poland.
Reservations are required by January 3, 2025. To reserve your meal, please call Gosia at 920-327-3195. The meal cost is $15 for PHS of NEW members and $25 for non-members. Payment options include cash, check (PHS of NEW or Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin), or PayPal (find Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin or scan our QR code at the event).
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through May 2025 -- Polish Culture Workshop with Pierogi Dinner
6:00 pm -- 8:30 pm
Currently booking publicly & privately, these are well-attended Airbnb Experiences in Appleton hosted by our society president,
Malgosia Daugherty. For more information and enrollment, visit https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/2556518
Thursday, February 13 -- PHS of NEW Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 pm
Bay Family Restaurant, 1301 S. Military Avenue, Green Bay
Thursday, March 13 -- PHS of NEW Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 pm
Bay Family Restaurant, 1301 S. Military Avenue, Green Bay
Friday, March 14 -- April / May 2025 newsletter article deadline
Please contact the editor, Malgosia Daugherty, [email protected] or 920-327-3195
Past Events by the Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin
Cooking & Baking Classes
Sponsor of 'Night At The Opera!' World-famous soprano, Polish-born opera singer Dominika Zamara, Pulaski's own Scott Ramsay, and special performances by the Pulaski Middle School choir with alumni Riley Brown and Hannah Dornfeld. Spring 2023.
A sponsor of the Badger State Women's Choir with renowned Polish soprano Dominika Zamara in Menasha
Wine Tasting & Gołąbki Making Event! Casimir Pulaski Days and the Pulaski Area Historical Society Co-sponsor
Chef Alina Mistal, direct from Poland, mother of our PHS of NEW President, demonstrated Gołąbki making while event registrants took part in the process.
"Virtual Cooking, How To Make Crepes, Polish Style!", Appleton
The Polish Heritage Society of NEW hosted a live virtual cooking class, How to Make Crepes (Naleśniki), Polish Style! The featured instructors were our own President Malgosia Daugherty and her mother, direct from Poland, Chef Alina Mistal.
"Chopin: Caribbean Key" documentary film screening, Green Bay
Neville Public Museum International Film Series, sponsored by the Green Bay Film Society and the Brown County Library. The screening included an introduction from our Vice President, John Laka.
"The documentary Chopin. Caribbean Key (Antyle Chopina in Polish) explores Frédéric Chopin’s rich legacy through the lens of the local music in Curaçao. As his music reached the Caribbean island, it inspired the creation of “Caribbean Mazurka.” The documentary features classical, jazz, and ethnic interpretations of Chopin’s music and interviews, highlighting his significance in the local culture. Directed by Agnieszka Lipiec-Wróblewska, the documentary was nominated in the category of television performing arts and shown at the Prix Italia 2021 festival in Milan, Italy. It premiered in Curaçao in June 2021." --UW-Madison, Department of Slavic Languages.
"JJ Hof and the Hof Land Company", Pulaski
Would you be interested in local history? The PHS of NEW and Pulaski Area Community Education (PACE) office presented this class. It was free to the PHS of NEW members. J.J. Hof was the first land-holder and colonizer responsible for establishing the Polish communities of Hofa Park, Pulaski, Sobieski, and Krakow in Northeast Wisconsin. The presentation examined Hof's arrival and activities in Wisconsin as well as his own Norwegian origins.
"Polish Genealogy", Pulaski
The PHS of NEW and Pulaski Area Community Education (PACE) office presented this class. It was free to the PHS of NEW members. The presentation covered basic genealogy and research tools. Many records did survive the wars in Poland. More and more records are being digitized and made publicly available.
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Steinhilber Art Gallery in the Reeve Union
Your society hosted the Wisconsin premiere of a 31-panel exhibit on the World War II Auschwitz Death Camp in Oswiecim, Poland.
The panels were produced by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum in Oswiecim. The panels show the evolution of Nazi policy and war that led to over 1.1 million people being murdered at this camp. This exhibit was accompanied by several discussions about Auschwitz and the Holocaust by scholars from around the region. This exhibit was sponsored by the Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin and UW-Oshkosh and was supported by additional funding from the Polish American Congress - Wisconsin.
Bay Family Restaurant, 1301 S. Military Avenue, Green Bay
Friday, January 10 -- February/March 2025 newsletter article deadline
Please contact the editor, Malgosia Daugherty, [email protected] or 920-327-3195
Saturday, January 11 -- PHS of NEW Annual Christmas Party, 12:00 pm
Fox Valley Technical College, 1925 N. Bluemound Drive, Appleton. Room C190 - Park in the North lot and enter Door 15.
Reservations are required by January 3, 2025. Enjoy a delicious Polish meal prepared by the owners of JB Sales of Arkdale, Wisconsin, featuring fried cabbage, Polish sausage, cabbage rolls, mashed potatoes, and homemade pierogi. Our guest speaker, Dr. Helen Sciezka, a member and contributor to our newsletter, will share insights and experiences from her recent visit to Poland.
Reservations are required by January 3, 2025. To reserve your meal, please call Gosia at 920-327-3195. The meal cost is $15 for PHS of NEW members and $25 for non-members. Payment options include cash, check (PHS of NEW or Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin), or PayPal (find Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin or scan our QR code at the event).
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays through May 2025 -- Polish Culture Workshop with Pierogi Dinner
6:00 pm -- 8:30 pm
Currently booking publicly & privately, these are well-attended Airbnb Experiences in Appleton hosted by our society president,
Malgosia Daugherty. For more information and enrollment, visit https://www.airbnb.com/experiences/2556518
Thursday, February 13 -- PHS of NEW Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 pm
Bay Family Restaurant, 1301 S. Military Avenue, Green Bay
Thursday, March 13 -- PHS of NEW Regular Board Meeting, 6:00 pm
Bay Family Restaurant, 1301 S. Military Avenue, Green Bay
Friday, March 14 -- April / May 2025 newsletter article deadline
Please contact the editor, Malgosia Daugherty, [email protected] or 920-327-3195
Past Events by the Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin
Cooking & Baking Classes
- Pierogi, Appleton, ongoing
- Pączki, Appleton
- Sernik (cheesecake), live online
- Naleśniki (crepe-like pancakes), Appleton
- Wine Tasting & Gołąbki Making (cabbage rolls), Pulaski
Sponsor of 'Night At The Opera!' World-famous soprano, Polish-born opera singer Dominika Zamara, Pulaski's own Scott Ramsay, and special performances by the Pulaski Middle School choir with alumni Riley Brown and Hannah Dornfeld. Spring 2023.
A sponsor of the Badger State Women's Choir with renowned Polish soprano Dominika Zamara in Menasha
Wine Tasting & Gołąbki Making Event! Casimir Pulaski Days and the Pulaski Area Historical Society Co-sponsor
Chef Alina Mistal, direct from Poland, mother of our PHS of NEW President, demonstrated Gołąbki making while event registrants took part in the process.
"Virtual Cooking, How To Make Crepes, Polish Style!", Appleton
The Polish Heritage Society of NEW hosted a live virtual cooking class, How to Make Crepes (Naleśniki), Polish Style! The featured instructors were our own President Malgosia Daugherty and her mother, direct from Poland, Chef Alina Mistal.
"Chopin: Caribbean Key" documentary film screening, Green Bay
Neville Public Museum International Film Series, sponsored by the Green Bay Film Society and the Brown County Library. The screening included an introduction from our Vice President, John Laka.
"The documentary Chopin. Caribbean Key (Antyle Chopina in Polish) explores Frédéric Chopin’s rich legacy through the lens of the local music in Curaçao. As his music reached the Caribbean island, it inspired the creation of “Caribbean Mazurka.” The documentary features classical, jazz, and ethnic interpretations of Chopin’s music and interviews, highlighting his significance in the local culture. Directed by Agnieszka Lipiec-Wróblewska, the documentary was nominated in the category of television performing arts and shown at the Prix Italia 2021 festival in Milan, Italy. It premiered in Curaçao in June 2021." --UW-Madison, Department of Slavic Languages.
"JJ Hof and the Hof Land Company", Pulaski
Would you be interested in local history? The PHS of NEW and Pulaski Area Community Education (PACE) office presented this class. It was free to the PHS of NEW members. J.J. Hof was the first land-holder and colonizer responsible for establishing the Polish communities of Hofa Park, Pulaski, Sobieski, and Krakow in Northeast Wisconsin. The presentation examined Hof's arrival and activities in Wisconsin as well as his own Norwegian origins.
"Polish Genealogy", Pulaski
The PHS of NEW and Pulaski Area Community Education (PACE) office presented this class. It was free to the PHS of NEW members. The presentation covered basic genealogy and research tools. Many records did survive the wars in Poland. More and more records are being digitized and made publicly available.
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Steinhilber Art Gallery in the Reeve Union
Your society hosted the Wisconsin premiere of a 31-panel exhibit on the World War II Auschwitz Death Camp in Oswiecim, Poland.
The panels were produced by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Museum in Oswiecim. The panels show the evolution of Nazi policy and war that led to over 1.1 million people being murdered at this camp. This exhibit was accompanied by several discussions about Auschwitz and the Holocaust by scholars from around the region. This exhibit was sponsored by the Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin and UW-Oshkosh and was supported by additional funding from the Polish American Congress - Wisconsin.
Looking for other opportunities to benefit the
Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin?
We are a registered non-profit organization (EIN: 20-5644233). Search for the Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin in the Internal Revenue Service's Tax Exempt Organization search app: apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
We are also listed in the IRS Publication 78 data table.
Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin?
We are a registered non-profit organization (EIN: 20-5644233). Search for the Polish Heritage Society of Northeastern Wisconsin in the Internal Revenue Service's Tax Exempt Organization search app: apps.irs.gov/app/eos/
We are also listed in the IRS Publication 78 data table.
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