Drobne Echa (“Little Echoes”) series of articles were written by PGS-MN member, Greg Kishel, and posted in the PGS-MN newsletters between 2002 and 2012. They are a gold mine for PGS-MN members as they capture a snapshot of the lives of Polish immigrants who settled in Minnesota. The articles are a collection of translations from Polish newspapers that were published in Minnesota in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s (Wiarus, Słońce, Rolnik and Straż), and cover information from different Polish communities across Minnesota. Series Introduction is here.
Virginia, St. Louis County, Minnesota, and Bessemer-Ironwood, Michigan
To give you a feel for the series, we are posting a different installment of the articles each quarter. Hopefully, if you are not yet a member of PGS-MN, it will entice you to join!
The First Installment was posted here about St. Cloud, Stearns County, and Sauk Rapids and Gilman, Benton County, in Spring 2024.
The Second Installment was posted here about Delano, Minnesota, in Summer 2024.
The Third Installment was posted here about Silver Lake, McLeod County, MN in Fall 2024.
You can be find the Fourth Installment here, which is about Virginia, St. Louis County, and Bessemer-Ironwood, Michigan.
If you are already a PGS-MN member, you can find links to all 22 Drobne Echa installments in the Members Only section of our website, in the Overall Minnesota section of From Poland to MN.
We hope you enjoy this timeless resource!