Ancestral Attic was established in 1997 by a family of genealogists living on both sides of “the pond” who have a true passion for their work. Initially, we began with the concept of servicing individuals or families who were in search of their roots in Poland alone. Having successfully worked in that capacity for a number of years, the boundaries of our business model changed, mainly due to so many requests from existing clients and others who had a genuine and very deep rooted need to discover their genealogical past in other locations. Since then, we have expanded our business to include genealogy research in Eastern Europe and other neighboring countries including: Belarus, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine and of course, Poland.

On the heels of this expansion, Ancestral Attic evolved once again in 2000 to include heritage tours for those who had the desire to visit their ancestral homes (coupled with or without general sightseeing tours) throughout Eastern Europe. This was a natural progression wholly based on the needs and wants of our clients once again. Ancestral Attic tours, we decided, would be different than a traditional tour service. Our approach would be and is very personal and individualized.

Though we have received a number of compliments through the years in regards to our tours, perhaps the one that best describes the type of service we provide is a testimonial from a gentleman who had taken an Ancestral Attic heritage tour with his family in 2010. Aside of excitedly describing his experiences upon his return, his email simply said, “I will miss our email exchanges. I feel that I have found a new friend during these months of planning”.

No matter if it’s through an old dusty archive or cramped church basement; through an aged letter or a faded photograph of a familiar face; through stepping foot on the soil of your ancestral homeland or through a phone call to a stranger who turns out to be a long lost cousin….Ancestral Attic is proud to take you home.