This English-Polish website is a treasure trove of information about the ascent and naming of Australia’s highest mainland mountain and the individuals who achieved this feat.
Year: 2012
The Peasant Prince
Information about the non-fiction work by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Alex Storozynski.
American Association of the Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point
An American organisation dedicated to commemorating annually the life of Tadeusz Kosciuszko.
The Kosciuszko Foundation
An American organisation that offers information about Kosciuszko on its website.
Kultura Connect Magazine, edition 9/2012
Click here to see edition nine of Kultura Connect magazine, which features articles about Dubai, Amsterdam, the Vatican, Poland, Singapore and more!
A laurel for Felix Molski
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.…
Meeting Bishop Porteous
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.
Jindabyne trip for NAIDOC celebrations
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.…
The Strzelecki biography corrigenda story
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.…
Meeting with National Archives Director
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.