On our way back to Poland, we stopped at the Trakai Castle, a castle on Lake Galve. Construction started in …
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My trip actually started out in Ukraine, where my daughter and I went to see the villages, where my family …
Continue readingMy family’s Polish wedding: vodka shots and midnight cake cutting
This is the continuation of the previous visits of Abraham in Poland in 2014 and 2015. You can read …
Continue readingA welcomed surprise or… being in the spotlight
Word tends to travel quickly in small towns and villages. Often our guests are not prepared for what they will …
Continue readingPaying it Forward: The PolishOrigins Ripple Effect.
by Cynthia Bielec McDonald In September of 2018, my husband and I engaged PolishOrigins for a 3 week customized genealogy …
Continue readingPoland on a whim. Genealogy Tour with Denise in 2016.
Three years ago on a whim, I booked myself a ticket to Poland. I then booked a tour with PolishOrigins. …
Continue readingWe will take you ANYWHERE in Central Europe.
In the correspondence with our future guests, a few questions and doubts repeat frequently. Let me answer to some …
Continue readingRoraty, St. Lucy and the weather predictions – Advent in the old Poland.
Advent from the Latin adventus means “coming” and in Christian churches, this is a time of preparations for Christmas …
Continue readingThanksgiving 2017.
Forever more I will have the fondest affinity for red geraniums and white lace curtains…they are the welcoming symbols …
Continue readingDawn and Walter’s trip to Poland and Slovakia. July 12, 2018 – A Necessary Hike.
When we woke up we were very excited to see that there was no chance of rain for the …
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