Our Genealogical Projects
What is genealogy?
Find out what genealogy is and what does, what Greek words it comes from and who is the father of Polish genealogy.
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Find out what genealogy is and what does, what Greek words it comes from and who is the father of Polish genealogy.
Check out the polish genealogy guide from Your Roots in Poland – how to start knowing many secrets that your roots are hiding.
Polish passport gives benefits, read how it helps with education in Europe and see what kind of opportunity gives.
Attics and cellars are mines of gold. Check out what kind of genealogical treasures you can find in houses in mysterious corners.
If you have polish ancestors, read about steps to get Polish Citizenship and how long you must wait to use it.
You are connected with your family by genes, ancestors genes. See more about DNA, genetics and The Autosomal Test.
Read about surnames in Poland for men and women and their depending on a few things like job, living place or father or husband name.
Read why Captain Nemo was supposed to be Pole but finally was not. Get to know which features capture it.
Emigration to Australia, the road to new life on the other side of the world so find out Australian history, one of post-war stories.
The beginning of the ancestry search – read how to find polish ancestors and on what to focus on, what sources you will need.
Where does this cunning come from so check what are Bond roots, what interesting they are hiding and what he has in common with Warsaw.
Read the short note about the Polish tradition called wet Monday based on dousing with water and find out what it means.
Jewish Purim is a festival of joy, fun and uproar that has been captured in old photographs. See them and choose your favourite.
Manuscripts can cause many problems with handwritten letters so check tips for reading a manuscript and learn about programs that can help.
Bernie Sanders’ father is from Poland and moved to the USA – check out this exciting, unusual and adventurous story.
Read a short article about pedigree collapse and get to know why you have less ancestors in the past even though mathematics says otherwise.
The youngest can understand how important the past is, read about the book “Genealogy for the youngest, a unique yourney through time”.
Get some new ideas for Polish genealogy and guide what to do for genealogy enthusiasts journey with ancestors.
Check out how many objects you can find on Eastern Roztocze and see photos of the cemetery for example.
People recorded death in a photograph to preserve the memory, find out what post mortem photographs were and see some examples.
A small piece of Europe can be a huge place in your heart so check out what Jordanów is and what is important during your search.
Poland celebrates The Constitution of May the 3rd. Check out the first constitution in Europe from May, 1791.
Workers strike in Chicago in 1886 was brutally pacified. Get to know the origin of Labor Day and who is the patron of working people.
In records are traps for genealogists. See why being careful is so important and how to avoid mistakes in them.
RootsTech in 2019 first time in Europe, polish genealogy represented by Your Roots in Poland and conclusions about search for ancestors.
Get to know some necessary information if you want the best DNA kit, what to look for and what is the most important.
You can find your ancestor’s graves without leaving home so see some databases online and how to use them.
Space in the past – get into. Read an article about why it is worth looking for maps in genealogy and see examples.
Every person has DNA that links with others – check out how genealogy DNA test helps to know ancestors and how, where to do them.
The main thing to collect information in genealogy is building a family tree so check out what genealogy portals and programs you can use.
Photos capture the history of ancestors – for example faces, locations. See how to do photo identification.
Details on photographs are very important – find out how it helps to recognize unknown locations. ArsReco project.
Let’s see a teaser about a project from Your Roots in Poland an eight-part documentary series called “Ancestry Hunters”.
Let’s see a short note about a very important project from Your Roots in Poland – an eight-part documentary series called “Ancestry Hunters”.
Your Roots in Poland took part in a genealogy conference organized by IAJGS The International Assocation of Jewish Genealogical Societies.
See the unique Roots Tech 2018 conference with the polish genealogy represented by Your Roots in Poland in the USA.
Weave your roots like a wicker tradition in Poland as contact with ancestral activity. See why and who in Poland does this.
Interesting and unusual members of families in literature, see books you should try to read if you enjoy genealogy.
Escape from polish army, enter the foreign legion or huge misunderstanding – read what a mystery and who is Dawid Becker.
A woman recognized as Righteous Among Nations – Irena Sendler. Read the hero story about her achievements for Jews.
See why Dziady is spiritual genealogy, get to know their origins, what Adam Mickiewicz and The Witcher 3 has in common with.
The American dream comes true, see what real american career the Bielaski family has and how they gained to be that famous.
A man recognized as Righteous Among Nations. Read the story of a ghetto pharmacist who helped people and risksed his own life.
In searching for ancestors we get a lot of exciting facts – see some examples of interesting genealogy discoveries.
Searching for information and saving from oblivion of Aleksander Gliński. Check the importance of remembering ancestors.
Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday of November, is an opportunity to remember ancestors. See some advice from Your Roots in Poland.
In Poland is the day “The National Independence Day” in a memory of 123 years slavery. Read what happened during these years.
Polish people and Americans are two loving nations. Polish American Heritage Month is the project to prove it.
See some examples of genealogical sources to search your ancestors and get to know some information you can find by using it.
Photographs capture history. However, it is not always clear who has been photographed. Find out missing pieces of the Harry Kurek family.
1 August 1944 was the Warsaw Uprising during which Warsaw was destroyed. Let’s check what happened that day.
Two famous businessmen – Max Factor and Helena Rubenstein from the cosmetic industry with polish roots. See how incredible it is.
Report of genealogical tour to Archives of Metropolitan Curia in Krakow which is a one of genealogical workshops for seniors.
See short information about 1st April which is Prima Aprilis with jokes, pranks for each other and laughs one’s head off.
Read the note about the tradition of drowning Marzanna as a symbol of saying goodbye to winter and get to know who she is.
The 1,987 meters Cable Car has an anniversary, see more information on this occasion and get to know who famously used it.
8th March is Women’s Day. The whole world together with Poland admire them, so check out what its origin is.
In Poland, 1st March we celebrate Day of Memory of Cursed Soldiers fighting with communism and protecting independence. See who they are.
Last Thursday before Lent is Fat Thursday in Poland and then Poles eat doughnuts. Read a short note about it.
In 1943 was a successfull assassation attempt by Polish people against Nazis called “Operation Kutschera”. Read about it.
Very important day for human kind and holocaust victims, see some information about International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The Nobel Prize is the most important prize in the world so check a list of Polish Winners for Literature.
Poland is a beautiful country with incredible things worth knowing. See reasons to visit Poland like Wawel.
The most important tradition is Decorating Christmas Tree so find out its symbolic dimension and origins. What did you not know?
Polish Christmas has a lot of traditions. Check which ones you haven’t heard of and which one is the most interesting.
Read a short note about Wroclaw Dwarves living among the Wroclawians and get to know who Papa Dwarf is and others.
A woman who gave everything only to help people from Kazakhstan. Read about the unusual hero Zofia Teliga-Mertens.
Poland has a National Independence Day to commemorate the fact that after 123 years of slavery regained independence. Read a short note.
Read the short note about the tradition of connecting the living with the dead, forefathers ritual called “dziady”.
In XII and XIII century first Polish family names were created so check out history of polish surnames and process of origin.
The most characteristic dish for Poland is traditional polish Żur. Let’s see what it is and where it came from.
Aleksander Kamiński wrote Stones for the Rampart in 1943. See who is“Zośka”, “Alek” and “Rudy” and what they have in common with Gray Rank.
Check out and find out what your family roots are hiding, see an interview with genealogists from Your Roots in Poland company.
Polish roots of Brigitte Brauer – Karolina’s thoughts about it. Check out an interview with polish genealogist in Gazeta Wyborcza.
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