SPK Branch 20 Museum
Explore Polish-Canadian military history at the SPK Branch 20 Museum. Open since 2003, our unique collection includes artefacts like uniforms from the 2nd Polish Corps and Polish Navy, decorations including three Virtuti Militari orders, and fragments from historic aircraft like the Halifax bomber. Discover the stories of exiled Polish soldiers and their contributions to Canada, preserved with care to educate and inspire future generations.
If you wish to book a tour of our museum, please contact us at museum@spk20.ca.
(English Text Below)
Szanowni Pa艅stwo,
Muzeum SPK Ko艂o nr 20 w Toronto prowadzi zbi贸rk臋 eksponat贸w oraz pami膮tek zwi膮zanych z histori膮 Wojska Polskiego. Je艣li posiadaj膮 Pa艅stwo materia艂y, kt贸rymi chcieliby si臋 Pa艅stwo podzieli膰, b臋dziemy wdzi臋czni za kontakt.
Muzeum dzia艂a od 2003 roku i dokumentuje dzieje polskiego 偶o艂nierza: od walk o niepodleg艂o艣膰, przez kampani臋 wrze艣niow膮 1939 roku, szlak bojowy Polskich Si艂 Zbrojnych na Zachodzie, a偶 po s艂u偶b臋 Polak贸w w armiach alianckich. Opowiadamy tak偶e o powojennych losach weteran贸w i ich wk艂adzie w budow臋 Polonii oraz 偶ycie spo艂eczne w Kanadzie.
Szczeg贸ln膮 warto艣膰 maj膮 dla nas pami膮tki rodzinne i osobiste: fotografie, odznaczenia, mundury, dokumenty i ksi膮偶eczki wojskowe, pami膮tniki, listy z frontu oraz wspomnienia. Ka偶dy przedmiot pomaga zachowa膰 pami臋膰 o ludziach i wydarzeniach, kt贸re tworz膮 nasz膮 histori臋.
Dzi臋ki 偶yczliwo艣ci Ofiarodawc贸w Muzeum pozostaje miejscem pami臋ci i edukacji dla m艂odszych pokole艅. Dbamy o to, aby 艣wiadectwa s艂u偶by i po艣wi臋cenia polskich kombatant贸w zosta艂y zachowane i udost臋pnione tak偶e przysz艂ym pokoleniom.
Je艣li chcieliby Pa艅stwo przekaza膰 pami膮tki do zbior贸w (lub om贸wi膰 tak膮 mo偶liwo艣膰), prosimy o kontakt.
Z wyrazami szacunku,
Janek Wielgosz
Prezes, SPK Ko艂o nr 20
Dear Friends,
The SPK Branch No. 20 Museum in Toronto is collecting artifacts and personal mementos connected to the history of the Polish Armed Forces. If you have items you may be willing to share or donate, we would be grateful to hear from you.
Our museum has been open since 2003. We preserve the story of Polish military service, from the struggles for independence, through the September 1939 Campaign, the combat trail of the Polish Armed Forces in the West, and the service of Poles in allied armies. We also share the postwar story of veterans and the lasting contributions they made to Polonia and to Canadian society.
We are especially grateful for personal keepsakes: photographs, medals, uniforms, documents and service booklets, diaries, letters from the front, and memoirs. Every item helps preserve the human side of history and ensures these stories can be passed on to future generations.
Thanks to the generosity of donors, the SPK Branch No. 20 Museum remains a place of remembrance and learning. We work to ensure that the service and sacrifice of Polish veterans are preserved and shared with care and respect.
If you would like to donate items to the collection (or discuss a possible donation), please contact us.
Respectfully,
Janek Wielgosz
President, SPK Branch No. 20
