Have you been thinking about genealogy for a while but don’t know where to start? Don’t worry – you’re really not alone in this ☕️
If you want to get started, don’t begin with a family tree. Start with a living person. A grandmother, an aunt, an uncle. Sit down, listen, ask.
👇 To start, you really only need a few things:
1️⃣ Names, dates, places
2️⃣ Write everything down – even what seems “uncertain”
3️⃣ Ask what they were like
(what they loved, what they couldn’t stand, what kind of character they had)
👉 You won’t find this in any birth certificate
Only when your family interview takes you back at least to your great-grandparents can you turn to genealogical search engines:
🔎 Trusted databases to start with:
• Geneteka – all of Poland
• BaSIA – Greater Poland (Wielkopolska)
• Poznań Project – 19th century marriages from Greater Poland
• Lubgens – Lublin region
• Pomorskie Indeksy – Pomerania and former Prussia
• Świętogen – Świętokrzyskie voivodeship
• Projekt Podlasie – Podlasie and Masovia
• Projekt Kurpie – Kurpie region
• Twoi Przodkowie – Garwolin area
✨ These are perfect websites to begin your genealogical adventure – ready-made indexes of parish records, created by volunteers. All it takes is one step 🌳
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for your search – let me know in the comments what you’re starting with 🤍
