For over 150 years, Milwaukee has been home to a large community of people of Polish descent. The Milwaukee Polonia Project hopes to show the interweaving, intertwining family trees that resulted in this community. It is hoped that, eventually, all the families can be connected to one another. The Milwaukee Polonia Project is also a means to explore our common history and celebrate our shared heritage.

THE ACTUAL DATABASE OF THE TREE IS NOW LOCATED AT THE MILWAUKEE POLONIA PROJECT TREE at Tribal Pages. (We still have much work to do, so don't assume that families are shown completely.) YOU DO NOT NEED A PASSWORD TO ACCESS INFORMATION ON DECEASED INDIVIDUALS.

Featured Profiles

 Index to Featured Profiles

Baranowski, Hattie - first female deputy sheriff in Milwaukee County.  Featured Profile #12 added March 25, 2012.

Boncel, Andrzej (Andrew) - Leader in organized labor, Wisconsin Asemblyman - Featured Profile #2 added June 19, 2011.  

Boncel, Frank - controversial Milwaukee City alderman and sponsor of "Boncel Ordinance" - Featured Profile #1 added June 7, 2011 

Brimmer, Darlene (Lucht) - model and movie actress - Featured Profile #6 added November 13, 2011.

Celichowski, Walter - prominent South side merchant and Savings and Loan officer. - Featured Profile #13 added May 21, 2012.

Czaskos, Edmund T. - World War I war hero, County Register of Deeds, and local merchant - Featured Profile #14 added May 28, 2012.

Czerwinski, Arthur - an early practitioner of the fine arts in the Milwaukee Polish Community.  He had an opportunity to sing in the New York Metropolitan Grand Opera Company, but turned it down to remain in Milwaukee.  Featured Profile #11 added March 18, 2012.

Czerwinski, Roman - the first in a long line of Milwaukee "Polish Mayors" (i.e., the nickname given to the office of City Comptroller.) - Featured Profile #10 added March 11, 2012.

Domachowski, Josephcivic leader - long time director of Milwaukee welfare office and president of Polish Association of America - Featured Profile #5 added October 15, 2011.  

Domachowski, Michael - long-time pastor of St. Vincent de Paul parish and ardent Polish nationalist - Featured Profile #3 added July 31, 2011.

Fons, Jennie (Saskowski) - Polish mother known mainly for contributing her recipes of Polish cuisine to the Milwaukee Journal.   - Featured Profile #9 added February 26, 2012.

Fons, Louis A. - real estate developer, builder and banker. Featured Profile #7 added November 27, 2011.  He and his brothers were responsible for the development of many of the south side subdivisions and his name (in the form of the "Fons Bungalow" has been linked to the architectural style of many of the houses that grace those subdivisions. He was also the driving force behind the Koscisko Reds minor league baseball team.   

Kleczka, John C. - Congressman and long-term Circuit Court Judge in Milwaukee- Featured Profile #8 added February 12, 2012

Kulwicki, Alan - Champion NASCAR driver and owner - Featured Profile #18 - added September 11, 2012.

Kwasniewski, Roman B. J. - photographer of Milwaukee Polish community - Featured Profile #21 added December 13, 2012. 

Stachowiak, Charles - an early and prominent hardware retailer - Featured Profile #22 added January 21, 2013.

Szukalski, Marion - an early, and long-standing hardware and electronics merchant - Featured Profile #24 added March 10, 2013.

Szukalski, Teofil - an early and prominent general contractor - Featured Profile #23 added February 24, 2013.

Wasielewski, Eugene W. - aeronautical engineer and researcher, Assistant Director of Goddard Space Flight Center - Featured Profile #17 added August 15, 2012.

Wasielewski, Francis (Frank) S. - prominent doctor in early Polish community - Featured Profile #15 added June 24, 2012.

Wasielewski, Thaddeus F. - prominent attorney and U.S. Congressman - Featured Profile #16 added July 31, 2012.
 
Wenta, Michael - beloved parish priest - Pastor at St. Hedwig's Parish for 25 years and then Pastor at St. Stanislaus - Featured Profile #4 added September 11, 2011 

Wozinski, Leone (Jankowski) - volunteer in many of Milwaukee Polonia's organizations, she was the first woman voted as the Polish American of the Year - Featured Profile #20 added November 22, 2012

Zablocki, Clement J.  - long-time Congressman representing the South side.  Featured Profiled #19 added October 17, 2012