The Hagen History Center opened a new exhibit on Wednesday that explores Erie’s Polish roots.
The exhibit contains historic artifacts, including those from Erie’s four Polish parishes, and is called “The Story of Us, Erie Polonia: Churches and Neighborhoods.”
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The curator is Bobby Sulecki, who was born and raised in Erie and says he is 100% Polish. His grandmother, who immigrated from Poland, sparked his interest in his heritage, and he has been researching ever since her passing.
He explained the importance of keeping history alive.
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“It’s something nobody really talks about, and I feel a lot of people don’t know this history, even Polish people don’t know this stuff,” Sulecki said. “And I just think it gives people a window into somebody else’s culture and history, because a lot of these things here, quite frankly, if I didn’t rescue them, they would’ve just been thrown out.”…