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Genealogical searches

genealogical searches in state, church, and parish archives, in libraries and registries, and through internet resources

Analysis of materials

analysis of the materials obtained as a result of our own searches and those made available to us by the client

Searching for living relatives

searching for living family members, help in establishing contact and in organizing meetings with the relatives

Family heritage tours

organizing guided tours through the places of family origins and those related with the family history

Translation of documents

translation of documents from the following languages: Polish, Russian, German, and Latin

Inheritance and ownership related searches

this offer is addressed both to private persons and law firms

WELCOME TO GENOPOLIS

Genopolis offers a wide range of services related to Polish genealogy and genealogical searches in Poland. This is the right place for everyone who wishes to discover the unknown past of ancestors or find out about their Polish roots, but for any reasons, they cannot do it personally. Genopolis stands for professionalism, experience, reliability and security – you can rest assured entrusting us with the history of your family. Genopolis is the right address for placing any of your genealogical orders
Association of Professional Genealogists

Ireneusz Miraś - APG member
ABOUT GENOPOLIS

Ireneusz Miraś, a graduate of the History Department of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków is a founder of Genopolis. He has been involved with genealogy since the end of the 1990s, and is a member of Association of Professional Genealogists, Stowarzyszenie Polscy Profesjonalni Genealodzy (Association of Polish Professional Genealogists), Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne (Polish Genealogical Society), Małopolskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne (Malopolska Province Genealogical Society), Radomskie Towarzystwo Naukowe (Radom Scientific Society) and Stowarzyszenie Przyjaciół Garbatki (The Friends of “Garbatka” Society).

Among his interests, apart from Polish genealogy, are the history of Poland from the Middle Ages all the way to the 20th century, and especially the past of the Małopolska Province in its broadly understood, pre-partitions borders with Kraków, Sandomierz, Lublin, Radom, Kielce, Częstochowa and Tarnów. Mr Miraś’s broad knowledge, combined with extensive library resources on the subject of the population of towns and villages that he has at his disposal, also in this particular geographical area, has had a considerable impact on the success rate of his genealogical searches.

However, genealogical services offered by Genopolis are not geographically limited to Małopolska and the Spiš and Orava regions in the Polish-Slovakian borderland. Our searches cover the entire territory of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth within its borders before the partitions of 1772-1795. From 1795 until the early 20th century, this territory was divided among Austria, Russia, and Prussia.

HOW IS YOUR ORDER PROCESSED?
Our procedure for processing your genealogical orders is as follows:

Objectives and expectations

The Client presents his/her objectives and expectations, and provides us with all the data he/she has via e-mail. This data will become a starting point of our genealogical searches.

Feasibility assessment

We inform the client of the research options available and of all circumstances relevant to the order, especially those concerning accessibility and types of available sources. The preparation of the analysis of the availability of sources and cost estimate are free of charge.

Timeline and pricing

Genopolis presents an approximate schedule and cost estimate of work. If the genealogical order is of considerable size, we suggest dividing it into stages, with accounts being settled in parts, at the end of each stage. Our fee covers the time spent on the search and preparation of the results, and the cost of translations. An additional fee may be charged to cover expenses generated by necessary travel and accommodation, copying of documents (mostly in registry offices), fees imposed by archives, and church donations (when searching in parish archives).

Granting Power of Attorney

When the Client has accepted the proposed details of the query and our cost estimate, and decides to proceed with the genealogical search, Genopolis will require a Power of Attorney which will authorize the company to represent the client in finding the information about his/her family. The search begins immediately after Genopolis receives the Client’s Power of Attorney.

PRESENTATION OF RESULTS

A standard presentation of results includes:

  • genealogical tables in PDF format (genealogical tree),
  • genealogical reports, with the details of all people found, divided into family groups and generations,
  • translations,
  • comments presenting important information collected during the searches which has not been included in genealogical tables and reports (concerning, for example, the social status and occupations of ancestors),
  • a GEDCOM file with all data obtained. This is serviced by any genealogical software,
  • copies of all documents, obtained by Genopolis, in the photograph or scan form.

When the search includes looking for living family members, the presentation will also include:

  • their addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, current photographs etc.

The forms of presentation described here are only a suggestions. All our presentations are tailored to individual requirements.

Copies of documents obtained in genealogical searches which have not been processed by Genopolis are also available at the Client’s request.

TESTIMONIALS

Stephane,
Saint-Pathus, Seine-et-Marne, France

Ireneusz was very quickly able to find the geographical origins of my great grandparents, starting from limited information. The information occurring from research and the presentation of results is impeccable. While discussing and writing email with Ireneusz, I discovered the vast culture he owns. This immediately created a trusting relationship and you know you work with the right person. I fully recommend to work with Genepolis.

Michael Klimczak,
Rockford, Illinois, USA

Mr. Ireneusz Miras is a wonderful genealogist! From step one I was impressed with his professionalism and extensive knowledge of Polish ancestry. Mr. Miras has helped me grow my family tree beyond what I had hoped for. I will continue to use his services in the future.

Kristin Sowers,
Chandler, Arizona, USA

Ireneusz has helped in ways I never thought possible. He has introduced me to generations of ancestors I never knew I had. I receive very thorough research results. He has been able to travel to different parts of the country to conduct research on my behalf. Hiring Ireneusz is the best thing I did to discover my Polish roots.

Ronnie Reilly,
The Woodlands, Texas, USA

When I contacted Ireneusz Miras I had no idea what to expect. I had limited Polish family history on my father’s side of the family to share with him. With the limited information I presented he amazed me with what he was able to find. The Polish documents and the English Translations are so impressive. His presentation of documents, his sited sources and charts are so important to understand family history.

With DNA matches and with Ireneusz’s assistance I have been able to help distant family members I knew nothing about help to complete not only my family history but theirs as well. It has been a pleasure to work with Ireneusz. Thank you Ireneusz for all of your assistance.

Irena Gurtat-Kubik,
Warsaw, Poland

I would sincerely like to thank Mr. Ireneusz Miras for extremely smooth execution of the order to locate my ancestors while having almost no initial data for that purpose. I admire your curiosity and competences which allowed to follow so confusing and remote in time [!] fate of people who we known, sometimes, only by name.

Carol and Tad Stashwick,
New Hampshire, USA

We have been very pleased with Ireneusz’s research and his company. He gathered information from us and then immediately – within hours, it seemed – was able to locate my husband’s family. Seeing the birth, marriage and death documents was very meaningful to more than 50 living members of our family. We appreciate Ireneusz’s integrity and honesty, and we think his fees were very reasonable. What he was able to uncover were things that no one in the family ever thought could be found, especially after two world wars and all the devastation in Poland. And there were no more „old ones” in the U.S. family to give us clues as to where to search. He opened up a whole world to us, and we look forward so much to our visit to Poland, the first trip of many, we hope.

Carol Gutt,
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, USA

I contracted Mr. Ireneusz Miras of Krakow to locate my grandfather’s family in Poland. I had no idea if any members where alive or where they lived as my grandfather died in 1946. The only information I had was a town listed on the boat manifest that took my grandfather to America in 1908. Ireneusz visited the town administration and church in southern Poland, locating records that led him to the Ostrusza area. After making several trips contacting people, he found family living in Ciezkowice.

One can only imagine their skepticism by being contacted by a stranger asking questions about someone who emigrated to America over a hundred years ago. Ireneusz being the warm and intelligent young man that he is was able to easily gain their trust so needed to make our meeting possible. Ireneusz arranged a visit for me with my new found family when I came to Poland in October, 2013. He drove me to their homes, translated for me, and took numerous photographs to document this momentous event.

I was very impressed with Ireneusz communication skills relating to people with different backgrounds and education; he is a very likeable young man. He was very thorough in his investigation of records and research of my family. He provided me with a professional presentation of a family tree going back several hundred years. He has a wonderful gift to be able to bring strangers together.

Thank you Ireneusz for helping me learn of my heritage and most importantly finding family!

Susan Slogick,
Pennsylvania, USA

I am a second generation American and was researching my fathers’ ancestors. I knew very little about that side of the family-my grandparents had both passed away before I was born. All I knew about them was the year they immigrated to the US (1910) and their dates of birth. Once I had exhausted all the databases I could here in the States, I contacted Genopolis for some assistance. I feared I would be out of luck-my last name had been “Americanized” over the years and I had no idea as to its original spelling; also, the name my grandfather used on the ship he arrived on turned out to be the Latinized version of the cyrillic spelling of his name. Ireneusz took my scant information from that ship manifest and my grandfathers’ naturalization papers and found my family. Not only did he find the parents and siblings of my grandparents (and the original spelling of our name), he also found birth and death records, marriage records; all of which he translated for me and gave me some explanations regarding the differences in dates due to the calendars in use at the time (Julian vs Gregorian). He went further back, finding earlier ancestors. I have been thrilled with the results. From his efforts I was able to find other family who also came to the US early last century that I didn’t know about. It’s given me a more complete connection to my family tree. All his work was done at very reasonable rates and, in my opinion, well worth the money spent. I would highly recommend this company for your ancestor searches.

Lindy Mazur,
Victoria, Australia

With very little information to begin with Ireneusz worked incredibly hard and managed to find a wealth of information to help us connect with the family we never knew. Despite the huge distance between us (Iam located in Australia), Ireneusz kept me informed of the plans and progress as information came to him and provided me with a range of research options along the way. I can not thank Ireneusz enough for all the work he did. It was collated into a beautiful book which I presented to my husband on his 60th birthday. The book was written well and translated in English along with relevant photos. Our family will treasure this book and enjoy passing it onto future generations.

CONTACT

Ireneusz Miraś

ul. Wysłouchów 3A/D25,

30-611 Kraków

+48 515 706 778


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