The article written by Piotr Zelny – genealogist, historian working in the Historical Museum in Sanok, tourist and genealogy guide in PolishOrigins. Proofreading: Aleksander Zawilski. When World War I had drawn to an end …
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Do you know to which parish your ancestor’s village belonged?
A while back we have started sharing our genealogy knowledge throughout a series of Genealogy Pro Tips that are published on our Facebook page. You can find short and practical advice there, for example …
Continue readingThrough Patrick’s lenses – a Genealogy Tour to Poland
blog by Patrick McCabe In September 2019 the country of Poland became our family’s latest destination for sharing a vacation together. The majority of our trip was indeed sightseeing, however, the genealogy aspect of …
Continue readingFollow the oak trees (part 1)
My trip actually started out in Ukraine, where my daughter and I went to see the villages, where my family were born and lived in Volhynia. At that time the villages were part of Russia. …
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