Testimonials

September 2019

Kasia was our guide for the first part of our tour. She was very informative, enthusiastic, and made every effort to make sure we saw as much as we could each day. We would most definitely enjoy having Kasia as a guide again!

Lucjan helped me achieve my goals and some! The research he did prior to the trip was SO beneficial. On the tour he was phenomenal! With a few pictures and an address, he managed to find 5 living relatives. He was very persistent in searching in the churches and archives and did everything he could to help me find the information I needed.  Of course with ancestry “answers” come additional “questions.” I have many more and I plan to actively continue my research. The care he took in providing me with the research info, photographs, notes, and summary of my trip was deeply appreciated. I will definitely be contacting Lucjan for additional research help in the future. (more…)

September 2019

I give PolishOrigins  a “10”.  I’d go 10+, if it was allowed.  Everything was handled perfectly throughout the entire process-from the first time that I submitted our trip request online, to the prompt & courteous updates that progressed along the way prior to our overseas trip to Poland.  Payments were easily done online, too, and the trip itinerary matched exactly as I requested.  Trip information was timely provided and someone was always available to answer our questions.  We heard from both of our guides prior to our trip and they welcomed us.  My daughter and I got to experience touring around present day Malopolska while our main expectation was being able to discover our roots in this same area.  I’m so happy to say that not only were we able to find up 4-5th generations of grandparents; we also found and visited living relatives that we didn’t know existed.  (more…)

September 2019

Aleksander, thank you so much for your expert assistance to make our trip to Poland such an amazing adventure. Everything about the trip was first class including the wonderful cities, towns and small hamlets we visited, the guides who provided compelling and interesting narrations and insights, the transportation services, restaurants, hotels, and most importantly, the wonderful Polish people we met on the trip. From our arrival at the Krakow airport to our departure in Warsaw, everything went smoothly and effortlessly thanks to your attention to detail and the quality of the services your company and contractors provided.  (more…)

August 2019

We want to thank you for arranging our amazing trip to Silesia. Everything was perfect and you gave so much attention to detail. Our hotels were excellent and the guides for Mt. Snezka and Wroclaw City were experienced, well informed and spoke perfect English. We really wanted to climb Mt. Snezka, and it wasn’t easy, but Christof gently urged us on to the top. Martin, in Wroclaw, knows so much history and explained it very well.

But the best part of our trip must be Mateusz – we cannot say enough great things about him. He certainly knows the history of Silesia and many interesting places to stop. He prepared for every visit so that priests and others were expecting us. Perhaps his best accomplishment was to convince the priest in charge of Wroclaw Archdiocese Archives to open the office for our visit. None of us knew before that this priest, the only person with a key, would not be available. Fortunately he was not far away during this vacation. We found several important records and learned from this priest that so many were destroyed when the Russians came.

Mateusz was a great companion for us and we appreciate his time and talent. Of course, we are also excited to have his drone videos that will help us remember all of our places visited.

August 2019

I had a very good experience  with PolishOrigins. Every thing was exactly on time. The places I stayed were very clean with very good breakfasts. Above all, Zbigniev the Geneologist was super. He did a lot of research on the web and in the archives together with me and by himself and brought me much more information that I could expect. He brought me to every place I asked and brought up his ideas on places related to my family that can be of interest to me. Huge Huge recommendations.

July 2019

Finding answers always engenders more questions, that is the nature of genealogy research. I found going to the archive in person a fantastic experience. It would have been impossible for me to do this type of research on my own. I was in awe of the old documents sitting in front of me. Lucjan,  as you already know, is very good at research. He has an excellent memory and ability to talk to priest and archivists and locals. He is good at thinking ahead and planning the best strategy with time and access limitations. He is very positive and patient.

June 2019

Kinga did a great job arranging places for us to search for information. She was also flexible as other information became available. Her driving was always safe and well planned out. We enjoyed her company very much.

Your prompt answers to our emails was much appreciated and we really enjoyed our tour of Krakow. The guide filled our heads with lots of information.

Knowing the driving time between locations would have been useful as we spent a good deal of time in the car.

June 2019

Zbigniew was wonderful. He was good with connecting to the people in the village and getting their help. His translation helped us communicate with our newly found relatives.  He is also an excellent genealogy researcher, keeping focused and making the best use of the time to gather as much information as possible.  He was a pleasure to travel with and we learned a lot from him.

I learned more than I ever imagined and met family in both of the villages we visited.  The trip was successful beyond my wildest dreams.

June 2019

Ula and Pawel were both wonderful. They were flexible, extremely knowledgeable and were key to our wonderful trip. Keep up the good work. I don’t have anything critical to say. Ula did a particularly good job of translating when we met my cousin Jozef – he and his wife spoke very fast, non-stop and over each other. Ula handled it very well and helped make it a memorable experience. Both Pawel and Ula are passionate about their jobs, their city and their country – that made a huge difference.

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June 2019

Lucjan was great!  Without him we would not have had the great experience on this trip that we did in finding records in town halls and parishes.  His translation service made it possible for us to have a wonderful visit with some relatives who do not speak any English. He was patient, kind and exactly what we needed.

I can’t say enough about PolishOrigins Tours and Kasia. She followed through on contacts I gave her and set up meetings with relatives. I think we were very well informed and felt complete confidence that our trip was well organized and that help was a phone call away if needed.