Szczyrk will be the genealogy conference center for instruction and relaxation, the first phase of the seminar, followed with research in the Archives in Krakow and pre-arranged visits to individual parishes. The drive from Szczyrk to Krakow will take several days with stops at important sites such as the Auschwitz Museum (Oświęcim), the hometown of Pope John Paul II in Wadowice, the pilgrimage site of Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, and additional visits to historic roadside parishes such as Św. Erazma founded in 1327. Researchers will have an opportunity to photograph unique small roadside shrines devoted to Mary.
