Parish in Vinica to Celebrate 125th Anniversary with New Book
Sunday, April 25th, 2010 Posted in Books, News, Vinica | No Comments »Bordering Croatia, in the western-most reaches of Tomislavgrad in Bosnia-Hercegovina, lies a community named Vinica. The Roman Catholic parish in the community was founded in the year 1885 to help serve the spiritual needs of the surrounding area. The year ...
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 ...
Two More Clan Names to Add to the List…
Sunday, July 19th, 2009 Posted in Blažević, Bundović, Ivanda, Ivandić, Perušić-Benkovački, Vinica, Ćalušić, Šišgora/Šižgora | 2 Comments »My website may have been down for over two months but it did not hinder or slow down my research. The only consequence was that my findings could not be shared with the rest of the online community. With my ...
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 ...
The Ćurković Families of Bosnia-Hercegovina
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 Posted in Banja Luka, Bosansko Grahovo, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Bugojno, Buško Blato, Duvno, Glamoč, Jajce, Kakanj, Kupres, Kurtovina, Livno, Nuglašica, Sarajevo, Travnik, Vinica, Ćurković | No Comments »Back in November 2007 my official foray into the world of blogs began when I wrote my first ever post featuring a listing of places in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina where Ćurković families could be found. My list was never meant ...
Connecting & Uniting Families in the Zavelim Area…with Asphalt
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in News, Roško Polje, Vinica | 1 Comment »In this day and age, it is often hard to believe that certain areas of Bosnia and Hercegovina are still without modern day conveniences such as asphalted roads. Today I received a message from a new volunteer group based out of ...
Roško Polje Celebrates 250 Years
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Events, Roško Polje, Vinica, Websites, Ćurković | No Comments »A special anniversary in the western corner of the Duvno (Tomislavgrad) area is in the works this month. The people of Roško Polje, known locally as the Rožani, are anticipating the return of many family members and friends from other ...
The Rebirth of Old Traditions
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Catholic Church, Events, Feast Days, Traditions, Vinica | 1 Comment »This past Saturday marked the rebirth of an old tradition in the Vinica area of Tomislavgrad. Between the villages of Bilobrci and Ćurkovići lies a cave known as Bilobrkova pećina (Bilobrk's Cave). For the first time since just after World ...