According to the description from 1887 by Kolberg, Latowicz from the Mińsk district was “a settlement on a hill. It was situated on the shore of the Świder river and by a large pond. In 1300, the city was offered by the Mazovian dukes to Jan Piekarski, the district judge of this land. In 1423, the settlement received city rights. The Mazovian duchess, Anna, erected here the beautiful church of St. Anna that was burnt in 1612. Subsequently, services were transferred to the church of St. Lawrence. The city was later an estate of queen Bona, and it became the main town of the Latowicz starosty that recently was owned by the Czartoryski family. Today, locals make their living from farming and small crafts, similarly to the nearby towns of Parysów, Stoczek and Wodynie”.

Kolberg came here in 1862. At the same time he visited the town of Oleksianka. He conducted his research in both Latowicz and Oleksianka. In the monograph, there are numerous descriptions and songs from both towns.

In 1862, Kolberg documented the ritual of engagement (swaty) from the vicinities of Latowicz, Stoczek and Oleksianka. According to his sources, on a Thursday, a future groom would send two or three friends around with a bottle of vodka to the family of a future bride. When the bride-to-be hears them coming, she hides herself behind the stove. The friends find her and offer her some vodka. If she drinks, it is a sign for ‘yes’, otherwise it is a negative answer. If the girl refuses to drink, the friends of the groom start to look for a new wife. Sometimes, even though the girl drinks vodka, she can change her mind before the wedding. In this case, she has to return the same amount of vodka that was used during the engagement ceremony or its equivalent in money.