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 ...
School Days in Golinjevo
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in Cikojević/Cikoja, Golinjevo, Livno, Memories, Photos | 4 Comments »Labour Day in Canada usually symbolizes the end of summer vacation for most kids in Canada. With back to school fresh on everyone's mind, I decided to post this little blast from the past. The following is a picture of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Holy Branches in the Family Tree?
Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in Books, Buško Blato, Catholic Church, Family History, Kurtovina, Livno, Ćurković | 1 Comment »Back in the summer of 2005, the Ćurković family and the entire village of Kurtovina celebrated as Drago Ćurković officially entered the priesthood, serving his first full mass at the local parish church in Rašeljke. The Ćurković family had never really ...
Livanjska katolička prezimena
Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Books, Church Records, Livno | No Comments »Great news for those with roots in the Livno region of Bosnia-Hercegovina! After the success of his last book, Stanovništvo Livanjskog polja u 18. i 19. stoljeću (Population of Livanjsko Polje in the 18th and 19th Centuries), young author Tomislav ...