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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
First Appearances of the Ćurković Family in the Sinj Area
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 Posted in Church Records, Family History, Hrvace, Livno, Sinj, Suhač, Viennese War | No Comments »Prior to the start of the Viennese War (1683-1699), much of what would be become known as the Dalmatian Zagora (Highlands) was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. However, by the year 1686, the Venetians, with the help of their ...
Descendants of the Viennese War (1683-1699)
Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Church Records, Hrvace, Migrations, Sinj, Surnames, Viennese War | 2 Comments »The Viennese or Morean War of 1683-1699 was a bloody war that is often known for the population exchanges that occurred between those sections of present-day Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina. After 150 years of waiting, Austria-Hungary successfully recaptured Slavonia while the ...
Myth or Reality: Ćurković Family Origins Lie in Glamoč?
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Bitelić, Duvno, Glamoč, Perušić-Benkovački, Sinj, Songs, Traditions, Uskoks, Viennese War, Zemunik, Ćurković | No Comments »...A znate li, Turci janjičari, otkolen sam, od koje li strane? Ta ja jesam od Glamoča grada, evo ima čet’ri godinice, da ja jesam u Kunar-planini, po planini ja ga čuvam blaga Ma Alije, Kopčića Alije, ...But do you know, Turks and janissaries, where I am from, from ...
Back to the Genealogical Future
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in Anniversaries, Bitelić, Sinj, Viennese War, Ćurković | No Comments »One of my favourite movies of all time is Back to the Future, the 1985 comedy starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly, a teenager who, through circumstances beyond his control, goes back to ...
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 ...