Polish Genealogy Blog

Genealogy Genealogy (from the Greek γενεά, genos – “family” and λόγος, logos – “word”, “knowledge”) is “one of the supporting sciences of history, concerned with

An informative guide which enables everyone who has Polish roots to make great genealogical discoveries in the comfort of their own home. The authors: Karolina

The opportunity of free education in Europe with polish passport With the college fees between 25 and 50 thousand dollars, depending on the in-state/out of

David J. Whitcomb – an ordinary, New York lawyer – has purchased a three-story building in the American city of Geneva. The building was to

… from the preserved letters of  Verne it appears that in the original novel, Captain Nemo was a Pole, who after the fall of the

What is it? How to start with your Polish ancestry search? What all that information leading us to? How to explore your Polish heritage with

Inspiration for the creation of Agent 007. Bond roots. Sir Vernon George Waldegrave Kell, also known as “K”, was a British military co-founder of MI5

Dziady Śmigustne Easter Monday is the time to move on after a few days of Easter feast. And how to do it? According to tradition,

Tens of eyes stared at the scene where unusual things happened that evening – purim. Children with the paper crowns sliding off their foreheads or

Chicken Scratch – problems with reading manuscripts In our genealogy team, we used to joke that long ago, to get a job in the Civil

Source: Nick Solari Eighty-year-old Senator Bernie Sanders is the longest-serving independent member of the United States Congress. He sat in the House of Representatives for

Anyone who studies their own roots and successfully manages to discover several generations of each of the family branches, finally realizes how problematic it is

The youngest can understand how important the past is if you tutorial them, read about the genealogy for the youngest written by Your Roots in

Last year made us more careful when it comes to planning, so we all begin 2021 a little more concerned and probably less brazen-faced when

The Polish-Ukrainian borderland has many secrets! Visiting the surroundings of Cieszanów, Lubaczów and Horyniec-Zdrój (Podkarpackie province) you can come across souvenirs of former inhabitants –

Definition of Post Mortem At the very beginning, the question is what is Post Mortem photography? It is a picture showing a person who is

The Constitution of May the 3rd is the second in the world and the first one in Europe. Nowadays – one of the most important

Many beginning genealogists are prone to almost limitless confidence in the metrics found. What’s more – sometimes  ven more experienced researchers are too often tempted

On 24 to 26 Oct 2019 Your Roots in Poland had a chance to take part in another RootsTech conference. This was a very special

It might seem that maps when doing ancestors research are not a very useful attribute – after all, searching for ancestors is not a search

Thanks to the Internet and fast access to information, we can discover our history, browse online documents, or use programs that create graphic family trees.

Before talking about the portals and programs for building a family tree – those available both on the Internet and possible to be installed on

What exactly does ArsReco do? How it is possible to recognize unknown locations? Our work consists of identifying and organizing unknown photographs from family archives.

For some time you have often heard from us “We’re on the set” or “Today we have shots” or “At the moment, we’re going to

IAJGS genealogy conference preecedings The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) has organised 38th yearly genealogy conference concerning Jewish genealogy in Warsaw on days

As a part of the association’s activity, we try to participate in as many conferences and events related to genealogy as possible. Wanting to constantly expand our horizons,

Do you know The Serfenta Association? They are team of basketry enthusiasts, looking after this handicraft art, so it won’t be forgotten. These people teach

Family is a popular subject among the novelists. There are so many books telling us stories about multigenerational families – we chose for you those,

During our genealogical research we often find really interesting stories, but sometimes they are not strictly within our field of operation. Nevertheless, many of them

Back in the days, looking for your roots was so much easier. Twice a year you could just summon your deceased ancestor and ask him

Friend of Abraham Lincoln, first Polish-American professional baseball player, director of Bureau of Investigation and head of Passport Division – read about immigration experiences of

What is the beggining? Under the Eagle Pharmacy is located 100 meters from our office. Passing near this building every day we feel weight of

Looking for ancestors of our clients in the parishes of Cracow, we often accidentally come across the records of people of merit for the city

More and more people want to know their roots or think about saving from oblivion. Unfortunately, this is a difficult and time-consuming job requiring knowledge

Thanksgiving Day is one of national holidays celebrated in the United States and Canada. Firstly it was celebrated in order to give thanks for the

11th November – what we celebrate? Today we celebrate The National Independence Day in Poland. On this special day we commemorate the anniversary of restoration

Polish American Heritage Month is held each year in October. During this time Polish American communities celebrate Polish American culture and their important role in

Looking for your ancestors is based on working with documents. During your genealogical research you will have to read a lot of them. Following materials

Harry Kurek’s family history We have recently worked on a case for Harry Kurek. He is one of our clients, was born and live in

Today we commemorate 71st anniversary of The Warsaw Uprising, Polish:Powstanie Warszawskie, that is considered as one of the most significant events in modern Polish history.

Max Factor a visionary artist called the father of make up and Helena Rubinstein the woman who revolutionized the world of cosmetics with her new

April Fools’ Day is celebrated every year on 1 April by playing jokes and making fun of friends  family and even complete strangers. The pranks

The tradition of drowning an effigy of Marzanna is a folk custom to celebrate the end of winter. It survived in the Czech Republic, Poland,

The cable-car trip to the Mount Kasprowy Wierch is a classic tourist attraction. At the end of the ascent  you can get off and stand

Women’s Day in Poland [Pl: Dzień Kobiet] is celebrated each year on 8th of March. It was established in 1910. Until 1993 it was a public Holiday in Poland.

Every year on 1st March Poles celebrate the National Day of Memory of Cursed Soldiers. They stood against communism and formed resistance to protect Polish

Fat Thursday is traditionally observed in the last week of carnival  before Lent. The tradition of eating doughnuts on that day in Poland goes back

Biuletyn Informacyjny dated 24th February 1944 ( Source ) Today we commemorate the 72nd Anniversary of Operation Kutschera – one of the most important actions

Every year since 2006 on 27 January we celebrate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It  is an international memorial day commemorating the victims of the Holocaust.

Not many people remember that we have the rare honor of having five separate winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Thus we would like

1. Polish hospitality is known as exceptional and sometimes a bit overwhelming. From the ancient custom of greeting visitors with bread and salt, Poland’s system

Polish Christmas tree – according to Polish Christmas tradition, is decorated and lit in family rooms. Of course, on the day of Christmas Eve. Other

Polish Christmas is one of the most festive holiday celebrations in Poland. It plays a major part in Polish culture, tradition and heritage. It was

It is said that there are more than 300 gnomes living in Wroclaw Underground Dwarves’ City. How has it all begun and why these little

Zofia Teliga-Mertens who is 89 now by herself brought to Poland over 200 Poles from Kazahstan and gave them shelter. Zofia herself lived in Kazahstan

Each year on 11th of November we celebrate National Independence Day, Polish: Narodowe Święto Niepodległości. It  is a non-working, national day in Poland celebrated to commemorate the

Kowalski, Nowak, Zielinski, Kwiatkowski, Wiśniewski, Lewandowski, Kaleta, Wójcik, Kowalczyk, Szymański, Mazur, Krawczyk, Piotrowski, Grabowski, Borowiec, Skiba, Paluch, Karp, Woźniak, Zając, Król, Stępień, Dudek, Sikora, Baran…. So a

Żurek is one of the best known polish traditional soups, recognized worldwide. Rumor has it that polish Żur was the very first polish cuisine. A

Aleksander Kaminski wrote “Stones for the Rampart” in 1943. During World War II, the Polish underground press published it for the first time. The book

No one surprises you more than your own family, family roots. Also the one from centuries ago. The great-grandfather you thought was a war hero may turn

Karolina – our polish genealogist, specialist in substantive issues She was recently invited to Gazeta Wyborcza to share her point of view on the case of