Istoki Genealogy and Family Heritage Center has been working in the field of genealogical research and archival search since 2014 on the basis of the RICC Archive Center. The company specializes in finding documents and restoring family history using archival data. The experienced team consists of historians, genealogists and local historians who have successfully worked with archives in Russia and around the world. The center’s specialists help to restore and preserve knowledge about ancestors and pass on family heritage to future generations.
Knowing your roots is the key to understanding yourself and the way to make life happy and full of meaning. Time moves forward, and documents and memories are gradually being destroyed. The Istoki Family Genealogy and Heritage Center strives to preserve and make visible the stories of families.
Company Services:
Genealogical research (stage I)
Genealogical research on a parent’s line includes an archival search through the 1880s-1890s, creating a family tree of up to 200 people.
Genealogical research (II stage)
Searching for the furthest ancestors pabout the results of the I stage of genealogical research. Specialists as much as possible Restore your family tree, collect documents including metric records, social activities and military service.
They were waiting for them at home: World War II
Restoration of documentary information about awards, wounds, captivity of ancestors, construction of a combat path, making a map of combat operations, search for photos and award documents, as well as production of a book on the history of the ancestor’s combat path.
10 years without the right to correspondence: Soviet repressions
Researching the arrest, interrogation, accusation, imprisonment, finding out the fate of a repressed ancestor, obtaining copies of documents and photographs, and preparing a book on the history of a repressed relative.
From trainee to professional: a career path
Analyzing career paths, studying ancestors’ professional qualities, obtaining documents from places of employment, compiling an analytical report, and producing a book on an ancestor’s work history.
In the Footsteps of Your Ancestors: A Genealogical Guide
Researching where your relatives lived, studied and worked, creating a map and route for genealogical tourism, and organizing trips to the places where your ancestors lived, accompanied by a genealogical historian.
History of the place
Studying a specific geographic location, conducting historical research, obtaining copies of documents and photographs, and compiling information about events, migration flows, and other aspects of people’s lives in the chosen area.
Each study culminates in the production of a family history book.
If you would like to learn more about your roots or create your own family tree, contact the Origins Family Genealogy and Heritage Center today.