Genealogy / Searching for records from Iwaniska Poland [4]

In the endless pursuit of trying to discover my families history, I have once again come to a dead end and am in search of some help. I recently found my great-grandmothers manifest from when she came from Poland to America and she listed her closest living relative in Poland as a Tekla Kasprowica from Iwaniska Poland. I am wondering if anyone knows anything about this Polish family or can give me any information about Iwaniska Poland. Is there any way of getting records from Poland and if so can someone point me in the right direction as to where to go?!

I really appreciate the help!!

Thank You :D

Genealogy / Lost Great Grandmother (Mary Rucinski/Szymanski) [24]

My mom and I just recently started researching her father's family history and have hit a wall. We were able to find records through Ellis Island on my great grandfather, Jan (John) Rucinski, who came to America between 1910-1921 then returned to Poland where we know he married Marjanna (Mary) Szymanski. He returned to America in 1923 without Mary, after this we can no longer find any information. Our family story is that Mary fled Poland (year unknown) and actually took her girlfriends passport so I fear that we may never know why or her family history :(

Another problem we've faced is with my great grandfather's brother, Piotr (Peter) Rucinski, whom my mom always believed to be older than Jan, we just discovered that he is actually younger which brings us to the problem. On the Ellis Island manifest for Jan, it states that Jan's brother paid for the ticket in 1923 but that in 1910, when Jan was first in America, he lived with his brother Piotr, who at the time would have only been 14!!!!

No other records have been found on either Piotr Rucinski or Marjanna Szymanski, if anyone knows anything about either the Rucinski or Szymanski family line that resided near Detriot Michigan please let me know. Thank you!!