Struggling with your Polish ancestry? Join us March 23rd to learn about the history of the Partitions of Poland\, ho w to identify the town/village your ancestors came from\, polish vital rec ords and how to access them\, as well as research beyond the records such as how to find living relatives in Poland/Ukraine or the graves or your an cestors. Presented by Tom Szymkowiak.
\nTom Szymkowiak is a co-found er of Genealogy Tour. He has been conducting genealogy research for over 1 0 years tracing the lineages and history of Polish families\, whose member s have emigrated\, \; from the former territory of Poland. \; His clients are mainly the citizens of the USA\, Canada\, Australia\, Israel\, and various European countries. By carrying out the research all over Pol and Ukraine\, Belarus\, Lithuania and Latvia\, and going in person to all the places that need to be visited\, he is able to access the information which seems to be lost. His forte is the genealogy of Galician and Jewish families. He is a people person who makes friends easily so any family tha t he takes part in is not a family drama. He organizes and also guides mem orable heritage trips across Poland and eastern Europe. Tom speaks fluentl y Polish\, English\, German and Spanish and he is familiar with Latin and Russian which comes in handy when he needs to decipher old documents.
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