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Polish Roots Bond Through Heritage Poland Trip A Forgettable Journey
On Sunday July 29 2007 two Ottawa born strangers Janice Sloan and Virginia Theoret met at the Shortdale Polish cemetery dedication. Their shared Polish lineage sparked a sixteen day cultural tour of Poland including Krakow Wieliczka Gdansk and Auschwitz with a seventeen person group. The voyage rekindled family ties and a nostalgic drive to trace ancestors.
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Shortdale
Ottawa
Ontario
Poland
Canada
Stangers
Janice
Dobranski) Sloan
Virginia
Gunchoski- Shymko
Bield
Dauphin
Virgi
Chopin
Madame Sklodowska-Curie
Auschwitz
Krakow
Jagiellonian University
Wieliczka
Jasna Gora
Czestochowa
Wadowice
Jean Paul II
Zakopane
Tatra Mountains
Wroclaw
Poznan
Torum
Copernicus
Malbork
Europe
Teutonic Knights
Gdansk
Baltic Sea
Solidarity Movement
Lech Welesa
Lech Walesa
Westerplatte
Dobrzanski
South America