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 readingLive Genealogy Consultations
A few months have passed since we announced our idea of Genealogy Consultations. After testing the waters, carrying out a …
Continue readingHow to obtain a birth, marriage, or death certificate from a Polish registry office
On the 1st March 2015, a new electronic system in registry offices was launched. It means that every birth, …
Continue readingProperty Inventories. P.5. Where to Find the Inventories
Property inventories from the period of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and then during the Partitions of Poland (until the 1860s) are …
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