Genealogical research

Genealogical research is a comprehensive activity aimed at tracing the history of a family and determining the degree of kinship between its individual members. It is a multi-stage and complex process of discovering the history of the family and their individual lines (both on male and female  side), as well as discovering the history of its individual representatives.

Free Verification

Many years of experience in Polish genealogy have allowed us to develop an effective system of genealogical research, tailored to the individual needs of our clients. That is why the first stage of our service – preparation of a personalized offer along with a cost estimate and search plan is free. During it, we check the availability of documentation and assess the possibilities of carrying out searches on your Polish ancestors, establish the scale of research difficulties, in which institutions the necessary documentation is stored (state archives, diocesan / archdiocesan archives, parish archives, Registry Offices, etc.), what is the date range and condition of the archival documentation. Then, based on our analysis, we create a personalized offer with a cost estimate.

Archival Research

After accepting the offer, we move on to the next stages of our work to conduct genealogical research. One of our genealogists will search the archives and photograph all found ancestral documents. Our genealogy search service is not only simple information about births, marriages and deaths of family members. After finding the necessary documents, our genealogist analyzes them, prepares the translation of documents from Latin, Russian and German, and prepares the collected archival material in the form of a research report, in which you will also find a historical outline of the places where your ancestors came from, you will learn about their life, what they did for a living, where their family home was. Each stage ends with planning further stages of the search.

The starting point for Polish genealogical research is our client’s knowledge about their Polish ancestors. If you want to use our services, you must send us the most important information about your ancestors / wanted people you have, remembering that all stories are important, even the most improbable ones!

What do we need from you?

The most important for our assessment point of view are:

• names and surnames (in the case of women also maiden names);
• dates related to birth, marriage, death – even indicative (annual or a range of years);
• places related to the most important events in the life of ancestors;
• religion;

What are the costs?

If you have old documents, such as death, marriage, birth certificates, old letters, we willappreciate your scanning or photographing them and sending them to us by e-mail. Although it is not necessary to create a research offer. 

 All information we receive from you will be used only for the purpose of conducting genealogical research.