Szypowscy Family Archive

collection Szypowscy Family Archive
authors Jan Szypowski
starring Jan Szypowski; Krystyna Szypowska; Maria Szypowska
length 0:04:22
country Poland
locations Zalesie Dolne, Poland 
year 1937–1938
format 8 mm
color black and white
signature PAFD 0043 004
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.

A film made during a stay at an allotment in Zalesie Dolne (Adamów) around 1938. Maria and Jan’s daughter Krysia walks around Adamów with her parents’ friend and other children. Genre scenes from the allotment and the surrounding area – the girls play with the dog, feed the chickens, smell the flowering trees and take walks. Jan and Maria’s eldest son, Janek, rides a horse pulling a cart in which his mother and sister sit. Krysia, under adult supervision, also tries her hand at being a coachman. 
(AT)

keywords summer  rest  allotment  dog  cat  chickens  horse  cart  coachman  pram  walk  family  family life  leisure  play  child  childhood 
source of funding Polish Film Institute