Urszula Lang and Prof. Andrzej Kozek, two members of Kosciuszko Heritage, gave a presentation at the Australian National University in Canberra on July 28.
The presentation “The Significance of Mt Kosciuszko as a Special Place to the Polish Community in Australia” addressed the theme of this year’s ACT and Region Annual Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium: “Valuing Heritage: Advocating for Community Attachment in Planning.”
A recent submission to the Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) has been successful at last and, after 45 years, the ADB has finally rectified incorrect statements in the biography of Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki written in 1967 by Helen Heney.…
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A laurel wreath made of oak leaves has been bestowed on Felix Molski for his efforts in promoting Strzelecki’s deeds in Ireland and amongst Irish Americans, and for his idea to create an Honour Roll for those who played a significant role during the Irish Famine.…
Three committee members have met with the Most Rev. Julian Porteous, the Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, to discuss next year’s Kosciuszko festival.
Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, the president of Kosciuszko Heritage, John Molski and Professor Andrzej Kozek discussed plans for the festivities, including the Centenary Mass that will take place on the summit of Mount Kosciuszko.
The Chair of Kosciuszko Heritage, Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, and her husband and committee member Andrzej Kozek have travelled to Jindabybe to take part in NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) celebrations. The trip was an excellent opportunity to strengthen ties with the Ngarigo Aboriginal communities in the Snowy Mountains region.…
In an interview given for SBS Radio, Witold Lukasiak recounted the efforts of Kosciuszko Heritage’s committee members to convince the Australian Dictionary of Biography to amend errors in the biographical entry of Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki.
After half a year’s worth of negotiations, the Dictionary has agreed to make the changes in its online version.…
Kosciuszko Heritage has organised a dinner with Prof. Wladyslaw Stepniak, the Director of the Chief National Archives (Naczelne Archiwa Państwowe) in Poland and a Member of UNESCO’s World Memory body.
Committee members Andrzej Kozek, Ursula Lang and Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek attended the dinner, along with Adam Baniecki from the National Archives in Wroclaw.
The 2013 Kosciuszko festival has been added to the events section of the VisitNSW website.
VisitNSW is described as “the official tourism site for Destination New South Wales, a department of NSW Government”. The listing means that the festival has the potential to reach many new prospective participants, as the website attracts over 7 million visits a year.
Next year’s Kosciuszko festival will celebrate the centenary of the first Mass on Mount Kosciuszko.
The proposed festival events include a solemn Mass on the mountain, a fraternity flight, a special piano recital with a guest from the U.S., a concert, a laser show, and more.…
