Igor Sikorsky, Jr. attended Choate School, and later graduated from Yale and went on to gain his law degree at the same institution. He is a veteran of Air Force Intelligence, where he specialized in questions of the air power of the Soviet Union. He is the founder of the New England Air Museum and is trustee of the American Helicopter Museum in Pennsylvania. A most appropriate position for the son of the pioneer of the helicopter.
New Nonprofit Operates Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame
The Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame was initially a project of the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut, Inc., a 501(c)3 charitable organization, which launched and operated the Hall of Fame from inception. It was succeeded by the establishment during 2021 of the National Immigrant Heritage Center (NIHC), an independent 501(c)3 organization established as a multi-ethnic Center, inclusive in its mission, structure and governance.
NIHC aims to promote and publish research, lectures and conferences on the many dimensions of Connecticut’s immigrant heritage and the role of immigration throughout the American economy and culture. Its work, and the annual Immigrant Heritage Hall of Fame induction ceremony, is to be supported by an endowment that organizers anticipate will sponsor, support and provide research fellowships, to further these activities and expand public awareness and understanding.
Email us at info@immigrantheritage.org or call 860-614-3488.