I am trying to identify the parish of my ancestors. They lived in Leszczany about 8 km from Suchowola in the late 1800s. What are the closest parishes to that village that I might focus on? Thanks.

The time would have been around 1918. 2 Brothers and 1 Brother in law (all were my uncles) went to serve in Haller's Army during WWI. The two brothers came home but the Brother in Law did not. I also believe a sister to the brothers also returned to Poland and never returned. Again I think around ...

I believe one or two family members went back to Poland from the US. Are there any polish records that list people who have come into Poland? Thanks.

Thank you so much for this information. It's very informative! My family did come from eastern Poland. A place listed as Leszczany in some of their documents.

Thank you again.

Mike Kowalczuk

In my U.S. family records the family name Haraczy is occasionally written as Haraczek. Is that a valid variation?

I have been working with another person on Ancestry.com to find more about our Polish Ancestry. The families we are interested in are Haraczy, Matyskiela and Mosiejewski. The first two families appear to have come from Leczceny (forgive my poor spelling and knowledge of Polish Geography). The last ...