A Dziewanowski Family Album

Ada Dziewanowska mailed us many of her treasured photos to scan and return, but there just wasn't enough room on hers, Jaś's, or Basia's biography pages to display them. As the Dziewanowskis do not have a personal website, we thought we'd share those photos with you here. Enjoy! ~Dick Oakes

Ada    Basia    Jaś

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Jas gets 1st Polonez lesson from Ada, Cambridge, MA, 1957

Jaś Dziewanowski receives his
first Polonez lesson from his mother,
Ada Dziewanowska,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957.

Jas Dziewanowski in Podhale Goralski (montaineer) costume in 1976 (or 1977).

Jaś Dziewanowski in
Podhale Góralski (mountaineer)
costume in 1976 (or 1977).
 

Ada Dziewanowska and Basia Dziewanowska in Kaszuby costumes, Stockton, 1981.

Ada Dziewanowska (seated)
and daughter Basia Dziewanowska
in Kaszuby costumes,
Stockton, 1981.

Ada son Jas in Krakow costumes at San Diego, 1977.

Ada Dziewanowska
and son Jaś Dziewanowski
in Kraków costumes,
San Diego, 1977.

Ada son Jas in Lowicz costumes at Stockton, 1983.

Ada Dziewanowska
and son Jaś Dziewanowski
in Łowicz costumes,
Stockton, 1983.

Ada son Jas relaxing at Stockton, 1983.

Ada Dziewanowska
and son Jaś Dziewanowski,
relaxing between classes,
Stockton, 1983.

Ada, son Jas, and daughter Basia, in Orawa costumes, Stockton, 1983.

Ada Dziewanowska in Cieszyn costume,
son Jaś Dziewanowski and
daughter Basia Dziewanowska
in Orawa costumes, Stockton, 1983.

Ada and daughter Basia in Wielikopolska costumes, son Jas in Lowicz costume, Stockton, 1983.

Ada Dziewanowska
and daughter Basia Dziewanowska
in Wielkopolska costumes,
son Jaś Dziewanowski in Łowicz costume,
Stockton, 1983.

Ada and son Jas teaching a Rzeszow dance, 1988 or 1989.

Ada Dziewanowska
and son Jaś Dziewanowski
teaching (with gusto!) a Rzeszów dance
at Basia's Polish Family Camp, 1988 or 1989.

Ada and son Jas teaching the Mazur, 1989.

Ada Dziewanowska
and son Jaś Dziewanowski
teaching the Mazur
at Basia's Polish Family Camp, 1989.

Basia Dziewanowska and Steve Alban, Ada Dziewanowska, Jaś Dziewanowski and Catherine Green, Buffalo Gap Memorial Day Camp, 1989.

Left to right:
Basia Dziewanowska and Steve Alban,
Ada Dziewanowska,
Jaś Dziewanowski and Catherine Green. ***

Ada Dziewanowska in Golina Wielkopolska costume, 1993.

Ada Dziewanowska
in Golina Wielkopolska costume,
1993.

Ada Dziewanowska in Warmia costume, September 2000.

Ada Dziewanowska
in Warmia costume,
September 2000.

Syrena, 2000, Ada Dziewanowska at center.

Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble
in Kraków costumes
at the opening of the Polish Center in Franklin, Wisconsin,
August 2000 (Ada is at center).

Syrena, 2001, Ada Dziewanowska at center.

Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble
in Rrzesów costumes
at the Polish Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
June 2001 (Ada is at center).

*** Basia and Steve were married in May, 1997; Jaś and Catherine were married in 1991. Basia is in Cieszyn costume, Ada is in an Empire gown, Catherine is in an Opoczno costume, and the men are in Polish Lancers uniforms. This photo was taken in 1989 at the Buffalo Gap Memorial Day Camp.

Images © Copyright Ada Dziewanowska, 2002. All rights reserved. Used with permission.