The windmills north and east of the village are likely Mezynski mills.The following is a rough translation (in progress) of the "Historia Barda" or the "History of Bardo."
Bardo is a small village of only 222 inhabitants, about 3km southwest of Chwalibogowa (north of Miłosław in the district of Września) over the Bardzianką (Bardeczką) river. The name Bardo, perhaps originated in the 11th century from the word bard, a roving poet, or it may have emerged from the word "bardo," meaning hill. Many can be proud of the district's long history reaching back to the 14th century during the time of Greater Poland. The first mention of the village is in the local parish chronicle in the year 1311. However, excavation of trails indicate our start during the era of first human settlements. A Trajan silver coin from 98-117 AD was found along an early trade route that connected the Baltic areas with southern Europe.
In 1311, Niemira of Szczytnik sold part of the Bardo's Cistercian land, and in about1335, the remaining part of the land was received from Jędrzejowi from Czacza.
In the 14th to 15th century,the Bardzki family inherited the land. At first, brothers Michał and Andrzej owned the lands, and then in 1501 it was inherited by Mikolay Bardzki. In 1578, he village belonged to Sebastiana Bardzki. By 1633 the family still owned half the village, while according to 1618 records, a Marcina Skrzeca owned the other half.
In 1670, according to priest Libowitza, the heir of Bardo was either a Peter or Andrzej Ossowski, and then Wojciech Zbijewski.
In the start of the 18th century numerous members of the Drachowski family owned Bardo: Wawrzyniec died in 1709, Stanisław (died of cholera) in 1710, and Francisk from 1712 to 1727. His siblings Anna ( b. c1715) and Anton (b. c1717) were the owners of Bardo until 1770. The land was divided between the two Drachowski siblings and they cultivated it. From 1736 to 1742, Kazimierz Wawrzyńcowej stayed in Bardo, renting part of the land from brothers Wawrzyncowej and Jozefowej Drachowski. In 1767, the property owner was Joesph Kurczewski, descendant of Anton Sokolowski. From 1771 to 1776 Elzbieta Zabłocka owned part of the Bardo lands. In about 1773, there was a big dispute over Bardo among the Zabłocką, Kurczewski, Radoliński and Drachowski families. A commission was organized tp adjudicate this case (Konstyt. II.245). From 1781 Ignacy Suchozewski became heir to the estate, but frequently stayed Kołaczkowie.
The village has had moments of great splendor in its history, which had brought it up to the rank of a city. In about 1783, Ignacy's son Wincenty, captain of the national cavalry, organized the city with a market, grand boulevards, footpaths for pedestrians, and a church set high on a hill. It attracted hairdressers, brewers, police officers, millers, carpenters, joiners, shoemakers, etc. Barracks were built when Napoleon marched on Moscow. In 832, the Bardo was heavily in debt, and the city died in poverty a year later. The small market and perpendicular streets that exist today is a small testimony of that time.
In 1832, widow Aniela Koralewska (descendant of Kopaszyc, Orzeszkowa, Książna, and Skotnik) purchased Bardo. With a patriotic and positive attitude she worked for herself and others. In 1851, her daughter Antonina, who lost the property when she left with a French officer that was an alcoholic and card player, worked for her.
The next heirs were Malwina Iłowiecka and her husband Joseph Iłowiecki, who owned the land from 1852 to 1856. The heirs from 1870 were Stefania Wolańska, tradesman Mechlich, followed by Antoni Jackowski (owner of Pałczyna). Bardo was administered from 1854 by Michał Laskowski of Chwalibogowa. In 1872 Anton and Helena Jackowska from Poklateckich owned Bardo. Their daughter Palmira was married in the Bardo church to Bolesław Różycki from Biechówo, on 28 Oct 1872 .
History of the insurgent Polish nation has left a trail in Bardo. Battles of the social movement Spring of Nations occurred in the Września district in 1848. Soldiers took part in battles with the whole eastern part of Greater Poland, even in the Russian annexed territories, from Kalish, Sieradza and regions of Konin. The common people revolted, although it was directed by the gentry. The event highlighted Poland's weakness at the time. Despite the victorious battles of Miłosław (in which the owner of market hill, Władysław Kosiński , was wounded) and Sokołow, on 9 May 1848 A. Brzeżański signed an agreement of capitulation with the Prussian general v.L.H. Wedell at Bardo, with the insurgents giving up their weapons, thus ending the military battle. The Kaiser's troops left the next day after the disarmament.
In 1888 Boleslaw Czapski bought Bardo from the Jackowski family for 296,000 marks. The Rodzina Czapskich family inhabited the country manor (that first belonged to Jackowski family) that neighbored the church. Court records from the first half of the 19th century tell that it was an 18th century building with a modest ground-floor, high broken roofs, and an entry with a pillared portico. The Czapski-Leliwa coat of arms was displayed on the front of the manor. Franciszek Hutten Czapski was the last owner of Bardo. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Restitution of Poland. During the first years of independence Franciszek was the governor of Wrzesnia. At the same time, he served as th vice-president of the Union of Earth and was a highly respected member of the Wielkopolska Chamber of Agriculture in Poznan. In 1925, he married Anna Broeckere. They had two children: Thomas (b. 1930) and Maria (b. 1931). In 1939, Franciszek turned down a lucrative offer to manage the sugar factories in Warthegau (Warty County) amd removed the whole family from Bardo due to the Nazi aggression. With cessation of the hostilities, Franciszek Czapski lived in Gniezno, where his wife died in 1946. In his latter years he lived in poverty, and died on 26 Jul 1953 in Gniezno. His ashes were take to the Bardo church.
The exquisite church, St. Mikołaja, the pride of the village inhabitants, stands on prominent hill covered with trees. The first mention of the church's existence was from 1399. In about 1570, the church was given to the Bardo Protestants. It remained there during the early 17th century under the hands of the Czech brethren Jana. The church was later restored to the Catholics. In 1727, the church was a wood building with wood shingles. A cemetery was then added to the church, as well as a wood belfry with three bells, and a fourth sygnarek. The interior of the church was poorly furnished, with a modest choir box. From 1759 to 1770, the Father Jakub Taberskiwa had a rectory and barn for sheep built. Father Jan Staniewwicz had a new hospital built some time between 1770 and 1791 (apparently there was an old hospital that had burned down.) In 1783, the town set the corner-stone for a new, classical brick church, which was funded by noblemen Ignatz and Wincenty Suchorzewski. It stood on an artificial mound, according to Tartar prisoners, the oldest inhabitants. The interior was of Baroque styling. Above the entrance gallery, on the iron bars at the base of the six pillars that supported the vault were the letters "W" and "S" (for Wincenty Suchorzewski).
The Bardo parish emerged from the Biechowo parish sometime in between the 13th and 14th century. In 1510 Bardo's tithing belonged to Biechowo. From 1578 the tithes belonged to Bardo parish, which included: Chwalibogowo, Chwalibogówko and Grzymysławice.
The new parish cemetery was placed behind the village, on a small hill. The Sochachi and Piechocki families donated the cemetery grounds.
It is only proper to mention Bardo's windmills (owned by the Mężyński and Piechocki families) that operated a long time (probably since the late 18th century) and served many generations of Bardo inhabitants up until the end of World War II. One of the last, which had declined after the death of the miller, was demolished and replaced by a completely mechanized mill in 1965. Bardo flour mills are known through all of Września. Since 1880, the owners of the mills were descendants of the Mężyński family. The last owner to emerge was Marian Mężyński, who willingly talked about the history of his family. His story became the basis for a 1988 magazine article on the the history of the Bardo grinding mills.
In the years 1972 to 1973 a parsonage was built, and the house was cathetical from 1987 to 1988. Father Fracisk Dekowski administered the parish from 1945 to 1960, followed by Father Joseph Świderski. One year, the pastor was Father Zygmunt Okoński. Father Gabriel Kozikowski became parish priest in 1973 and served until he retired and moved to nearby Wrzesnia in 2001. Father Krzysztof Domagalski then became parish priest in Bardo after returning from a mission to Algeria. However, he went on a new mission to Chad in 2005. The current pastor is Father Stanisław Dubiel, a poet, who organizes local poetry competitions and concerts at the church.
Bardo has a new water tower.
In 1992, a Wrzesnia city garbage dump was opened along the railway route from Bardo to Skotniki. Everyday it receives about 20 tons of waste. For several years the 1.55 acre area has been an 8 meter high mountain of garbage. In 2005, the Wrzesnia authorities stood before the landfill and declared that increased recycling efforts were needed to meet European Union standards, and decided on various types of waste that could be recycled. At that time, a new site was planned for a waste sorting facility. Expansion of the Bardo landfill is expected to take until 2008. The money for the expansion is to come from loans from the Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management and assistance from ECOFUND.
On 29 May 2006, at the initiative of Wrzesnia City Councilman Sylvester Jałoszyński, Bardo Mayor Leszek Stawicki, parish priest Stanislaw Dubiel, and Mr. Tadeusz Tomaszewski a villahe meeting was held. During the meeting, 23 people expressed their willingness to join the Cwalibogowo-Bardo volunteer fire brigade. Five people were selected for the Founding Committee, with Tadeusz Kubiak elected as Chairman of the committee.
The variety club of creativity "Something Else" and Bardo priest Father Stanislaw Dubiel organized an open air painting, sculpture, and photo exhibit called "Bardo 2007." Participants from all of Poland were invited to participate. Events from 26 May 2007 included: performances and art from Chwalibogowo school students, an exhibition of historical materials collected from the project "Poznan History, From Where We Come," sports games, bike ride, raffle, and country fun.
Sources: "Land Wrzesińska in the past and present" Anthony Ciszak (4.II.1969);
"Ziemia i powiat wrzesiński na starej pocztówce" J. i W. "The Earth and the county on an old postcard wrzesiński J. and W. Śliwczyńscy, Września 2003; Śliwczyńscy, September 2003;
"Ziemia wrzesińska - przeszłość i teraźniejszość" pod redakcją J.Deresiewicza, Poznań 1978; "Earth Wrzesińska - Past and Present" edited by J. Deresiewicza, Poznan 1978;
"Ziemia wrzesińska - gminy i miejscowości powiatu wrzesińskiego" pod redakcją K. i D.Matelskich, Gniezno 2000; "Earth Wrzesińska - the municipality and district municipality wrzesińskiego" edited by K. and D. Matelskich, Gniezno 2000;
Teki Dworzaczka Biblioteka kórnicka PAN 170/3332; Portfolio Dworzaczka Kórnik Library Sciences 170/3332;
materiały udostępnione przez Muzeum Regionalne we Wrześni; Materials provided by the Regional Museum in September;
materiały z witryny internetowej Archidiecezji Gnieźnieńskiej www.archidiecezja.pl. materials from the website of the Archdiocese of Gniezno www.archidiecezja.pl.
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