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The history of Polish immigration to the United States can be divided into three stages, beginning with the first stage in the colonial era down to 1870, small numbers of Poles and Polish subjects came to America as individuals or in small family groups, and they quickly assimilated and did not form separate communities, with the exception of Panna Maria, Texas founded in the 1850s.
The first Polish immigrants came to the Jamestown colony in 1608, twelve years before the Pilgrims arrived in Massachusetts. [4] These early settlers were brought as skilled artisans by the English soldier–adventurer Captain John Smith, and included a glass blower, a pitch and tar maker, a soap maker and a timberman. [4]
The Polish Peasant in Europe and America is a book by Florian Znaniecki and William I. Thomas, considered to be one of the classics of sociology.The book is a study of Polish immigrants to the United States and their families, based on personal documents, and was published in five volumes in the years 1918 to 1920.
The Polish American Immigration and Relief Committee, or PAIRC, was formed in 1946 by Monsignor Feliks Burant. The purpose of this organization was to help create relief for the Polish refugees that were in Western Europe and helping them immigrate to the western countries.
Polish immigration to the Netherlands has steadily increased since Poland joined the EU, and now 173,231 Polish people live in the country (2021, first generation. Most of them are guest workers from the European Union contract labour program, as more Poles obtain light industrial jobs.
Pages in category "Polish emigrants to the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 897 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kosciusko, named after Tadeusz Kościusko - Polish and American military leader. [27] Kosciusko Village, named after Tadeusz Kościusko - Polish and American military leader. [68] Panna Maria, the name means Mary the Virgin (where "panna" can also mean miss). [69] Warsaw, named after the capital city of Poland - Warsaw (pol. Warszawa). [7]
Donald Pienkos, James Pula, and Dominic Pacyga discuss places and events from the early 20th century that had historical significance in Polish-American History. They provide a picture of struggling immigrants who didn’t speak the English language, or were aware of the reality in the "New World".