November 29, 2024 | History
A 15-years-old Hero’s Story
This is 15-year-old Zakhar Melnychuk from Horoshivtsi in Bukovyna. We have found the picture when doing family research for our customer. There’s a story about...
October 28, 2024 | History, Research
Valuable source for your research
Let me tell you about one of the valuable sources we often use when we do family history research for our customers.The books written by...
August 29, 2024 | History
“May your cat lay an egg!” – Old Ukrainian Curses
Hello friends!Hope all is well! The electricity situation has been stabilized after the recent missile attack and we are getting back to “normal”. Such situations...
August 14, 2024 | History, Research
“People with an OST Patch”
"I will help you, my friend. I am going to work in Germany!" Nazi poster: propaganda about the liberation of Ukrainians from oppression and a...
July 15, 2024 | History
Education in Galicia – 2. Parish and public schools.
Hello friends,This post is a continuation of our story about schools in Eastern Galicia. If you are interested in learning about your ancestors’ lives in...
June 19, 2024 | History, Research
Education in Galicia – 1. Kindergartens.
We are often asked about the childhood of our customers’ ancestors and their education when we do genealogy research. What did they study? Was school...
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