Photos and letters were found recently in one of Krakow's centrally located apartment houses. The whole collection tells us a fascinating story about prewar Jewish inhabitants, their relatives, friends and lovers who were corresponding with each... Read more
One of our first genealogical commisions was the case of Brian Pelz from Canada who came to Poland as a tourist and didn’t know much about his Polish background. After tree days we reunited him with his Polish family…. In September of... Read more
In 2009 we managed to reunite members of a Polish family split by the World War II. We found relatives of Mr S. Paliwoda from England and we visited a village in the Ukraine where his family used to live before the war. Father of Mr Paliwoda lived... Read more
With the pleasantly warm and sunny month of May, our genealogical journey to Galicia was painted verdant green and sky-blue. This time I went on the trip with David and Eleanor from the US. The preparations themselves took a few months, during which... Read more
The valley of Kolaczyce I went there to find out more about Maria Sękowska’s relatives. The story behind it is typical of Galicia and goes back to the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. A young woman at the time, Maria decided to cross the... Read more
A couple of photos from a recent tour I did with Carolyn & Catherine. Girls came to Poland to visit family places and we were all lucky to enjoy the very first sunny days of 2012. We went to Pilzno, Zawada and Tarnów, the third largest town... Read more
Dr Mieczysław Siudziński has been tracing Jewish history of Dąbrowa Tarnowska for many decades. Mr Siudziński recalls the names of all his Jewish neighbours Meeting of craftsmen guild in Dąbrowa Tarnowska, 1950ties?, first on the... Read more
Small collection of prewar photos of the town and surroundings. Thanks to the courtesy of Muzeum Okręgowe in Limanowa Inn run by the Szmidt family, located on the way to Kasinka Mała. Burnt down at the beginning of WWII. he Bakery of Zins family,... Read more