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 ...
Lost & Found Branches – The Kliškinjić Family
Sunday, April 5th, 2009 Posted in Ellis Island, Kliškinjić, Krušvar, Ćurković | No Comments »Back in January 2008, I wrote a post about the Forgotten Ćurkovići, a look back to those branches of the family that shed their Ćurković surname in favour of a new one that was either shorter, based on a family ...
Analysing the Manifests at Ellis Island
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Posted in Arbanasi, Aržano, Buško Blato, Cikojević/Cikoja, Ellis Island, Kazaginac, Krušvar, Kupres, Kurtovina, Migrations, Sinj, Vinica, Zadar, Zemunik, Ćurković, Škojo | 3 Comments »The picture of Ellis Island you see before you was taken by me during a fall trip to New York in 2005. This image was quite possibly among the first images immigrants saw upon their arrival to America between the ...
Ćurković Toponyms
Monday, March 9th, 2009 Posted in Arbanasi, Banja Luka, Bitelić, Glamoč, Hrvace, Ivanjska, Kazaginac, Krušvar, Toponyms, Vinica, Ćurković | 2 Comments »I have always had a fascination with maps but I started to show more interest when I began to see places dotted with my surname on it. The names on maps are often referred to as toponyms - or the ...
Trials and Tribulations of a Serial Genealogist
Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in Bisko, Church Records, Family History, Genealogy, Krušvar, Legends, Migrations, Viennese War, Ćurković, Ćurkušić | 3 Comments »Many of you may have noticed that I have devoted much time over the last few weeks discussing my research findings based on what I have seen and read in the old church registers belonging to the parish of Sinj ...
Ćurkovići, Ćurkovići Everywhere
Sunday, November 4th, 2007 Posted in Arbanasi, Bitelić, Buško Blato, Duvno, Krušvar, Nuglašica, Perušić-Benkovački, Sinj, Ćurković | 2 Comments »It's amazing to see the number of Ćurković families today living in the diaspora, far away from the so-called "motherland". Countries such as Canada, the United States, Argentina, Chile, Germany, France, the UK and Japan are just a few of ...