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The Casimir Pulaski Monument was dedicated in Camden, N.J. on October 11, 1936 at Pulaski Park (Benson Street and Haddon Avenue), the former City Hall site. In 1984 it was moved to Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, where it stands as part of the Polish Heroes War Memorial.
Biography of Monsignor Arthur B. Strenski, pastor of St. Joseph Church in Camden who established the parish cemetery, St. Mary's Home for the Aged, and St. Joseph High School.
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.
A November 1978 Camden County Record profile of community news reporter Paul Zachary, honored as Man of the Year by the Polish American Congress at a testimonial dinner at the Polish American Citizens' Club.
A March 1950 Camden Courier-Post report on the dedication banquet, attended by more than 400 members and guests, formally opening the Polish American Citizens Club's new $130,000 hall at Warsaw and Lowell Streets.
A March 1950 Camden Courier-Post notice of the banquet opening the Polish American Citizens Club's new $130,000 community hall at Warsaw and Lowell Streets, with Congressman Wolverton and Monsignor Strenski as speakers.
More than 5,000 persons — the biggest Polish gathering in Camden's history — attended the October 11, 1936 unveiling of the Casimir Pulaski monument in Pulaski Square, with speeches by Mayor Frederick von Nieda, Monsignor Arthur B. Strenski, Congressman Charles A. Wolverton, and Polish consul Dr. Szygowski.
A February 1936 Camden Courier-Post notice of the marriage of Dorothy Harczynska and John Walker, solemnized at St. Joseph's R.C. Church in Camden with Monsignor Strenski officiating.