Back in 2011, two clans of the D*****k, also D*****k, family traveled to Poland to meet with family members …
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A Guest’s Experience on a Polish Genealogy Tour with PolishOrigins
Our long-time guest, Mike, shared an insightful article on his website, PolishShirtStore.com, that offers a firsthand look at our genealogy …
Continue readingThe Feudal World: A Brief History of the Lesko Estate – Part 2
Link to the Part 1 The villages and their inhabitants in the 18th c. A peasant village could …
Continue readingThe Feudal World: A Brief History of the Lesko Estate – Part 1
(An abridged version of this article was published in Rodziny – Winter, volume XLVII, number 1, the journal of …
Continue readingCousin’s Poland Trip 2024
We were incredibly fortunate to have the guidance of Polish Origins, led by organizer Magdalena Znamirowski and tour guide …
Continue readingPolishOrigins Tours in 2025
(This is the main part of the newsletter we sent to our subscribers yesterday.) After our recent season summary message, …
Continue readingA Heritage Tour of Three Generations. Three days in Kraków.
(This is the final installment of Paul’s blog series about his time in Poland. Originally shared on Paul’s blog …
Continue readingPolishOrigins Tours 2024 Season Summary
As the 2024 season draws to a close, we’re excited to share the highlights from a year filled with discovery, …
Continue readingA Heritage Tour of Three Generations. Eating Polish.
Eating our way through eight days of genealogical touring in southeastern Poland. Searching for relatives brings back old memories …
Continue readingA Heritage Tour of Three Generations. The Family Dragnet
Here’s how we became genealogical detectives in Poland as we hunted for clues to our family history. If the …
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