i'm trying to find the history on my family with the last name polaczek. my grandpa supposedly came to the united states during WWII and left his family behind, however, i've just recently discovered that he has relatives in california. they didn't want to speak to him because they said they never wanted to see him again. so naturally, i wondered what in the world he did to his family members. the people in california changed their last name to something else, which i forget and i don't know their first name. oh, and my grandpa's name is john (i don't know what his actual polish name was, though). any information on my family history would be greatly appreciated because i can only find stuff with different spellings. thanks.
--polaczek family member