In a message dated 4/11/2006 11:01:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, fbmoon writes: Well just going back about 200 years, my Michalak family is nearer to Posen/Poznan than Warsaw, so probably no relation, Michalak is a fairly common name in Poland, and also has a variation in the Czech Lands, so unless your line comes from the Baranowo area, yes, you are right, probably no relation to them. This family in Baranowo is quite extensive. Anettka