When Lucjan helped break down our research brick wall before our trip, we learned that our great-grandmother Zuzanna’s parents had …
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Our 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 …
Continue readingJan’s Paintings
(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 …
Continue readingTraveling to Poland: No COVID vaccinations, no tests, no quarantine required.
From March 28, 2022, after more than 2 years, all the COVID restrictions for people traveling from outside of the …
Continue readingI Bought a Grave!
by Cynthia Bielec McDonald Of all the things I thought I might buy in Poland as a souvenir of our …
Continue readingThe Polish Brick Wall That Won’t Crumble. Part 4: Going to the Chapel – March 20, 2019,
One the last day of the genealogy tour, we visit the Gąsewo cemetery. There has been cemetery chapel here …
Continue readingThe Polish Brick Wall That Won’t Crumble. Part 3: What’s in your cellar? March 19, 2019.
We started the day off in Kołaki, hoping to find a Budny family residing there. Unfortunately, a local informs …
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