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The Polish Society of of the Polish National Lodge 7’s
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THE POLISH SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA was created in 1863 by idealistic and
patriotic members of the Central Polish Society of the * Dr. Marcel Pietrzycki,
physician -- an ardent worker for the cause of Polish Independence Prince Andrzej Poniatowski, "a very enthusiastic worker in
the Polish Colony, …paid for as many as 10 members of the [Polish]
Society…" One of the society's
great supporters in the 1870s was Count Bodzenta-Chlapowski,
husband of the great Shakespearian actress, Helena Modrzejewska. The society's library was enriched by a
collection of books donated in 1864 by the Polish poet Kornel Ujejski.
[Text from Silent Heroes by Mme. Wanda Tomczykowska] Since 1885,
the Polish Society of California has been known as Branch (or Lodge) 7 of the
Polish National Alliance. The Polish National Alliance of the United
States of North America, popularly known as the PNA or the 100th
Anniversary Commemoration Booklet | Entries from Early San Francisco City Directories | Historic News Articles | 1876 Museum Gift |