From Poland to Pilzno, Polk County, Nebraska

  • Pictured from left: Andrzej Tarczon, Marge Rinkol of Columbus, Bogdan Placek, Krzysztof Kosowski, Bartlomiej Chlopik, Denise Ingalls of Columbus, and Piotr Kosowski visiting St. Mary’s Pilzno Church in northern Polk County. Photo provided by Nance County Journal.
    Pictured from left: Andrzej Tarczon, Marge Rinkol of Columbus, Bogdan Placek, Krzysztof Kosowski, Bartlomiej Chlopik, Denise Ingalls of Columbus, and Piotr Kosowski visiting St. Mary’s Pilzno Church in northern Polk County. Photo provided by Nance County Journal.
It was a long trip of nearly 600 miles, leaving at 3 a.m. from their homes in Chicago to the country church of St. Mary’s, Pilzno located south of Duncan, Nebraska. Still, the five men – all natives of Pilzno, Poland – arrived with fresh smiles and an eagerness to learn about the Pilzno heritage of the Midwest. The visit took place on September 3, and on hand to greet them with their knowledge…

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