Portage County Historical Society

Polish Heritage

In Portage County Wisconsin

This section is about the Polish experience in Portage County Wisconsin. To begin this section consider purchasing our book "Native Realm". Next take a tour of the Portage County's primary area of Polish settlement in the 1800's.

• Polish Heritage Hwy -- Hwy 66 has been designated as Polish Heritage Highway.
• Polish Heritage Trail -- A guided tour of the early settlements of Polish immigrants.
• Poland to Portage County -- a brochure developed by the Polish Awareness Society for an exhibit they sponsored at our Synagogue Museum several years ago.
• Tour of Portage County -- a general tour of the county.

Immigration

• Professor Waclaw Soroka's work, "Polish Immigration to the United States", will provide much of the background material for this section.
• Polish Farmers -- Taken from "A Standard History of Portage County 1919".
• Kaszuby Region -- Adeline Sopa's article on the origins of the first Polish Immigrants to Portage County. (Several large graphics).

Church Histories

For a complete listing of Church Histories.

• Early Churches -- reminders of home.
• St. Martin's -- a brief history of this Ellis Catholic Church. (We have a more complete history of this parish. It will be uploaded in the future.)
• St Peter's -- this parish is the best documented Catholic Church in the county with histories for its first 50 years, 75 years, and 100 years.
• Sacred Heart -- Actually a history of Polonia taken from our publication Native Realm.
• St. Casimir's -- established in 1871 it is the 3rd or 4th Catholic parish in Portage County.

Biographies

Visit our Biographies section for a complete listing.

Maps

• Driving map of Kashubia Region.