A short personal lecture on the importance of family stories for the general history of the country and nation..
(Göteborg, November 12, 2023)

   Polish Center in Göteborg

Based on the written history of the family, a connection between seemingly private events and the situations from the interwar years in Poland, in the so-called "eastern borderlands", in the Hutsul region.
Of particular importance in this context is the care of family archives, which, apart from their sentimental value, can sometimes be an extremely valuable source of historical knowledge, and on their basis it becomes possible to reconstruct unknown facts from the history of the country.
The author, by examining the memorabilia left by his ancestors, managed, over the course of several years, to obtain unique information, never published after World War II, which now allows us to recreate the relics of the Second Polish Republic.
Based on my own experience acquired while preparing historical materials, as well as many years of practice as a professional photographer, I encourage great care and attention in the care of family archives, as well as attempts to make such resources available in order to expand common knowledge about the history of Poland.
The lecture took place on November 12, 2023 at the Polonia House in Göteborg as part of the celebration of the November 11 National Independence Day.

Wojciech Głuch

Information on the POLONIA CENTER i GÖTEBORG website