Hi, my name is Marta!
Let’s discover the story of your ancestors from Poland.

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About me

Marta Maćkowiak – Polish and Polish Jewish genealogy expert, seeker of forgotten stories, author of the e-book Duchy Przodków. Poradnik genealogiczny (Genealogical Guide - at the moment available only in Polish).

My journey with genealogy began with researching the history of my grandparents, who come from modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and Greater Poland before settling in Lower Silesia in modern-day Poland after World War II. A significant milestone in my career was working in the Genealogy Department of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. Now, I run my own business conducting genealogical research for Polish and Polish Jewish descendants from all over the globe. I am a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and the Verein zur Pflege schlesischer Kunst und Kultur (VSK). I’ve cooperated with various institutions, including the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and the Polish-German Cooperation House. I’ve also given numerous interviews on genealogical research for platforms such as Weekend Gazeta, Kobieta WP, NaTemat, Interia, and RMF Classic. You can read two selected interviews below (available in Polish):

Weekend Gazeta (22.12.2023)
Kobieta WP (25.07.2022)

I can help you with:

Tracing your ancestors and building your family tree
Uncovering and understanding family secrets
Translating vital records and other documents (Russian, German, Latin, and Hebrew)
Finding living relatives

References

"I highly recommend working with Ms. Marta. Very nice contact, full professionalism and commitment. Ms. Marta provides excellent support and inspiration in difficult searches for genealogical documents."

Ewa Hrynczyszyn

"I sincerely recommend the services of Ms. Marta. Professional, objective and very communicative. I intend to order another search for ancestors from my mother's side in the near future. I believe that this time Ms. Marta will successfully reach where I was."

Marek Winter

"Marta is incredibly helpful and willing to cooperate. She gives a lot of tips and also suggests what you can do yourself to find out more about your ancestors. Even though I graduated from history studies and can find a lot on my own, or at least I thought so, it is worth seeking advice and help from someone who does this on a daily basis. Moreover, she does it with passion and dedication. I highly recommend Marta, she has a talent for discovering stories about ourselves."

Weronika Bakacz

“I am extremely pleased with the services of Marta, who is a passionate person and what made a big impression on me - an absolutely educated specialist in the field. I know my family history well, but what Marta found was amazing. My example shows that the family on their own was not able to find as much information as a professional genealogist. I will be back, because there are still a few lines to investigate.”

Patrycja

“Marta has been very helpful in discovering elusive Jewish roots in my family. With just some bits of data and family testimony to go on, she got back to me within two weeks with a full report confirming the Jewish identity of a particular ancestor, as well as the names of her parents and additional clues that Marta is still helping me work out! Consistent and patient correspondence with Marta and the affordability of her services are especially great bonuses: I cannot recommend her enough!”

Filip Dul

“Marta is amazing! In very short order, she was able to pull marriage and death records to piece together 4 generations of my great grandparents. As this type of genealogical research was also for the benefit of my mom, Marta very patiently and responsively worked across different time zones with both me, who is living abroad in Asia, and my mom, who is in the U.S.  The reports that Marta generated for us were well written, full of detail, and thoughtfully prepared. She is a true and diligent professional.  I highly recommend Marta if you are in need of genealogical services in Poland! Do not hesitate!”

Amrit Patel

“I can't say enough about how satisfied I am with Marta's genealogical research services. Finding information about my 4 great-grandparents, that all came from Poland more than 100 years ago, was no easy task. Especially that they all lived in different partitions of Poland and official documents could potentially be in Polish, Latin, German, or Russian (or even destroyed/missing). Due to Marta's language and research skills we were able to discover vital documents pertaining to my great-grandparents. Marta was able to translate them into English and provided a detailed report, including Google Map locations, on each of my great-grandparents' families, going back to the mid-1800s. Furthermore, Marta is very dedicated and a joy to work with. I highly recommend her to anyone wanting to know more about their family history. Dziękujemy serdecznie!”

Martin Kret

“Marta may be the most persistent, diligent and committed researcher that is out there. We have been thrown every curve ball and experienced every hurdle out there and she has remained committed and enthused to take on and overcome each one… it goes without saying that she is highly recommemded.”

Michael

“You found and presented us about our Family. My father is 82 years old and his parents never spoke. Any time somebody tried to say a word, they all started crying so he/we gave up. Our family history was mostly one big silent. On behalf of all the family in Israel, we would like to thank you for the wonderful and extraordinary gift you gave all us after more than 70 years. God bless you. Amen.”

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Hi, my name is Marta! Let’s discover the story of your ancestors from Poland.

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References

Hi, my name is Marta!
Let’s discover the story of your ancestors from Poland.