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Dear Listers:

I would like to share with you a happy story.

I've been looking for my lost Polish family for a few years. My father as a
young man was taken during the WW2 by Soviets to Siberia and then lucky enough
left this frozen prison with General Anders. I did not know much about his
life before the war, and once he died there was no one ask. I knew the name
of his village, but I was not sure it still existed. Until last winter.

Jozef Taran, based in Warsaw, Poland, working contemporarily in Minsk, Belarus
offered me some help. First he pinpointed for sure the hamlet Bortkiewicze. He
offered to go to Bortkiewicz and find any living relatives. This is the first
time I considered obtaining help for money over a long distance and I was
sceptical. But I decided it was worth the chance so I took him up on his offer.

Jozef dealt with me professionally and courteously. We took the time to work
out what I wanted and how much it would cost. Our relationship was bumpy at
times, due in part to the nature of our agreement, the distance and the fact,
we didn't know each other. We worked through this respectfully and I obtained
more I had expected - two trees of my father's family. It appears that my
grandmother had the maiden-name Bortkiewicz. I was really surprised. I
recieved the genealogical draft with all names and contact info of relatives I
never knew. Jozef also sent the report of research.

The nature of this work is difficult as I discovered, but it is doable. Jozef
is focussed on achieving the genealogical goals. He is even ready to take some
risk and make more in order to satisfy the requestor. Moreover, I found out,
that the conditions of work in Belarus are slightly different from those in
Canada or Poland.

In the end I received the photographs, a modern map which mentioned
Bortkiewicze and most importantly a short family history with very touching
details, addresses and phone number of 2 relations who grew up with my father
(until the deportations).

So I am recommending Jozef Taran's services to others who may benefit from
present-day investigation in Belarus and Poland I wish you well in your
searches. I will keep fellow listers informed about my further relations with
my new-found family.

Good hunting to all,
Joe Zelwietro





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