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Are you curious about your Family History and want to know more, but just don't have the ability or time to do the research yourself? Would you like to discover what interesting things might have happened to your Ancestors?

How much do you know about your ancestors? Were they pioneers, entrepreneurs, immigrants looking for a better life or just for religious freedom? What challenges did they face, what was their day-to-day life like? Do you know what motivated them to come to America?

Do you look like your ancestors? What characteristics or traits have you inherited from your ancestors? And what can they teach you about yourself and about your own life patterns and choices?


These are some of the questions that encourage us to gain more knowledge about our ancestors. Are there additional questions that have motivated you to explore your family history?

If you are curious about who your ancestors are and what places and events shaped their lives, then you have come to the right place. Genealogy research can help you learn about your family's unique history, traditions, origins, and how those things led to your life.

Allow The Genealogy Assistant be your guide on a voyage into the past. The Genealogy Assistant offers a number of genealogical and historical research services that can be tailored to meet your needs to can help you in the search for your ancestors. For us the reward is in the journey, whether we are researching your ancestors or our own.

Presentation at the Polish Genealogical Society of MI

pgsmheaderI will be speaking at the Annual Seminar for the Polish Genealogical Society of Michiganat the American Polish Cultural Center in Troy, MI, October 15th! I will be giving two presentations:

"Finding the Family: Problems, Successes and Rewards" - This presentation will explore researching for family from Poland explaining the process used to locate over 3000 relatives from my family, that are now scattered in over 26 countries around the world. Together we will discover the problems, successes and rewards of finding the family through the examples from my research. You will have to learn to deal with records in other languages & learn about the history of Poland. If older relatives came from the area under Russian control in the 19th century, Julian & Gregorian dates are sure to be encountered. You can take every problem you encounter and turn it into a success. Every success of finding a relative brings you one step closer to assemble that jigsaw puzzle called family. The results of your intensive research are sure to be rewarded. Finally meeting your relatives will be the highlight of your life. In my example I will discuss how I was able to meet a huge number of people in my family in Poland, which received a lot of media attention, and help 
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solve some Polish historical mysteries.

"Researching in Poland: Problems and Successes" - I will take you on a journey through southern Poland while researching in Archives, cemeteries, town offices, & churches all while viewing stunning photos of Poland. Follow in my footsteps researching in Poland and learn some problems, successes, dos & don'ts. You will learn some of the problems encountered and successes I had. I hope this presentation will inspire you to personally take on the challenge to research your family and/or discover living relatives in Poland.

Come join me at this Seminar!

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