Introducing…The Next Generation
Friday, June 11th, 2010 Posted in Events, News, Ćurković | 3 Comments »Regular visitors to my blog may have noticed that I haven't been posting very much over the last few months. My focus has shifted somewhat. I still enjoy researching my family history but my priorities changed a bit when I ...
Restaurant Dinara in Santiago, Chile
Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 Posted in Bitelić, Chile, Video Recordings, Ćurković | 1 Comment »This blog post features a short 2-minute clip from the Croatian travel show, Idemo na put. The show is an episode from 2008 when the host, Goran Milić, went and did a feature on Santiago, Chile. There he found Restaurant ...
Where to Find Your Surname in Croatia
Monday, April 19th, 2010 Posted in Research Tips, Statistics, Websites, Ćurković | 3 Comments »ImeHrvatsko.net is a website that I have talked about before. But it has been a while since I last visited the website and it's worth noting that it has improved remarkably since my last visit. Regular visitors to the website ...
Parish Records in the Nova Gradiška Area of Croatia
Saturday, March 20th, 2010 Posted in Banja Luka, Cernik, Church Records, Ivanjska, Nova Gradiška, Ćurković | No Comments »I happened to come across the University of California, Berkeley Croatia Project website the other day and noticed that they have rounded up a number of Catholic church records from Croatia surrounding the Slavonian town of Nova Gradiška. I remembered that ...
Fit for a Falcon: Croatian Poetry at It’s Best
Friday, January 8th, 2010 Posted in Andrija Kačić-Miošić, Books, Livno, Sinj, Songs, Ćurković | No Comments »I recently found an interesting poem on YouTube. It is of interest to me since it bears my surname. The poem, of course, has been known to me for years and is simply entitled Marko Ćurković. The poem was ...
Prezime Ćurković – Vlado Pavičić
Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in Articles, Family History, Ćurković | 4 Comments »I. UVOD U životu svakoga čovjeka postoje tri pitanja kojima ne može nikako izbjeći, ma koliko bi to inače htio. Jedino što je možda različito od jednog do drugog jest jačina prisutnosti, odnosno potisnutosti potrebe suočavanja s njima, te pokušaja davanja ...
Velika Gospa – The Croatian Version of St. Patrick’s Day
Saturday, August 15th, 2009 Posted in Events, Feast Days, Krušvar, Legends, Sinj, Traditions, Vinica, Ćurković | No Comments »The date of August 15th holds a special place in the hearts of most Croats. Much like the Irish who pay homage to St. Patrick (March 17th) or the Italians who mark Columbus Day (October 12), the Croats celebrate the ...
Town of Klis – Old Ćurković Nesting Grounds?
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in Bitelić, Candian War, Klis, Migrations, Sinj, Split, Suhač, Uskoks, Viennese War, Ćurković | No Comments »Many historians generally believe that the many Ćurković families in the outlying areas of Sinj today as the descendants of those families that arrived from the southwestern regions of Bosnia-Hercegovina during the Viennese War of 1683-99. I agreed with this statement ...
Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 Posted in Events, Ćurković | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_520" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dan pobjede i domovinske zahvalnosti"][/caption] Americans celebrate every July 4th. Croats on August 5th. For a brief summary, see Wikipedia to learn more. Thanks to my friend Brent for providing me the above picture.
Ćurkovići in the 2001 Census
Sunday, May 10th, 2009 Posted in Books, Statistics, Ćurković | No Comments »[caption id="attachment_104" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Hrvatski Prezimenik"][/caption]Back in August 2008, I wrote about the new a three volume book set (2099 pages) release entitled Hrvatski prezimenik (Croatian Surname Directory) by Petar Šimunović. The first two volumes brings forth, in alphabetical order, ...