Szypowscy Family Archive

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.

Part 1 
Film shot around 1938 in Zalesie Dolne (Adamów) near Warsaw. The Szypowskis, together with their friends and children, spend their free time at the allotment. One of the family’s friends was Jan Szypowski’s uncle (his mother Maria’s brother) Ignacy Dembicki (1870–1942) – one of the organisers and main physicians of the Ciechocinek spa facility, author of the publication ‘Ciechocinek: remedies, ways and extent of their use and indications’. Adults and children dance around a bonfire, holding hands, and later record a humorous bit of film in which they all leave the car one by one. One of the women hides by the cottage while playing. Jan Szypowski carries his daughter Krysia on his shoulders. The girls feed the goats. Shots of the immediate area and the wooden house on the plot. Janek plays with a ball and climbs trees.

Part. 2 
Film made in the spring of 1937 or 1938. Maria with her daughter Krysia and son Mirek walk in Dreszera Park. The family lived at that time in the close vicinity of the park, at 64 Ursynowska Street. Mirek is playing with a bow and Krysia is leading a doll trolley through the park alleys. Shots of a plane flying over the city. Maria smiles at the camera. 
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