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Virtual: Polish in Chicago
2024-03-04 19:00:00 2024-03-04 20:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual: Polish in Chicago Discover how Chicago became known as the "American Warsaw" as Peter Alter from the Chicago History Museum discusses over 150 years of Chicago Polish History. Downers Grove Public Library - Virtual Meeting

Monday, March 04
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-03-04 19:00:00 2024-03-04 20:00:00 America/Chicago Virtual: Polish in Chicago Discover how Chicago became known as the "American Warsaw" as Peter Alter from the Chicago History Museum discusses over 150 years of Chicago Polish History. Downers Grove Public Library - Virtual Meeting

Discover how Chicago became known as the "American Warsaw" as Peter Alter from the Chicago History Museum discusses over 150 years of Chicago Polish History.

Peter Alter from the Chicago History Museum discusses over 150 years of Chicago Polish History to coincide with the museums current Back Home: Polish Chicago exhibit. 

Contact the Adult and Teen Services Desk at ATS@dglibrary.org or call (630) 960-1200 with questions.

Photo courtesy of the Chicago History Museum. Children stand outside Polish English language school, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1860-1962.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Lectures |

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