Also see Historic California Newspapers | Polish Society of California

Early San Francisco

1849: Plat of San Francisco by Alexander Zakrzewski

http://www.polishclubsf.org/OfficialMap.pdf

Feliks Paweł Wierzbicki book on California, published in San Francisco

1850 Polish Exiles

1854

Celebration in San Francisco of the 1830 Revolution

http://www.polishclubsf.org/25th%20Anniversary%20of%20Revolution%205%20Dec%201854%20Daily%20Alta.pdf

Paris, France

Thomas Campbell verse, 1855

http://www.polishclubsf.org/1855%20The%20Power%20of%20Russia.pdf

1863

April 16. A meeting of the Polish residents of San Francisco was held at the Russ House

for the purpose of expressing sympathy with their countrymen fighting for freedom.

Central Polish Society of the Pacific Coast, organized May 1, 1863 (RUSS HOUSE)

Aleksander Zakrzewski

1864

Kazimierz Bielawski, Rudolf Korwin Piotrowski

1865

Organized 1 May 1863

1867

8th Ward Union Men in Support of the Abolition of Slavery

Julian Władysław Andrzejowski and Capt. Rudolf Korwin Piotrowski | Kazimierz Bielawski

1871

1873 (Polish Society of California -- Organized January 23rd, 1873)

1875, Rudolf Korwin Piotrowski

1876

1877

The Society met on the 26^th of May 1877. SEE: Aleks Bednawski letter

http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=DAC18761201.2.20&srpos=1&dliv=none&e=------187-en--20--1--txt-txIN-Poland+Bednawski----1876---1

http://www.PolishClubSF.org/25BednawskiToModjeska.pdf

1878 (1032 MARKET STREET)

organized January 23, 1873

1879

1880

Re-created charter states that Lodge 7

was established in 1880,

but City Directories report 1885

1881

1882 (1235 MARKET STREET)

1883

1884

1885

1886

1887

1888 (1241-1/2 MARKET STREET)

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893 (18 HICKORY AVENUE)

1894 (231 OLIVE AVENUE)

1895 (13 HICKORY AVENUE)

1896 (3 POLK STREET)

(first mention of Catholic Church)

1897

1898

1899

1900 (620 BUSH STREET)

1901

1902 (121 EDDY STREET)

1903 (121 EDDY STREET & 337-1/2 12^th Street)

1911 (ST. HELEN’S HALL, 2091 15^th STREET)

organized 1862 (vs. 1863); First mention of Branch 7

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

Polish Falcons of San Francisco, at Sokol Hall, 739 Page Street,

February 19, 1916 (R. 12569) 163

1917

1918

Polish Society of California

1919

1920

1921 (ST. STAN’S: 438 2^ND AVE.)

Polish St. Stanislaus Benevolent Society; and Polish Society of California

1922

1923

1924 (273 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE)

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

First mention of 3040 22^nd Street

1930

1934

1936

1939: The library has 1800 volumes

1940

1942

1946

1949

1950

1953

(Polish American Congress, SF Chapter)

1963

1964

1968

Also see Historic California Newspapers | Polish Society of California | Manager’s House at 747 Shotwell