Ambassador Feinstein and Marshal of the Polish Senate Open U.S. Historical Exhibit

12 January 2010

Ambassador Feinstein and Bogdan Borusewicz, Marshal of the Senate

On January 12, U.S. Ambassador Lee Feinstein and Bogdan Borusewicz, Marshal of the Polish Senate, proudly opened the exhibit “The U.S. in Polish Historiography and Periodicals from 1764-1919.”  The exhibit illustrates how the U.S. was perceived by Poles in those years, and is a fascinating and compelling reminder that the relationship between the Polish and American peoples extends much further back than the formal relationship between our two countries.  It is composed of materials from the collection of Warsaw Public Library, including newspapers, memoirs, photographs, and drawings.  Special attention is given to key topics, including the American Revolution, the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Constitution, Polish immigration after the November Uprising in 1830, Polish participation in the U.S. Civil War, American relief efforts for Poland during World War I, and the establishment of formal diplomatic relations in 1919.  The exhibit was previously displayed at Warsaw Public Library and the Silesian Library in Katowice, and is now on display at the Polish Senate.