Vanessa Igras

Vanessa Igras is a second-year student at Gettysburg College and is studying International Affairs and Anthropology with a concentration in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. As a daughter of Polish immigrants, Vanessa enjoys learning about the interdependence between culture and community. With this in mind, she hopes that her work with Gettysburg Connection will highlight the value of diversity in Adams County and the weight it holds in creating a more unified community.

Business Profile: Unique hand-crafted items from the Gettysburg Polish Pottery Store

March 19, 2022 by Vanessa Igras

In 2014, Rebecca Woodward and her husband Tim were presented with the opportunity to become a distributor of a line of Polish pottery. The two decided to take what they called “a little leap of faith.” The outcome is the Gettysburg Polish Pottery store, located at 102 Baltimore St., just a block off Lincoln Square,