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School Days in Golinjevo

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 my mom’s Grade 3 class photo dated June 20, 1962, back in her village of Golinjevo near Livno, Bosnia-Hercegovina. This photo is the oldest picture I have of my mother and it almost came close to being lost forever (that itself is another story).

Far Back (left to right): Perica Galešić (by the tree), Nikola Milardović (by the wall) and Kaja Puđa (head seen by the window)

Third Row (left to right): Šefik Velagić, Zora Puđa, Slavko Klišanin, ? Bajraktarović, Đžemal Bajraktarović, Bože Klišanin, Ante Klišanin, Dika Rašković

Second Row (left to right): Ljubica Ojvan, Zora Klišanin, Ljuba Kuliš, Ljuba Čelar, Janja Milardović, Janja Klišanin, Kaja Mihaljević, Anđa Mihaljević, Branka Čelar, Gojka Čelar, Mara Čelar, Agata Berić

First Row (left to right): Iva Cikojević (my mom), Milka Kuliš, Mara Galešić, Stipe Mihaljević, Fikra? Velagić, Stipe Milardović, Bože Ojvan (teacher), Šefik Bajraktarović, Fata Bajraktarović, Kaja Milardović, Šefik Bajraktarović, Mara Cikojević

My mom has always had a great memory and I am amazed that she still remembers most of her classmates. I have listed the names as told to me by her. Most of the students in this photo were born in 1952. Do you recognize anyone?