Felix Molski, a committee member, made a discovery while conducting some research recently. He shares his “Eureka!” moment in this entertaining anecdote that shows some of the work that Kosciuszko Heritage is doing.
(Felix’s most recent publication was the book The Best of Human Nature: Strzelecki’s Humanitarian Work in Ireland; find out more about it by clicking here.)…
Kosciuszko Heritage has been awarded a Medal of Recognition.
The honour was given by the Polish Community Council of Australia and was presented by its Vice-President, Leszek Wikarjusz, on the first day of Dream Lights, this year’s Kosciuszko Festival.
In its citation justifying the award, the Polish Community Council of Australia acknowledged Kosciuszko Heritage for its “dissemination of knowledge about Poland and its outstanding sons, Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Paul Edmund Strzelecki, promoting their humanitarian ideals, and for many other initiatives that reinforce the arguments for maintaining the Polish name of Mt Kosciuszko”.
The annual Kosciuszko Festivals have ended on a high note, with the seventh festival drawing together a range of cultures for two days of historic events in the Snowy Mountains.
Dream Lights, the final Kosciuszko festival organised by Kosciuszko Heritage, held from February 23 to 24, celebrated the best of Aboriginal, Australian, Irish and Polish cultures.
The groundwork for Dream Lights, the 2013 Kosciuszko Festival, is being laid. Months of planning will help to ensure that the seventh and final Kosciuszko festival will be a triumph.
One of the highlights of the festival will be an historic Centenary Mass on Mount Kosciuszko.…
A special meeting has brought together an American, an Australian, three Aborigines and two Polish-Australians.
Days before the 2013 Kosciuszko Festival, Dream Lights, Kosciuszko Heritage has organised a unique meeting with the American pianist Roy Eaton (the special guest of this year’s festival), three members of the Ngarigo Aboriginal community – Aunty Rae, her son Matthew and her grandson Evan – and several representatives of Kosciuszko Heritage: Ernestyna Skujat-Kozek, Andrzej Kozek, and Felix Molski.
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A laurel wreath made of oak leaves has been bestowed on Felix Molski for his efforts in promoting Strzelecki’s deeds in Ireland and amongst Irish Americans, and for his idea to create an Honour Roll for those who played a significant role during the Irish Famine.…
Three committee members have met with the Most Rev. Julian Porteous, the Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney, to discuss next year’s Kosciuszko festival.
Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, the president of Kosciuszko Heritage, John Molski and Professor Andrzej Kozek discussed plans for the festivities, including the Centenary Mass that will take place on the summit of Mount Kosciuszko.
The Chair of Kosciuszko Heritage, Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, and her husband and committee member Andrzej Kozek have travelled to Jindabybe to take part in NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) celebrations. The trip was an excellent opportunity to strengthen ties with the Ngarigo Aboriginal communities in the Snowy Mountains region.…
In an interview given for SBS Radio, Witold Lukasiak recounted the efforts of Kosciuszko Heritage’s committee members to convince the Australian Dictionary of Biography to amend errors in the biographical entry of Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki.
After half a year’s worth of negotiations, the Dictionary has agreed to make the changes in its online version.…
