I am an idiot newbie

[maryakg]

I am new to this forum and just want to ask about finding your family in Poland.

I don't have much other than my surname and my grandmother's fathers name.

Lord, my Grandmother used to write to family when I was a kid, but I was too not interested in the old country to care.

I knew she had an address book.  But after discussion with my uncles we conclude that when my Grandmother died my Dad threw away the address book.  So that info is gone.

I have one uncle who thinks are roots are from Krakow.  Another from Warsaw.

I have an old picture of my grandfather's brother's grandson and on the back it identifies Gdansk.

Any advice on trying to find family in Poland with as little info as I have?

Thanks in advance.

[Jaga]

Mary,

any information about the family name?

here is some information about finding family roots from my website:
nancy.polishsite.us/art158jaga.html
nancy.polishsite.us/art27jaga.html
nancy.polishsite.us/bookjaga.html

[maryakg]

Maryak for my Grandfather but could have been marjiak in Poland or so some family said.

Szczybek for my Grandmother.