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 reading“Such a pity you didn’t come a few months earlier…”
The majority of our tour guests and other genealogy services clients are from the US. There are also people traveling …
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 readingUkraine. Saturday in Zhitomir
“Dear Friends, Shalom Sabbath! Today is Saturday and we had silence, which is not unusual and a bit scary. …
Continue readingUkraine. Zhitomir. Another missile in the downtown. Visit Alex’s house.
Personal account from Alex from today… “I got up today at 3.30 am from sirens and a distant explosion. …
Continue readingUkraine update – field report from Zhitomir
We had an amazing reaction to the first email from two days ago: https://polishorigins.com/blog/ukraine/ . Your support and words of encouragement are …
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