Bolesław Makowski - Canadian farm contract
Describing the horrible conditions of the 2-year farm contract that 4,800 Polish soldiers signed up for.
Bolesław Makowski - First book in 1967
Describing how he published his first book with the support of the Canadian Polish Congress.
Czesław Borek - Found to have TB in Canada
On arrival in Canada, Czeslaw passed a more detailed medical examination in Kingston, Ontario and was found to have active TB on his left lung. He and some 100 others …
Romuald E Lipiński - USA
Edward Bator - US Army career
Describing the years in the US military
Edward Bator - Marriage and Children
Marriage in France, followed by a son and a daughter
Halina (Januszewicz) Kozłowska - First Job in Canada
Describing the kind of work she did at her first job in Canada
Mieczysław Łutczyk - President of SPK Oshawa
Mieczyslaw describes his community involvement and some of the successes he helped to achieve.
Boguslaw Aleksander Topolski - Move to Canada
With his usual sense of humour, Alex describes why he decided to move to Canada.
Stanisław Migut - Emigration
Stanisław Migut - History of father Krolikowski
Stanisław Migut - Life in USA
Stanisław Migut - Post War Life
Sławomir Jerzy Sadowski - Outdshoorn and further fates in Africa
Romuald Mańkowski - Sum up the Good and Bad
Summing up the good and bad things about his life experiences.
Maria Skałka (s. Maria Lucia) - Post-war reunion of family members
Henryk Franciszek Kustra - Australia
An Australian at the Cairo hospital said I should come to Australia after the war.
Henryk Franciszek Kustra - Australia part 2
Frank describes how the builder he worked for in Australia was a driver in Iran, and had driven the Polish refugees from the Pahlavi to Teheran.
The Memoirs of John (Jan) Drewniak September 9, 1919 - October 18, 2014 -
Memoir written by John ( Jan) Drewniak about his and his family experience in World War 2. In 1941 Jan was conscripted into the Russian Army from his hometown Postolowka …
Teofila (siostra Maria Dionette) Werner - Visiting Poland 33 years after her deportation to Siberia
o. Łucjan Królikowski - Advice to young people
Józek Jagiełło - Leaving Havera to farm
Jozef describes how incredibly lonely he was when he ended up alone on the farm, away from all his mates. Having a bike helped a bit because it allowed him …
Barbara (Rodziewicz) Witrzens - Family in the UK
Barbara talks about her mother leaving Poland in 1956 to finally re-join Barbara’s father and brother who had remained in the UK after the end of the war.
Irena Renata (Jarosiewicz (aka Bogdanska)) Anders - Post War Life
This video clip is from the documentary “Moja młodość, moje szczęście, mój świat…“ (My youth, my good luck, my world). Scenario & realization: Joanna and Piotr Perczyński, Photos & mounting: …
Maria (Tarasiewicz) van der Linden - Genl Sulik children smuggled out of Poland
Maria tells how her cousins were smuggled out of Poland by Jews leaving for Palestine, in thanks for having saved their children.