Prewar Poland included many peoples and ethnic groups, Poles, Jews, Ukrainians, Germans, and many more. The perils of the wars of the 20th century, especially World War II, and the subsequent imposition of the communist system in Poland and the region, led to the annihilation and the dispersion of so many families. Gone with them their birth, marriage and death certificates, property records,  sometimes even memoirs, photographs, or other family memorabilia; in short... their family memories.            

        To reconstruct these memories, Archivena employs a highly personalized and tailored approach. Of course each memory is different, and thus requires a unique way to handle it; however, the core of our distinct method begins with a detailed person-to-person interview. This helps us establish a solid starting base. Next, we begin the required research to place any surviving documentation, in all available data sources, for example national and local archives, memoirs, newspapers, historical studies, etc. When such records cannot be found, we look for any surviving oral or other nonstandard records.    

         Given Poland's history, documents and records were written in Polish, Russian, German, and Latin. We translate them into our clients' language. Then, depending on a client’s particular needs, we build a family tree, look for property rights, wills, etc. If a client needs further assistance , for example, property restitution, we work with a few law firms and are glad to make a referral.