Polish Home Club

10/16/2026

Did someone say Polka?!
Lenny Adam’s Band returns to PHC
Saturday, Oct 17th, 7-10pm
Come get your Polka fix!

10/12/2026

Today, the United States remembers a Polish-born commander who gave his life fighting for American independence. 🇵🇱🇺🇸

October 11 is General Pulaski Memorial Day, commemorating Kazimierz Pułaski — known in the United States as Casimir Pulaski — who died in 1779 from wounds suffered during the fighting at Savannah, Georgia. U.S. National Park Service material describes him as the “Father of the American Cavalry.”

Pułaski had already fought in Poland before travelling to America in 1777 to support the revolutionary cause.

Before America, Kazimierz Pułaski had already made his name fighting in Poland. He was one of the leading military figures of the Bar Confederation, the 1768–1772 uprising by Polish nobles against Russian influence and against King Stanisław August Poniatowski, whom the confederates saw as too dependent on St Petersburg.

Pułaski became known for his skill as a cavalry commander and for leading mobile attacks against much larger Russian forces, but after the confederation was defeated he was forced into exile.

That experience in irregular warfare and mounted combat was part of what later made him so valuable to the American cause.

At the Battle of Brandywine, he helped cover the American retreat, and soon afterwards Congress appointed him a brigadier general in command of cavalry. He later organised an independent mounted unit that became known as Pulaski’s Legion.

His final campaign came at Savannah.
On 9 October 1779, during an attempt by American and French forces to retake the city from the British, Pułaski was struck by grapeshot while leading mounted troops. He died from his wounds on 11 October.

His legacy in the United States became enormous.
Towns, counties, roads, monuments and even Fort Pulaski in Georgia bear his name. In 2009, the United States also granted him honorary American citizenship posthumously, an exceptionally rare distinction.

And every 11 October, General Pulaski Memorial Day keeps alive one of the strongest early links between Polish and American history.

A man born in Poland crossed the Atlantic, joined another country’s fight for independence, helped shape its cavalry — and died for that cause at the age of 34.

Did you already know how important Kazimierz Pułaski was to the American Revolution? 🇵🇱🇺🇸

10/12/2026

The fiber inside bulletproof vests was invented by a Polish American woman from Pennsylvania.

Stephanie Kwolek was born in 1923 in New Kensington, near Pittsburgh, to Polish immigrant parents. Her father, John, was an amateur naturalist, and her mother, Nellie, was a seamstress.

She wanted to be a doctor, and took a job as a chemist at DuPont to save money for medical school. She never left. In 1964, while searching for a light, strong fiber for car tires, she made a thin, cloudy solution that most chemists would have thrown away. She talked the technician into spinning it anyway.

The fiber that came out was five times stronger than steel by weight. We know it today as Kevlar. It is in bulletproof vests, helmets, tires, boats and gloves, and it has saved the lives of thousands of police officers and soldiers.

She was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1995.

Had you heard of Stephanie Kwolek?

10/12/2026

A HUGE THANK YOU….

-to everyone that came out today to support the PHC at the Bean Pickers/Polish Heritage Dinner Dance today.

-to Ojczyzna Polish Dancers for a spectacular performance showcasing traditional Polish dances.

-to the other organizations that supported us PNACouncil21Baltimore, Polish Heritage Association of Maryland, National Katyń Memorial, PLAV.

-to the volunteers that help us at our events.

We hope you enjoyed your afternoon and look forward to seeing everyone again soon for a future event at the PHC!

Happy Polish-American Heritage Month!

10/07/2026

A news cast blast from the past from WJZ from the 1983 opening of the Polish Festival at Rash Field. Who remembers this from June 1983?

10/02/2026

I got my mine, did you? And don’t forget to sign up for next week’s dinner dance.
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Coming to the Fells Point Fun Fest this weekend?!. Swing by the PHC and say hello. We’ll have kielbasa subs for sale. Open all weekend!

09/29/2026

Coming to the Fells Point Fun Fest this weekend?!. Swing by the PHC and say hello. We’ll have kielbasa subs for sale. Open all weekend!

Join us October 2nd-4th for the 60th Annual Fell’s Point Fun Festival. 3 days of music, food, shopping, drinks, family fun, and nonstop excitement along Baltimore’s waterfront.

🎸 Live Music
🛍️ 150+ Vendors
🦀 Delicious Food
🍹 Cold Drinks
⭐ Local Shopping
🎉 Family Fun Park
🐶 Pet Parade

Fun Friends, it’s going to be quite the weekend in Baltimore!