For many years, the Resource Center at POLIN Museum has been providing support to all visitors who are looking for their roots and wish to discover the fate of their ancestors, build family trees, or deepen their knowledge of the history of Jews in their localities.
The Center's staff have many years of experience in genealogical research and conducting source queries. Responding to numerous requests and enquiries regarding genealogical research, as of June 2021, we are introducing a new family research service at the Resource Center.
With our new offering, you have the opportunity to commission research into the genealogy of your family without leaving your home. Before starting the search, we will determine its scope with you and carry out a free initial study to establish the accessibility of information on your family. We adapt the type of archival documentation and library sources studied to the specifics of the search.
As part of the packages prepared, we offer searches in:
- documentation located in present-day Poland,
- digital databases containing archives from the territories of e.g. Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, documentation concerning immigrants from the present and former Polish lands,
- library sources,
- oral history resources.
Our services provided within the available packages include reliable archival and library searches in Polish, Russian, and German.
How can I use the services?
- send an e-mail at [email protected] with basic information about your family
- based on the *provided information about your ancestors, our specialist will carry out preliminary research and prepare a recommendation of a package that will be best suited for you
- then fill in the order form you received from our specialist and make the payment.
You will be kept up-to-date on the results of the research in monthly reports. Within the timeframe established in the Terms and Conditions, you will receive a packet of discovered materials, including a summary and a historical overview of the resources.
Standard package: USD 1,750 >>
We will search for direct ancestors of one person (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc., not including their siblings).
You will receive:
- a search report containing a list of materials searched
- ancestry visualization – family tree
- scans of materials found
- translations of materials
- a written overview of the family history with historical, social, and geographical context and visual materials – up to 10 pages.
Within the standard package we search:
- vital records – the most important source for family research, allowing us to discover basic information about your ancestors: dates and places of birth, marriage, death, names of parents, children, spouses
- in the absence of vital records for the persons you are looking for, we search the population register for the most important information about your ancestors.
During the course of our genealogical research, we keep in touch with our customers and send them monthly reports on our work.
Extended package: USD 3,500 >>
We will search for direct ancestors of one person (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc., not including their siblings). In addition, we will look for information on collateral relatives (up to 10 people).
You will receive:
- a search report containing a list of materials searched
- ancestry visualization – family tree
- scans of materials found
- translations of materials
- ongoing communication with the researcher
- a written overview of the family history with historical, social, and geographical context and visual material – up to 20 pages.
Within the standard package we search:
- vital records – the most important source for family research, allowing us to discover basic information about your ancestors: dates and places of birth, marriage, death, names of parents, children, spouses
- other archival documentation, including but not limited to:
- population censuses
- school and university records
- passports and identity cards
- documentation from the time of the Holocaust
- documentation on acquisition of citizenship
- records of religious communities
- court records and notary deeds
- business registers
- military records
- electoral registers
- staff lists
- cadastral records
- real estate cadaster
- maps and plans.
During the course of our genealogical research, we keep in touch with our customers and send them monthly reports on our work.
Premium package: 5,000 USD >>
We will search for direct ancestors of one person (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc., not including their siblings). In addition, we will look for information on collateral relatives (up to 20 people).
You will receive:
- a search report containing a list of materials searched
- ancestry visualization – family tree
- scans of materials found
- translations of materials
- a written overview of the family history with historical, social, and geographical context and visual material – up to 30 pages.
Within the standard package we search:
- vital records – the most important source for family research, allowing us to discover basic information about your ancestors: dates and places of birth, marriage, death, names of parents, children, spouses
- other archival documentation, including but not limited to:
- population censuses
- school and university records
- passports and identity cards
- documentation from the time of the Holocaust
- documentation on acquisition of citizenship
- records of religious communities
- court records and notary deeds
- business registers
- military records
- electoral registers
- staff lists
- cadastral records
- real estate cadaster
- maps and plans
- library sources, including:
- press materials (obituaries, advertisements, announcements)
- address books and telephone directories
- professional directories and registers (e.g. doctors, lawyers, teachers)
- directories, shematisms (statistical compilations), and calendars
- regional publications (monographs of towns, cemeteries, institutions)
- biographical and geographical dictionaries
- journals and memoirs
- albums with archival photographs.
During the course of our genealogical research, we keep in touch with our customers and send them monthly reports on our work.
Please note: None of the packages include DNA testing or creating family websites.
