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Final Day at WDYTYA Live 2012

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Tim Firkowski

Wednesday, 29 February 2012

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Its the last day of "Who Do You Think You Are? Live" in London and it seems like I have been here a lot longer than just five days. I have done so much and met so many wonderful people.

I wore my Kujawy (The traditional Polish Folk costume from the area of my ancestors) today and had a wonderful time. Many people were curious what my outfit was, and enjoyed telling them the story about my Kujawy. There was an older gentleman from Poland who was part of security that recognized it right off. Here I am pictured at the stand for the Kresy-Siberia Foundation. I will write more about them in a future blog post.

I was not the only one dressed in historic clothing. There was a group that dressed in WWI military garb, some women who dressed in older style clothing

and in this photo you see a steam ship captain from the "Find my Past" stand.

I met many others, that after seeing all the different costumes were seriously contemplating dressing up themselves for the next WDYTYA gathering next year. One woman told me that she always wanted to dress in a tradition Welsh dress, but had never done it. After seeing all the costumes she now has the incentive to follow through.

Tomorrow I return home, but I will not forget the wonderful moments and people that I met while I was in here in London.

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Tim Firkowski

I have been doing genealogy research since 2002 & have worked full time as a Professional Genealogist since 2008. I specialize in Polish and American-Canadian Genealogy. As a member of APG, I was the 2010/2011 President of the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (NEAPG). I have Certificates of Completion for studies in "Foundations of Forensic Genealogy" and "Advanced Forensic Genealogy Techniques". I have been a volunteer librarian at the local Family History Center, and a genealogy research consultant at “Ask the Expert” Ancestry Road Shows. I have traveled to Poland numerous times & researched in churches and archives. At conferences and special events, you may find me dressed up in my Sherlock Holmes outfit, or my Kujawy (the folk costume from the region in Poland where my ancestors came from).