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I’ve used Genealogytour.com to research my family ancestry. Specifically Karolina, provided me three separate reports as requested. Her research was thorough and provided me the information and records I had requested.

I would like to say a big thank you to Karolina & the team at Genealogy Tour. Karolina has helped me with multiple questions regarding my Polish family history… many of which I would never have been able to answer on my own.

Overall, my experience with GenealogyTour.com has been excellent. My researcher Karolina was timely in her responses, communicated clearly when translating found information, organized, and professional.

I have had great success using Genealogy Tour for researching and revealing my family history going back to the late 1600s. The genealogy summaries provided detail narratives, maps of the area in Poland where their family were originally from, and photocopies of original records.  

The research work that Karolina did for me was excellent ! I could never have done this research without her time & effort & docunents that were sent to me. My ancestor research went back to the 1800 hundreds. I would recommend this company to anyone!

“I thought I knew who my Polish relatives were – boy was I wrong. Genealogy Tour was so thorough, quick and professional. They helped me to know who my relatives really were. I would certainly use them again”

“Tom conducted extensive research for us and the information was truly invaluable. I could have not written this book at all without Tom’s input. Many questions about our heritage were answered because of his work.”

“Very happy with results Adam provided. Information he discovered was impossible for me to find. He responded quickly anytime I had a question. Totally satisfied and would highly recommend.”

“We are delighted with the results. Adam found for us three full generations of ancestors. He corrected many names and facts of her grandparents, parents. I recommend this service to anyone with roots in Poland!”

“The results were astounding. Within five weeks Adam compiled detailed documentation with translations for my grandparents but also two generations further back. Incredible job!!”

“I’m pleased with the work Adam did for me.  He was able to find information that I’ve searched for the last ten years with no results. The research was done in a very short time at a very reasonable cost. I’ve already recommended him to a couple of friends.”

“A huge thank you to Adam Zalewski, he has done a great job finding my family in Poland for me. I am now in contact with family and relatives I didn’t even know I had. I highly recommend using genealogytour.com. I couldn’t be happier with the genealogy research. Thank you Adam!”

“My sincere thanks to Marta for all her work in tracing my parents’ Polish ancestry. Initially tried to do this research on my own and then tried another agency, but had little success. So, I was very impressed with the extensive results and how fast she was able to achieve the outcomes.”

”Armed with just a few nuggets of family history, Adam has now been able to successfully trace six generations of my mother’s ancestors, sifting through parish records handwritten in Cyrillic and Latin. We have been able to identify the parish records for my great-great-grandparents, dating back to the early 1700s!”

“Marta was very helpful and patient while we composed information regarding my grandfather’s roots in Poland. I would love to have gone even further than I did and maybe trace siblings, aunts etc but possibly in the future. I highly recommend you ask for help in tracing polish history. Thank you Marta for everything.”

“Tom was knowledgeable and accurate in helping me break through a wall I had hit trying to research my Polish genealogy. He was a pleasure to work with. He taught me some things about time period and language that I couldn’t have done without his help. Thanks Tom! “

“We are so glad you asked for comment on the tour. We thoroughly enjoyed it. We were mainly on this tour to see Gdansk and it proved to be wonderful. The guide (whose name I forgot) was really good. The Solidarity museum was exceptional, wish we could have stayed there longer.”

“Almost 3 years passed since our last visit. But in July and early August of 2019, my wife and I returned with five family members. As during 2016, this entire trip was something special. Not only we revisit all the family members as before but we added Budapest to our visit and tour itinerary.”

“We appreciate your thoughtfulness and flexibility when it comes to finding places to go and people to talk to. It is clear you spent a lot of time to make this trip wonderful for us. Thank you for sharing Poland with us. “

“I had been wanting to travel to Poland to trace my ancestors for some time but I was not sure how to go about it. After I found Tomasz Szymkowiak it all became simple. I’ve traveled to Europe before, but never have I felt so at home in a country I’d never before been to.”

“My wife and I want to thank Tom Szymkowiak for not only the professional manner and research but also the sincere assistance when we met with the family. We count him as a true friend. If you need help in finding family or just thinking of visiting Poland, Tom is the person you need.“

“Adam Zalewski and the Genealogy Tour Company are wonderful!!!! I had no idea how to find my husband’s genealogy. The stories I heard when I first met him were rather vague. But with the help of Adam I know much of the history and story of his ancestors …”

“The Genealogy Tour and Adam Zalewski are wonderful people to work with. Adam found my living relatives of my grandfather. He found them through 100 years old letters found in my grandfather’s papers. I would highly recommend Adam to anyone wanting to find their roots and visiting beautiful country of their relatives.”

“Many times in the past I attempted to find someone to research my Polish ancestry, and many times disappointed. Then I came across Adam Zalewski, a true professional genealogist located in Poland that spoke not only Polish but also fluent English. Adam provided me with a superb exact service at a reasonable price. “

“Based on very limited information, Adam was able to expeditiuosly locate where the grandfather came from, visited the village and discovered distant relatives. He produced a detailed family tree based on his findings. Curious to learn more, we decided to take advantage of guided tour. The tour was, without doubt, fabulous in all regards”

“I have to thank Tom Szymkowiak the genealogical researcher and guide who led us on the tour of the towns and cities where the Stolz and Trinkler families lived as far back as the late 1700s. Tomasz did the bulk of the research that helped uncover the history of the Stolz and Trinkler families.”

We are prodly presenting a short interview with William (Bill) Minsker – a founder, president and operator of a unique organization – Pennsylvania Partnerships Abroad, Ltd. ( PPA, Ltd.) that promote educational activities between Poland and the USA – specifically in the southern half of Poland and in south-central Pennsylvania.

You gave us a proposal, we loved it, it was everything that we wanted. The opportunity of coming here to Poland, to the village, doing the research, doing the sightseeing has been just fabulous. I strongly recommmend it to anyone who is interested…and it was worth every single penny.”

I have a personal connection here because went to the city where my grandfather was born. It was not just a great tour to see but a very detailed and a very personal touch to the tour. We even went to the archive and were able to see the birth record of our ancestors.”

“Tom’s knowledge of the recording systems led him, in my case, to immediate and thorough results. His computer skills are commendable as evidenced by his reports, in English, with original documents. The reports exceeded my initial expectations. His work was more than satisfactory, and was done, at a reasonable cost.”

“My father migrated to Australia 65 years ago. He wasn’t sure if he still had some family members in Poland. Adam was able to locate family documents and conducted two village searches. Through these we found relatives of my father. After all this time not knowing we had family in Poland we are totally grateful”

The language barrier and also difficulty travelling to my father’s small village made my guides invaluable. Tom visited the archives, the priest and my newly found relatives before my arrival. This enabled me to have more time exploring the village and area and personal visits with my relatives. My family tree has expanded immensely…”

Based on identification of living family in Poland GenealogyTour organized a family reunion with relatives previously unknown to me and my family in the United States. Tomasz Szymkowiak provided translation services, aggressive research to iddentify and meet living family, tours of churches and cemeteries associated with my ancestry (…) beyond my expectations.”

“Tom was able to locate the villages where that branch of the family originated. He was able to find birth, baptism, marriage, and death records. (…) Genealogy Tour’s prices are reasonable. Their results are dependable. I have no reservations about recommending them to anyone looking to find their own Polish family history.”