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Polish immigrants began coming to Wisconsin in the mid-nineteenth century though the largest numbers came in the early part of the twentieth century. In 1901, around 200,000 Polish Americans lived in Wisconsin. In this brief article, Tomkiewicz describes some of the causes of Polish immigration and provides some general impressions of the Poles in Wisconsin.Citation
Tomkiewicz, John W.S. "Polanders in Wisconsin." In 1901 Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. (Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Company, 1902: 148-152);