Our late father’s father and paternal grandparents and their families before them were born in Szczawnica Wyżna, immigrating to the …
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Our Dreams Come True. Part 6 – A Look Back in Time.
After departing Bałucianka, we headed toward Szczawnica, along very hilly and winding country roads. It would be our longest travel …
Continue readingOur Dreams Come True. Part 5 – Guests of PolishOrigins at Bałucianka.
Our accommodation while in the Rogi area was at the PolishOrigins Guest House, located in the scenic Bałucianka countryside. Zenon …
Continue readingOur Dream Comes True. Part 4 – Rogi at Large.
In addition to searching out our ancestral homes and possible relatives, Mr. T accompanied us around the area to visit …
Continue readingOur Dreams Come True. Part 3 – Knocking on Doors.
When Lucjan helped break down our research brick wall before our trip, we learned that our great-grandmother Zuzanna’s parents had …
Continue readingOur Dreams Come True. Part 2 – A Glimpse into Our Grandmother’s Life.
As we began our exploration of the Tarnów area, we arranged to meet recently discovered fifth-cousins on our father’s mother’s …
Continue readingOur Dreams Come True. Part 1 – The Journey Begins.
Our customized two-week tour of Poland took place late September, early October 2022. Our journey, however, really began in August …
Continue readingTours of Poland and its neighboring countries with PolishOrigins in 2023
We didn’t know what to expect at the beginning of 2022. Covid restrictions were still around, a war in Ukraine …
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(The story is copied by permission from an email sent to us by our recent Genealogy Tour’s guest Steve) I’m …
Continue readingFirst Genealogy Tours in 2022.
First genealogy tours this year are behind us, two are happening right now, and there are many more ahead of …
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