Do you want to discover your Polish rootsand need professional genealogical research to find information about your ancestors from Poland?
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Are you searching for vital records – birth, marriage, or death certificates – of your relatives who once lived in Poland and need help locating them in the archives and obtaining copies?
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Do you have documents related to your ancestors written in foreign languages and need assistance in organizing, reading, and extracting key genealogical information from them?
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Do you need translations of your ancestors’ documents written in Polish, Russian, German, or Latin to uncover valuable family history details?
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You are in the right place!
I speak Polish.
What's your superpower?
My name is Ewa Konopko.
I am a Polish genealogist, certified translator and a tour guide in Poland.
I studied cultural and social sciences.
My native language is Polish, I also speak German and English.
I can help you trace your ancestors from Central and Eastern Europe
and discover your Polish roots in regions that were once under
Austrian, Prussian, and Russian partitions,
which are now part of modern-day Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine.
How it works
WHAT ONLY YOU CAN DO
The most important thing you can do is to talk to the older members of your family and ask about your family’s stories. Even if your grandparents are no longer with us, you can ask your aunts, uncles, parents, cousins or family friends. Many family stories about your grandparents or great-grandparents are still fresh in their minds. Consider having a family gathering, even if it’s online, and bring together your relatives. You’ll be surprised at how many stories they recall.
They remember Polish villages, family celebrations, religious holidays, traditional costumes, stories of family misfortunes and tragedies, but also funny family anecdotes repeated from generation to generation. The power of these conversations is that they often trigger even more memories, which will help lead you to further details about your Polish roots.
These conversations can uncover valuable details about your family’s past – stories that might otherwise be forgotten. Even small memories can lead to important discoveries about your Polish heritage. Every piece of information matters and brings you one step closer to your ancestors’ history. If you’re ready to take the next step in exploring your family heritage, I’d be happy to help.