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Falcons of America Nests |
Sokolstwo Polskie w Ameryce
PolishRoots and the Polish Falcons of America have joined
hands in promoting Polish history and culture to our internet
subscribers. Thanks to Polish Falcons' President Wallace Zielinski and
Vice-president Timothy Kuzma, PolishRoots is proud to bring to
our researchers, a complete list of the fraternal lodges,
called "nests" of the Polish Falcons of America.
Founded from the Sokol movement started in Bohemia by Miroslav
Tyrs in the mid-19th Century, it soon spread into Poland with
its concept of "a sound mind in a sound body." The
Polish Falcons of America were founded in Chicago, IL on June
12, 1887, as the Alliance
of Polish Turners of the United States of America, and soon, nests were located in every heavily
populated Polish enclave in the country. With a predominance
in the Great Lakes and industrialized Northeast, the Falcons
continued to grow, spurred on by the increased patriotism
developing prior to World War I. As a direct result of this
patriotism, recruitment for an independent Polish Army was
started prior to the outbreak of the War, and continued with
the eventual formation of the Polish Army in France, also know
as Haller's Army and the Blue Army. The headquarters moved to
Pittsburgh in 1912 and are located there today.
A brief summary of the changes in the Falcons organization:
In 1905, the Polish Falcons merged with the PNA.
In 1909, a group broke off and became the Free Falcons.
In 1912, they all separated from PNA.
In 1914, the Falcons were called the Zwia~zek Sokol~o~w
Polskich w Ameryce (ZSP ) (this is what shows up on Haller's
army enlistment forms)
In 1928, the Falcons became the Sokolstwo Polskie w Ameryce.
We invite you to check out and support the Polish Falcons of
America website at www.polishfalcons.org
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