St. Joseph's Polish Athletic Association
One of many clubs and organizations that had its foundation in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church at South 10th and Liberty Streets in Camden, the Polish Athletic Association sponsored sports teams that participated in the many leagues in and around Camden. The Association also put on dances and other social events.
Polish Community in Camden
Other pages covering Camden's Polish community:
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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (Polish)
St. Joseph's Parish, the Polish Roman Catholic church of Camden's Whitman Park, began in 1891; its Baroque-style church at 10th and Mechanic Streets, designed by George I. Lovatt and consecrated in May 1914, is on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Sites.
Camden County Polish American Republican Club
The Camden County Polish American Republican Club was a Polish-American political organization active in Camden in the 1920s and beyond, meeting at Tenth and Liberty Streets, with Vincent Raczykowski serving as president.
A Polish Camden Kitchen
A personal memoir by Deborah Large Fox about the childhood hours she spent in her grandfather Watson Burdalski's produce store at 1545 Mount Ephraim Avenue, in Camden's Polish neighborhood — a recollection of the sights, sounds, and smells of the shop and his kitchen.
A Camden Story: Reflections and Memories of Richard Brodowicz
Richard Brodowicz's personal memoir of growing up in South Camden in the 1960s and 1970s, covering Polish family life, St. Joseph's Church and School, neighborhood games, and childhood memories on Tioga and Mechanic Streets.
Campbell's Soup Wins Slugfest from 12th Ward, 12 to 8
A June 1939 Camden Courier-Post account of Kobus Twilight League baseball, in which St. Joseph's Polish routed the Polish American Citizens Club, 13 to 1, at Broadway and Everett Street, and Campbell's Soup beat the Twelfth Ward.
St. Joe's Polish A. A. Holds Dance Monday
A February 1938 Camden Courier-Post notice of a balloon and confetti dance held by the St. Joseph's Polish Athletic Association in the newly renovated parish hall at Tenth and Liberty Streets.
St. Joe's Athletes Banqueted Tonight
A February 1938 Camden Courier-Post account of the first annual Sports Dinner of the St. Joseph's Polish Athletic Association, with Villanova's “Clipper” Smith and several All-American footballers as guests.
St. Joe's Polish Holds Annual Sport Banquet
A February 1938 Camden Courier-Post notice of the annual Sports Dinner of the St. Joseph's Polish Athletic Association in Whitman Park, featuring Villanova coach Maurice “Clipper” Smith.
Polish A.A. to Hold Pre-Lenten Dance
A February 1936 Camden Courier-Post notice that the St. Joseph's Polish Athletic Association would hold its annual pre-Lenten dance at St. Joseph's Parish Hall, Tenth and Liberty Streets, featuring an exhibition dance by walkathon favorites Mary Jane and Art Mason and music by Walt Leopold's Orchestra.