The easiest way to present you the issue is an actual example. A client, less than 30 years old, came to us. He had two cards with him: one was a picture of his great-grandfather (a few calligraphed sentences on the back), and another – an old piece of grandmother’s diploma. How to link these two? Where to look and where to start? Finding your ancestors is a task for us. The client returned to us after some time, receiving a whole portfolio of documents (from offices and archives), including the course of military service of his great-grandfather, his birth certificate, excerpt from the record book, documents regarding his property. The client learned that his great-grandfather was a beekeeper and received confirmation documents from us. With our help he found the grave of his grandmother’s sister and met distant relatives who strangely knew about his existence, but they had no idea what to do to meet him.

Family stories are different, some colorful and filled with joy others a little more gray and painful. However, regardless of what they are, they are worth learning about, finding out, who your relatives were, and who you really are. “Without ancestors, you are like a plucked plant, thrown to dry. When you feel their strength behind you, it’s as if you were growing in the forest with other trees. Some are old and are already falling, other young ones are just growing, but this is your forest… “