The "Virginia County Court Book" for the year 1619 has the following notation: Upon some dispute of the Polonians resident in Virginia. it was now agreed (notwithstanding any former order to the contrary) that they shall be enfranchised and made as free as any inhabitants there whatsoever .... " It has been 365 years since this small group of Polish colonists set foot on our shores. They did not know what the future held for them. but they willingly went ashore. hopeful that they would find a better life for themselves in the New World and in time they made vital contributions to the infant colony at Jamestown. In this way they served as forerunners for the millions of Polish Americans and other immigrants who would follow them in succeeding centuries. whose dedication to the prospect of finding a new life would enrich and enlighten America.
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