A significant focus of our work is gathering documents for repatriation and nationality confirmation. Historically, Ukraine was home to many ethnic groups, including Poles and Jews, and many of their descendants seek to uncover their roots. We assist in verifying Polish or Jewish ancestry and collecting the necessary documents for obtaining a Polish Card or repatriating to Israel. Our team conducts archival searches, retrieves official records, and provides clients with the necessary documentation for consular applications. Additionally, our experts create family history books that include archival materials, descriptions of ancestors’ lives, family photographs, and personal stories. Genealogical research in Ukraine requires expertise in archival sources and an understanding of the historical context of the country’s diverse regions. Our specialists help reconstruct family histories, compile family trees, and preserve the memory of ancestors for future generations.

Each year, more people seek to learn about their ancestors, find relatives, and reconstruct their family history. The European Genealogical Center offers a wide range of services, including archival document searches, surname analysis, and family tree compilation. Ukraine’s history is deeply intertwined with both Eastern and Western cultures, making genealogical research especially fascinating and full of unexpected discoveries. Genealogical sources related to Ukraine cover the period from the 17th century to the present day, and for noble families, lineage records can trace back as far as the 15th century! Extensive archival materials are available for genealogical research in Ukraine. We work with parish registers, confession lists, population censuses, court records, and other valuable sources of ancestral information. These documents help establish birth, marriage, and death dates, as well as details about professions, places of residence, and the social status of relatives. Our specialists conduct in-depth archival data analysis, trace ancestors by place of residence, and reconstruct family histories with accuracy and professionalism.

In addition to the mentioned sources, our specialists also explore other valuable historical materials that help uncover the biographies of individuals who lived in past centuries. These are personal files from the 19th and 20th centuries related to work and education, service and family lists, property plans and descriptions, conscription and recruitment lists, distribution records, and salary (tax) books. Materials from the 20th century are mainly represented by civil registry office documents, economic and household registers. Deeper research involves studying censuses and charitable lists from the 17th and 18th centuries. Catholics and Jews also lived on the territory of Ukraine, for which a lot of historical sources have also been preserved.

Time inexorably moves forward, carrying with it the pages of the past and the mysterious destinies of ancestors. It is difficult to imagine, but behind each person in the family tree is an entire lived life. These individuals left their mark in time, filling their lives with events, joy and sorrow, happiness and sadness. And despite the fact that they have long departed from our world, their legacy, like an invisible thread, connects us to the past. The importance of preserving this history is undeniable. The European Genealogical Center provides an opportunity to delve into it. Remembering, preserving, and respecting history means not only delving into our past but also strengthening our connection to what makes us a unique part of the present.

One of the most important documents in genealogical research is parish registers, which were maintained by churches and recorded baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Orthodox churches also kept confession lists — records of parishioners who had participated in confession. Tax censuses, conducted primarily between 1718 and 1858, provide valuable details on family composition. This genealogical "triad" — parish registers, confession lists, and tax censuses — is fundamental to research in all Orthodox-populated regions that were part of the Russian Empire. One of the most frequently requested services at our center is the confirmation of Jewish or Polish ancestry. Parish records and personal family documents allow descendants of Jews and Poles to apply for repatriation to Israel or obtain Polish residency, respectively.