Genealogy / Where my family came from: Wreszow Kolbuszowa, Wola Lubecka Tarnow. [10]

Hello, I just discovered my great grandparents immigrated from Wreszow Kolbuszowa? and Wola Lubecka Tarnow?

Could someone give me some information on either of these places? I can't find ANYTHING about Wreszow Kolbuszowa

Thank you!

History / A comparative paper: comparing Polish border policies with American border policies [5]

Hello, I'm preparing to write a paper comparing Polish border policies with American border policies. I thought that this would be interesting being that Polish borders have shifted so constantly, and America is admist a near crisis between people passing through its borders illegally. I was wondering if there was any sites out there that would be good for research (aside from Wikipedia as I cannot use this as a "reliable source.")

Thanks

- Michał

Genealogy / Stąpor: Questions about my family [9]

From what I can gather, the last name Stąpor apparently means a "Grinding tool" like a pestle, or a log to crush grain (According to Polonius3). However, searching this- while I can find others with the same last name, I cannot really find a 'history' to it, or seal, or anything.

What my grandma tells me, is that my grandpa's father came to America when he was.. either 16 or 18, when Poland was part of Prussia. Apparently he switched names with his younger brother, and came over, then the younger brother came over as the older brother's name- or something along those lines. My grandpa's mother, however, came over when she was 14 to live at her sister's dairy farm. Eventually her sister said "Okay, I've found a nice polish man, you're marrying him." and thus, my grandpa's family was created.

I am completely unsure of the historical accuracy of all of this, and would like to go back further, but I just have no information to start with really, or where to look. Any information anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.