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Alina Khuda has a BA (Hons) and MA (Hons) degrees in Social Studies and Politics. Studied in TN, USA (sponsored by US government). She participated in GOI Peace Foundation and UNESCO projects from 2009. Moreover she has an extensive experience as a court expert, probate genealogist and a forensic genealogist from 2015. Established KGS (Khuda Genealogical Services) in 2016 and manages a team of 50 onsite genealogists across Europe. She is an expert criminal genealogist for USA courts and a course editor for the Institute of Genealogical Studies in Canada. With a sufficient experience in journalism Alina and her team provide search of unknown relatives and missing beneficiaries for estates in the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, UK, EU. An expert for genealogical data in the Eastern Europe: Jewish Galician Records, Orthodox Christian, Old Believers, Greek Catholic, Roma Catholic, Lutheran, Mennonite records. She did research for federal government, consulted FBI as as a genealogy expert, non-government organizations, attorneys, trustees, companies worldwide as well as numerous private clients. Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and Genealogical Organization «Nashi Predky» (NJ, USA).
Alina is obtaining an MBA from the National College of Ireland and lectures her course:
"Researching Your Ancestors Overseas from Beginner to Advanced: A Guide on Methodology, Repositories and Countries of Origin" in Applied Genealogy Institute teaching how to transcribe genealogical records from Cyrillic, Polish and German.
Alina obtained PRINCE2: Foundation and Practitioner Certifications in Project Management (Institute of Project Management, Dublin-passed exams in UK) and is experienced in managing projects in controlled environments. 
Countries we do research online and onsite:
Greece, Albania, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Moldova, UK, US, Australia, Canada, France, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Turkey, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, etc upon request.
Services:
Record Search;
Tracing Family History Internationally (Europe, USA, Canada, etc.); 
Family History Research Services;
Research and preparation of documents for EU citizenship;
Family Tree Building Services; 
Heir Search (usually performed at times when someone dies with or without a will. Our team of experts has a big experience for searching missing beneficiaries);
Document Retrieval; 
Testimony for probate courts;
Video conferences at court; 
“Field research” – visiting your ancestral town and communicating with locals. We can take photographs of your family home, locate graves, churches, gravestones and make a photocopy for your records. Translation, transcribing records from all European languages and vise versa. Search and prepare documents for dual citizenship and other Genealogy Related Services upon request. 
Criminal Investigations;
Search of Living Relatives.
Alina is national and international speaker, the last conferences she was invited as a speaker:
1) New York State Family History Conference 2025;
2) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Polish State Archives: Galician Records in Krakow and Przemysl;
3) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Decoding Cyrillic Records: Essential Skills for Family Historians;
4) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Accessing Notary Records: A Guide to Russian Empire Archives;
5) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Digital Archives of Eastern Europe: Unlocking Hidden Treasures;
6) Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 2025 Summit of Excellence: "Organizing Your Genealogy Research for Beginners: Best Practices to Keeping Track of sources and Documents"
7) Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 2025 ProTalk: Furthering Your Genealogical Education and Continuous Learning: Opportunities to Succeed
8) NSGS 2025 :"Top 12 Free Software Tools"
9) How To Work with European Archives and Libraries, RootsTech 2024
10) 7 Case-Studies and Tools For The Successful Heir-search in Eastern Europe, Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy, 2024
11) 10 Free Tools to Research Your Polish Ancestors, Wisconsin Genealogical Society 2024
12) Working with Archives and Registry Offices in Ukraine and Former Russian Empire: Differences and Limitations, FEEFHS 2024
13) Researching German Colonies in Ukraine: Tips and Tricks, FEEFHS 2024
14) 10 Types of Resources 1800-1945 in Ukrainian, Russian, Belorussian Repositories That Could be Found Online, FEEFHS 2024
15) Repositories to Kickstart Your Research in Bessarabia and Podol'skaya Gubernia, FEEFHS 2024
16) 10 Tips How to Start Researching Your Ancestors in European Archives and Libraries Online, UGA 2024
17) Expanding Your Horizons: How To Succeed in Genealogy Networking, UGA ProTalk 2024
18) Overview of Free Tools Helpful in Organizing Family Research, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) 2024
19) 7 Tips and Challenges: How to Work with European Archives and Libraries, FxGS 2024
20) WikiTree Symposium 2024, WikiMedia Foundation
21) 10 Free Tools Researching Your German Ancestor Outside of Germany, IGGP 2023
22) Research Like a Pro, Think as a Local or How to Research Your Ancestors Online/Onsite in Eastern Europe, FEEFHS 2023
23) Research Like a Pro: Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, FEEFHS 2023
24) How To Work with Archives and Libraries in the Eastern Europe: overview of resources, access to data, data protection laws and other limitations, FEEFHS 2023
25) Research Life a Pro: Tips and Limitations for a Research in Bessarabia/Moldova , 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
26) WikiTree Symposium 2023, WikiMedia Foundation)
27) Overview of Free Genealogical Resources For Baltic Countries (Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn), One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK
28) 5 Tools to Research Your Ancestors in Russian Empire, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

29) 7 Tips and Challenges to Research Your Jewish Ancestors From Galicia, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

30) What To Expect While Planning Your Ancestral Research Trip to Greece: Case-Study Kalamata, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

31) 10 Tips and Challenges of Research in Belarus and Russia, 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

32) Running A Business: from Networking to Marketing, UGA ProTalk 2023

33) Research Like a Pro: Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran and Orthodox Resources for the Eastern European Research, Ontario Genealogical Society 2023

34) 10 Tips of Successful Online/Onsite Research in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, VGA 2023
35) Hi, I am Your Son or How to Work With Adoptees With German Roots, IGGP 2023
36) WikiTree Symposium 2024, WikiMedia Foundation

37) Jewish Research in Eastern Europe: Challenges and Tips, UGA 2022

 

Geographic Specialities
Europe; Eastern Europe; Western Europe; Greece; Albania; Portugal; Italy; Spain; Ukraine; Poland Russia; Belarus; Moldova; Latvia; Lithuania; Estonia; Germany; Austria; Croatia; Hungary; Romania; Serbia; Slovenia; Ireland; UK; Turkmenistan; Kazakhstan; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan

Additional specialities or search keywords
Jewish; Russian Empire; Austro-Hungary; Ukraine; Russia; Belarus; Moldova; Latvia; Italy; Portugal

Lectures
Alina is an international speaker, the last conferences she was invited as a speaker:
1) New York State Family History Conference 2025;
2) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Polish State Archives: Galician Records in Krakow and Przemysl;
3) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Decoding Cyrillic Records: Essential Skills for Family Historians;
4) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Accessing Notary Records: A Guide to Russian Empire Archives;
5) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Digital Archives of Eastern Europe: Unlocking Hidden Treasures;
6) Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 2025 Summit of Excellence: "Organizing Your Genealogy Research for Beginners: Best Practices to Keeping Track of sources and Documents"
7) Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 2025 ProTalk: Furthering Your Genealogical Education and Continuous Learning: Opportunities to Succeed
8) NSGS 2025 :"Top 12 Free Software Tools"
9) How To Work with European Archives and Libraries, RootsTech 2024
10) 7 Case-Studies and Tools For The Successful Heir-search in Eastern Europe, Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy, 2024
11) 10 Free Tools to Research Your Polish Ancestors, Wisconsin Genealogical Society 2024
12) Working with Archives and Registry Offices in Ukraine and Former Russian Empire: Differences and Limitations, FEEFHS 2024
13) Researching German Colonies in Ukraine: Tips and Tricks, FEEFHS 2024
14) 10 Types of Resources 1800-1945 in Ukrainian, Russian, Belorussian Repositories That Could be Found Online, FEEFHS 2024
15) Repositories to Kickstart Your Research in Bessarabia and Podol'skaya Gubernia, FEEFHS 2024
16) 10 Tips How to Start Researching Your Ancestors in European Archives and Libraries Online, UGA 2024
17) Expanding Your Horizons: How To Succeed in Genealogy Networking, UGA ProTalk 2024
18) Overview of Free Tools Helpful in Organizing Family Research, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) 2024
19) 7 Tips and Challenges: How to Work with European Archives and Libraries, FxGS 2024
20) WikiTree Symposium 2024, WikiMedia Foundation
21) 10 Free Tools Researching Your German Ancestor Outside of Germany, IGGP 2023
22) Research Like a Pro, Think as a Local or How to Research Your Ancestors Online/Onsite in Eastern Europe, FEEFHS 2023
23) Research Like a Pro: Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, FEEFHS 2023
24) How To Work with Archives and Libraries in the Eastern Europe: overview of resources, access to data, data protection laws and other limitations, FEEFHS 2023
25) Research Life a Pro: Tips and Limitations for a Research in Bessarabia/Moldova , 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
26) WikiTree Symposium 2023, WikiMedia Foundation)
27) Overview of Free Genealogical Resources For Baltic Countries (Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn), One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK
28) 5 Tools to Research Your Ancestors in Russian Empire, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

29) 7 Tips and Challenges to Research Your Jewish Ancestors From Galicia, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

30) What To Expect While Planning Your Ancestral Research Trip to Greece: Case-Study Kalamata, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

31) 10 Tips and Challenges of Research in Belarus and Russia, 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

32) Running A Business: from Networking to Marketing, UGA ProTalk 2023

33) Research Like a Pro: Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran and Orthodox Resources for the Eastern European Research, Ontario Genealogical Society 2023

34) 10 Tips of Successful Online/Onsite Research in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, VGA 2023
35) Hi, I am Your Son or How to Work With Adoptees With German Roots, IGGP 2023
36) WikiTree Symposium 2024, WikiMedia Foundation

37) Jewish Research in Eastern Europe: Challenges and Tips, UGA 2022

Repositories
All Archives and Repositories in Eastern Europe and  Western Europe: access to the most of European Archives online and onsite (in person or through the onsite correspondents)

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century
• 16th Century and Earlier

Languages
English, Ukrainian, Russian, English, German, able to read any Eastern European script from 15th Century

Honorifics/Credentials
Alina is an international speaker, the last conferences she was invited as a speaker:
1) New York State Family History Conference 2025: Jewish Emigration Patterns and Immigration to NY: Sources and Repositories;
2) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Polish State Archives: Galician Records in Krakow and Przemysl;
3) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Decoding Cyrillic Records: Essential Skills for Family Historians;
4) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Accessing Notary Records: A Guide to Russian Empire Archives;
5) Foundation for Eastern European Family History Studies (FEEFHS) 2025: Digital Archives of Eastern Europe: Unlocking Hidden Treasures;
6) Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 2025 Summit of Excellence: "Organizing Your Genealogy Research for Beginners: Best Practices to Keeping Track of sources and Documents"
7) Utah Genealogical Association (UGA) 2025 ProTalk: Furthering Your Genealogical Education and Continuous Learning: Opportunities to Succeed
8) NSGS 2025 :"Top 12 Free Software Tools"
9) How To Work with European Archives and Libraries, RootsTech 2024
10) 7 Case-Studies and Tools For The Successful Heir-search in Eastern Europe, Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy, 2024
11) 10 Free Tools to Research Your Polish Ancestors, Wisconsin Genealogical Society 2024
12) Working with Archives and Registry Offices in Ukraine and Former Russian Empire: Differences and Limitations, FEEFHS 2024
13) Researching German Colonies in Ukraine: Tips and Tricks, FEEFHS 2024
14) 10 Types of Resources 1800-1945 in Ukrainian, Russian, Belorussian Repositories That Could be Found Online, FEEFHS 2024
15) Repositories to Kickstart Your Research in Bessarabia and Podol'skaya Gubernia, FEEFHS 2024
16) 10 Tips How to Start Researching Your Ancestors in European Archives and Libraries Online, UGA 2024
17) Expanding Your Horizons: How To Succeed in Genealogy Networking, UGA ProTalk 2024
18) Overview of Free Tools Helpful in Organizing Family Research, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) 2024
19) 7 Tips and Challenges: How to Work with European Archives and Libraries, FxGS 2024
20) WikiTree Symposium 2024, WikiMedia Foundation
21) 10 Free Tools Researching Your German Ancestor Outside of Germany, IGGP 2023
22) Research Like a Pro, Think as a Local or How to Research Your Ancestors Online/Onsite in Eastern Europe, FEEFHS 2023
23) Research Like a Pro: Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, FEEFHS 2023
24) How To Work with Archives and Libraries in the Eastern Europe: overview of resources, access to data, data protection laws and other limitations, FEEFHS 2023
25) Research Life a Pro: Tips and Limitations for a Research in Bessarabia/Moldova , 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
26) WikiTree Symposium 2023, WikiMedia Foundation)
27) Overview of Free Genealogical Resources For Baltic Countries (Riga, Vilnius, Tallinn), One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK
28) 5 Tools to Research Your Ancestors in Russian Empire, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

29) 7 Tips and Challenges to Research Your Jewish Ancestors From Galicia, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

30) What To Expect While Planning Your Ancestral Research Trip to Greece: Case-Study Kalamata, One Place Studies, All About That Place 2023, UK

31) 10 Tips and Challenges of Research in Belarus and Russia, 43rd IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy

32) Running A Business: from Networking to Marketing, UGA ProTalk 2023

33) Research Like a Pro: Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran and Orthodox Resources for the Eastern European Research, Ontario Genealogical Society 2023

34) 10 Tips of Successful Online/Onsite Research in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, VGA 2023
35) Hi, I am Your Son or How to Work With Adoptees With German Roots, IGGP 2023
36) WikiTree Symposium 2024, WikiMedia Foundation

37) Jewish Research in Eastern Europe: Challenges and Tips, UGA 2022

Degrees
BA (Hons) and MA (Hons) from National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Master from Nationalal University of Taras Shevchenko, obtaining an MBA from the National College of Ireland