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The Poles Who Quietly Helped Build the American South Blog

The Poles Who Quietly Helped Build the American South

Ask most Americans who built the South and the answer drifts toward the British Isles. English planters claimed the Tidewater, Scots-Irish settlers cleared the backcountry, and Irish laborers dug the canals. Tucked inside that familiar story runs a quieter thread spun by people from the lands of modern Poland, and it stretches from Jamestown to Texas, New Orleans, Baltimore, and…
Jose Nino
October 23, 2026
Remembering Hipolit Oladowski and others Blog

Remembering Hipolit Oladowski and others

One of the most interesting research interests for me is exploring the connections between Poles and the American South. Research-wise, this is undoubtedly a niche area and, despite everything, under-researched, primarily due to the difficulty in accessing sources: letters, notes, and diaries. This niche topic of Polish-American history, however, seems so fascinating that it constitutes a treasure trove of mysteries.…
Karol Mazur
August 27, 2025
Polish Confederates and the Principle “For Our Freedom and Yours” Blog

Polish Confederates and the Principle “For Our Freedom and Yours”

The history of Poles' participation in the formation of the American Republic, especially participation in the American War of Independence, has been perfectly documented by Polish and non-Polish researchers. For example, there are extensive biographies of Tadeusz Kosciusko and Casimir Pulaski. Unfortunately the contribution of Poles in the period of the Civil War still remains a topic for broader discussion,…
Karol Mazur
June 4, 2024