9:30–11:30 a.m.

Polish American Historical Association Session 7
Symbols, Commemorations, and the Creation of Historic Consciousness in Polonia: The Function of an Invented Past
Marriott, Room 8216, Lobby Level

Chair:	Virginia R. Mitchell, Central Connecticut State University
Papers:	Kosciuszko and the Development of Historical Symbolism in Polonia James S. Pula, Utica College Commemoration as Ideology: The Function of November 11th in the Creation of a Modern Political Consciousness in Polonia M. B. Biskupski, Central Connecticut State University Demanding Lay Rights: The Federation of Polish Catholic Laymen William Galush, Loyola University Chicago The First Wielka Emigracja Redivivus: Updates and Spinoffs Joe Wieczerzak, Polish National Catholic Church Commission on History and Archives
Comment:	The Audience