Florence Jane Clowes (Waszkelewicz)
Interior decorator, author
Born Apr. 10, 1928, Pittsfield (MA), U.S.; daughter of Charles and Sophie (Gramkowski); married Norman Clowes; children: James, Susan, Patricia, Jerald, Sandra.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, 1976; Master of Library Sciences (M.L.S.), University of Rhode Island, Kingston, 1983.
Career: owner, Tunk City - The Decorator's Workshop, Danielson (CT), 1969 -.
Author: Polish Americans in Pittsfield Massachusetts, 1862-1945, 1981; Polish Legends, Polish Folklore Legends, 1992; articles in: Perspectives, Polish American Journal, Playboy, American Libraries, Booklist, K.F. Foundation, Providence Journal.
Member of: chairman, Quinebarg Valley Senior Center, Brooklyn (CT), 1974-80; president, Killingly - Brooklyn Woman's Club, Danielson, 1976-78; secretary, Prym Federal Employees Credit Union, 1978-84, and Killingly Library Building Committee; Peace Corps, Jamaica, 1993; Toastmaster International; Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.); Kosciuszko Foundation.
Honors: scholarship, Wesleyan University, Middletown (CT), 1974; grant, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1981.
Languages: English, Polish.
Home: 14 Wright Rd., Danielson, CT 06239.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996