My time in Poland so far has been spent in two areas: in the former Austrian Galicia (in the southeastern part of modern-day Poland), and in Warsaw (which is spelled Warszawa in Polish). Warsaw was in the Russian partition of Poland. The “partition” refers to the fact that in the late 1700s, three major neighboring [...]

I travel to Europe often to research clients’ ancestors. This year I’ll be in Europe longer than ever before (three months), and I’ll be working remotely from countries like Poland, France, Ireland, and Greece. This will allow me to absorb more of the cultures, histories, and languages, as well as genealogy. So I thought I [...]