Clients’ Testimonials
As an artist, I try to understand who I am and where I’ve been. My Great Grandparents both emigrated to the United States from Poland before the War; their family and villages lost in the war, their family stories lost with their passing. Working with Eliza has been life changing. She has been able to fill in what was a giant mystery adding names to our family, confirming some details that passed down through family stories, and giving me a much greater sense of where I’ve come from. I am moved and so very pleased and I’m excited to continue working with her to discover even more.
Natascha Dea Burdeinei, Chicago, IL
When our family decided to take a trip to Poland, we tried in vain to find our Polish ancestors without success despite multiple searches. We then decided that we did not have anything to lose in hiring a professional genealogist through Genealogy Polonica. That gamble paid off beyond our wildest dreams!
Cherie Noe, USA
We received a detailed family tree including copies of birth records, directions to local cemeteries and leads for finding living relatives. The information Radoslaw provided was professional, detailed, and most importantly arrived within 10 days of my request which allowed us to visit my babcia’s birthplace and find her nephew who is still living in the town of her birth. It is a trip that we will treasure forever!!
I am very happy to say that Eliza Karpinska did a fantastic job assisting me with my successful application for Polish Citizenship. Eliza had to do lots of research to cover the gaps in evidence such as lack of birth certificates etc for both my Polish parents. She has been very kind, patient and professional in advising, explaining and assisting in every step of the lengthy application process. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Eliza and the rest of the team at Genealogia Polinica to anyone else seeking help in applying for Polish Citizenship. Once again many thanks Eliza!
Janek Poklad, UK 2026
I could not be more pleased with the assistance and research that Genealogia Polonica was able to provide me in doing my family research. From my initial contact with them and emails until present, my contact with Radoslaw has been both informative and educational. Even prior to contracting them for any research Radoslaw was truly professional and eager to explain the problems that I had incurred in my own personal quest to research my Polish heritage. The report and information I received as a result of these initial consultations was detailed with explanations and photographs, and exceeded my expectations. Radoslaw continues to clarify the information and answer questions as they arise. I will continue to use Genealogia Polonica in my research when I stumble across dead ends and road blocks and highly recommend them to anyone in search of their ancestry and family background.
Linda, North Carolina USA
Well, where do I start, I first used Genealogia Polonica to trace some family and after successfully doing so, I one day asked was anything known about obtaining Polish citizenship by way of family decent. Barbara contacted me and I was lead through the process from start to finish at every step, everything was explained to me in simple terms, I was kept fully informed and advised and anytime I was in need of information Barbara was there, email, phone every time she was there to help, what applications to fill in, what documents were required, what you had to do to them to make them usable in another country, absolutely everything I needed to know, she is amazing. This all started approximately September 2018 and this was the collection of information, documents, official UK documents ect, ect and by the beginning of 2019 we was ready to apply and by June 2019, I have Polish citizenship, how fantastic. I wish to extend my deepest thanks to, in the first place Radoslaw for informing me of this service and helping me gather information and then Barbara for actually doing this service and obtaining my Polish citizenship, I wish to thank you both from the bottom of my heart and to anyone reading this, I would highly recommend that you use Genealogia Polonica to achieve your own citizenship. It was so simple and smooth with the help of these amazing people.
Ian Domala, UK
Hi Everyone,
I would to share my recent experience of working with Radislaw.
Radoslaw is an awesome, understanding individual; a true professional in the field of Genealogy. His attitude, experience and diligent work has really paid off as he has uncovered so much information for me; much more than I ever imagined.
Moreover, I really like the important fact that Radoslaw always examined my own personal theories and took them into consideration. He even honored my request and translated his findings into both Polish and English.
There was a time, years ago, when I personally conducted a great deal of genealogical research on the island of Puerto Rico. During this time, I have had many dealings with genealogists in Puerto Rico as well as in the United States.
So from my past experience, I can tell you, without a doubt, that Radoslaw possesses the qualities of being the complete genealogist.
I am more than 100% satisfied with his work and I enjoy working with him. I will continue to use your company as there is more work to be done.
Thanks again.
Paul M Borkowski, Puerto Rico, originally from New York
Genealogia Polonica has exceeded all of my expectations! I was at a dead end in my Polish family research with very little knowledge of my polish roots. Radoslaw has been amazing to work with! He was able to locate the records and origins of two of my great great grandparents which was no small task. Radoslaw not only provides records and translations but he also provides background to the geographical areas, history, maps (including maps of towns/villages that no longer exist), and puts all of the information into an easy to follow format. I could never have hoped for a more skilled and friendly genealogist to work with. Radoslaw is responsive and never leaves an email or questions unanswered. He is beginning to research my other two great great grandparents Polish roots and I cannot wait to see what I will learn!
A huge thank you to Radoslaw for giving me the gift of knowing where I came from. I am so incredibly grateful to you.
Anyone who is at a genealogy road block with their Polish ancestors should not hesitate to use Genealogia Polonica. You will not regret it!
Jessica Evans, Michigan, USA
I would like to highly endorse the skills and capabilities of Genealogia Polonica. Radoslaw has been researching my fathers family for more than 6 months and I am extremely pleased with his work. The information I’ve been receiving, and the help he is providing regarding the particulars of Polish genealogy research has greatly exceeded my expectations.
Paul Piatkowski, Texas, USA
I’ve been researching my family for more than 20 years but am limited to documents in English and a bit of Latin and Portuguese. I need help with Polish. My grandfather died in 1925 when my father was 3 so my father had no idea about this side of the family. Years ago I found my grandparents 1911 church marriage certificate in Latin from the Archdiocese of Boston which gave their parents names and birth locations so in 2004 I contracted a genealogist in the US to research my grandfathers ancestry from the LDS microfilm. A certain amount of information was found, but much was missed or in error. This essentially put a stop to further research.
In 2016, through the sheer luck of connecting with another person who thought the man she was researching might be my grandfathers brother, we started looking into the family once again. Radoslaw found the birth document of this brother, who we didn’t know of previously. He came to America and had a family in New York State. Radoslaw also corrected the ancestors names from my previous research and has found many other close relatives. Research continues and undoubtedly will for some time. There is nothing like having a knowledgeable genealogist doing research in his own country to raise the possibilities of success, especially when your ancestors were shepherds and moved from place to place.
25 May 2017
When we started our searching finding a reasonable genealogy Company was a difficult task, many have very strange business practices. Your Company stood out as having a unique style of dealing with client enquiries and associated costings.
We gave you a family history so difficult we thought it would be impossible to get any results. We understand not all searches end in a positive result but your Company practices and colleagues have given a solid family history beyond our expectations.
We are especially thankful to you Radoslaw for the way you regularly present the collected data, the GED files to use with our genealogy application, the data tables and the narratives all contribute to meaningful and highly understandable results. Your dedication to a most difficult task is greatly appreciated.
Yes, your Company does do business differently, the experience of working with you has been a rewarding pleasure and will continue.
Teresa Wylie, Australia
I decided to hire Genealogia Polonica after an extensive search of companies doing Polish research. Barbara was very professional and explained how it all worked. I was introduced to Radoslaw (Radek) Michalak. Radek has completed 5 searches over the past year to obtain the history of my father’s family finding 206 ancestors. We now know 9 generations from 1752 in Poland to 2017 in the USA. He has taught me all about what life was like in Poland for our ancestors. I’ve learned that my great great grandfather was a master shoemaker. Radek has answered all my curious questions and there were hundreds of them. He provided quality pictures of the documents, flowcharts, a GED file that I use with my genealogy software, and a detailed description of how he found the information. After seeing the details that Radek found for me, several cousins hired Radek and he was able to find valuable information about their family. The records are in Polish, Russian, or Latin. They are in indexes, books, and some were burned during military conflicts. This is why I hired an expert to do my research. I’m realistic in understanding that sometimes it just isn’t possible to find a certain ancestor for many reasons but Radek will do his best to try to find them for you.
I highly recommend Radek as a genealogist and Genealogia Polonica as a company to provide accurate research of your Polish ancestors. They are professional, trustworthy, and provide their services at a reasonable cost.
Del G., USA
I hit a dead-end in my Polish family tree research, I had little information from my family. Radoslaw from Genealogica Polonica was able to use this information to track down four more generations of my family. It was incredibly good news for me because I was then able to match my family tree with two other people I know researching the same surname (one I’ve spoken with for almost 20 years), so because of that I have found new cousins! I was very surprised by how much he found. I have spent many months of late nights doing online research, writing to family, signing up for ancestry matching websites, and trawling through records myself and found nothing about my family history. It was a last resort to contact Genealogia Polonica, and I thought there was little chance they would be able to find anything. To my surprise Radek found hard evidence and documents, he was very enthusiastic and proactive, and a pleasure to deal with. He was respectful of my spending limit, and I would use them again when I pursue further research and other branches of my family.
Daniel B, QLD, Australia
What a great service. They are quick, thorough, professional and reasonably priced. As a result of Eliza’s work I am in touch with Polish members of my family, which I never in a milion years expected to happen. I have no hesitation in recommending them.
Jean Sapeta, USA
Eliza and her team are absolutely FABULOUS! They traced two sides of my family and was able to uncover information in Poland that I was unable to find trying from the USA. Their services are reasonable priced; they respond quickly to questions; and they provide a great service. I can’t speak more highly of them. My ancestral information is now available for all future generations of my family. THANKS ELIZA!!!
Donna Chavez, USA
My experience with Genealogia Polonica has been wonderful. Eliza is professional, knowledgeable, prompt, thorough…the list goes on! For anyone researching their Polish ancestry, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this company!
Leanna C., USA
Phenomenal! Eliza and her team know how to find old genealogical stuff in Poland! Knowledgeable, responsive, and detailed . . . They found documents for my Polish relatives dating back to 1800 who I didn’t know existed! Three decades ago I hit a wall in research on my grandfather who came from Poland around 1917. I don’t know Polish and don’t know where to look for documents there related to my grandfather. I stumbled upon the Genealogia Polonica team and within three months I have photos, documents, gravesites, locations, and a written report with names, dates, and connections to my grandfather dating back over 200 years! I am absolutely thrilled with their work!
Marcella Prather, USA
Eliza was amazing, great communication, fantastic detailed report with so much information we had no idea about. But most of all, this process has changed our lives, we found family we didn’t know we had in Poland.
Sharlotta Jablonsky, UK
Highly recommended professional service.
We cannot thank Eliza enough.
Radoslaw did an incredible job not only locating important documents relating to our family history, but he also took the time to help me understand the documents, and explain some discrepancies between them and my existing research. His work was thorough, completed in a very reasonable amount of time, and he was very generous answering my follow-up questions. I will absolutely be using the service again in the future. Thank you!
Chris Battaglino, USA
I engaged their services to research my ancestry and obtain original archival documents related to my family history. From the very first contact, it was clear that Eliza is exceptionally knowledgeable, impeccably professional, and deeply committed to her clients and their goals. She combines expertise with genuine care — a rare and invaluable combination.
Throughout the research process, she remained accessible, responsive, and transparent. She kept me consistently informed about her progress and findings, and she approached every interaction with both professionalism and empathy. On several occasions, I uncovered new clues that I thought might be helpful, sometimes requiring her to revisit or retrace previous research steps. Each time, she was warm, thorough, and generous with her time.
When she completed her research, my family and I were absolutely blown away by what she uncovered. The final report was comprehensive, meticulously detailed, and fully referenced with original archival sources. She successfully traced my family back four generations in Poland and provided us with copies of birth, marriage, and death records directly from the archives.
If you are interested in exploring your roots, locating archival documents related to Polish ancestors, or even planning an ancestral trip to Poland, I cannot recommend Genealogia Polonica and Eliza Karpinska highly enough. You will be working with someone who is not only extraordinarily skilled in her field, but who truly cares about you and your family’s story
Steven Z., Israel
I am so glad that our paths have crossed and you are able to help me. You have found a wealth of information for me and my family. I know I will have more requests for you in the future. The pictures of the records turned out great !!!!!!!
Michael Wisniewski, Wisconsin, USA
I was delighted by Radoslaw’s investigation, collaboration, communication, and writeup on my family history and place of origin. My Polish great-grandparents emigrated to the US in the mid-1890’s to New Britian, Connecticut – into a part of that city which would become known as Little Poland. For the investigation, we needed a place of origin, and the ability to research Polish archival records which at that time were in Cyrillic and Polish. Many of the New Britain Polish immigrants were from villages within the Myszyniec Parish; he investigated and provided the written proof of their home villages and parents. Radoslaw’s ability to communicate, translate, provide insights in English, connect different potential theories (his & mine), explain impacts of 1880-1914 events on the records, and even find some next-generation descendants who stayed in Poland – was outstanding. All in a timeline that supported our plans to come to Poland in the summer of 2026 as the first of their descendants. Highly recommend the services of Genealogia Polonica and Radoslaw!
Dan, USA
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