Szypowscy Family Archive

collection Szypowscy Family Archive
authors Jan Szypowski; Jan Szypowski ps. “Leśnik”
starring Jan Szypowski; Jan Szypowski ps. “Leśnik”; Krystyna Szypowska; Maria Szypowska; Mirosław Szypowski
length 0:04:23
country Poland
locations Warsaw, Poland  Zalesie Dolne, Poland 
year 1937–1938
format 8 mm
color color
signature PAFD 0043 001
description

The owner of the films is Ewa Kordys, daughter of Krystyna Szypowska, granddaughter of Jan Szypowski “The forester”.

Jan Szypowski a.k.a. “The forester” – (1889–1950) colonel of armaments of the Polish Army, co-founder of the Central Industrial District, chief of armaments of the Home Army (AK), creator of the underground armaments industry, commander of the Combat Group “The forester” during the Warsaw Uprising, knight of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari War Order.
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Szypowski

Maria (née Marie) Szypowska, née Guyot (1904–1999) – teacher and author of numerous French language textbooks. For the longest time, from 1958 to 1973, she was associated with the Stefan Batory Secondary School in Warsaw. She was awarded the French Order of Academic Palms for her work.

Mirosław Szypowski (1930–2013) – teacher, since 1960 an employee of the Polish Scouting Association, commander of the Grochów troop and then of the Wola troop, president of the Polish Union of Property Owners and vice-president of the World Union of Property Owners (UIPI), chairman of the milieu of former soldiers of the Home Army (AK) “The forester” Grouping and the families.
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miros%C5%82aw_Szypowski

Jan Szypowski (1924–1954) – physicist, graduate of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Warsaw. 

Krystyna Szypowska (born 1934) – for many years a director of kindergartens in Marysin Wawerski and Anin, educator, author of the book to teach reading “Mam 6 lat”, social activist. After Mirosław’s death, she took over his duties as chairwoman of the milieu of former soldiers of the Home Army (AK) “The forester” Grouping and the families.

Film made in Warsaw and Zalesie Adamów in the summer of 1937 or 1938. 
Part 1 
Jan’s wife, Maria, walks with their son Mirek and daughter Krysia in Warsaw’s Royal Baths Park. Mum and the siblings are filmed by the older of the brothers, Jan. Jan, dressed in uniform, also joins the family. Maria shows the children the swans swimming in the pond. After the walk, the family returns home in a Tatra car. Shots of the Baths again. Mirek and Krysia with their parents walk through the park and wave to the camera. 
Part 2 
A report from a visit to an allotment in Zalesie Adamów, a district of Miasto-Las Zalesie (now Zalesie Dolne). Maria with Jasiek, Mirek and Krysia have a walk in the forest. The boys run, fool around and climb the trees. Jan, Maria, Krysia and Mirek take a rest under a tree and later tidy up the plot together.

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keywords park  pond  walk  swans  car  vehicle  Tatra  military uniform  allotment  summer  holiday  leisure  fun  family  child  childhood  forest  tidying  raking  trees  nature 
source of funding Polish Film Institute