This Page includes links to stories I have written about special ancestors on my family tree or places relative to my ancestral heritage. It also includes special memories and a list of links for further exploration. A Suggested Reading list pertaining to Yugoslavian Immigrants to America as well as the Cultural History of Bosnia, Croatian, Montenegro and Serbia is found on the “Suggested Books ” tab.
Ana Puškarić Kučinić Puskarich Part 1: 1886 — 1912 — A documented history of Ana’a life including information about family of origin and her marriage to Mijat Kučinić.
Anthony “Tony” Joseph Salopek 1904-1968 — Summary of Accomplishments
Alaskan Attraction — Reflections on my Yugoslav connection to Alaska
Carrie’s Furnace — thoughts from my Popcorn Party Blog. Reflections about my grandmother, Katie Kucinic Salopek working in the steel mills of Duquesne, Pennsylvania.
Catherine Ann Kučinić Salopek Interview — Transcript of personal interview on 17 September 1986, approximately one year before she passed away. Listen to an mp3 of the actual six-minute interview
Christmas at Our Door — Why I know there really IS a Santa Claus!
Coal Black Crown — This historical fiction is based on a true experience from the life of my grandmother, Mara Oreb Gagich, who eventually mothered eleven children.
Finding Family in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — Mother’s Day tribute to family historian Yvonne L. Blair Morgan, spotlighting her research in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Golden Nuggets — Expression of my feelings of Alaska and trying to envision it through the eyes of my grandfather Srdan Gagich.
Grandma Katie’s Chicken: Comforting Generations — Grandma Katie Salopek’s Breaded Chicken Recipe
Grandmas Rule — Reflections of my grandmas from Popcorn Party Blog.
Grave Digging Halloween — Photo of my grandparents’ graves in Western Pennsylvania and reflections of cemetery involvement
Halloween Tribute to My Mom — Brief Post and You Tube video as a tribute to the Halloween Costumes my mother enjoyed making so much!
Home for the Holidays — Where is “home” for the holidays?
Hunting Grandma’s Grave — Personal narrative of my experience in trying to locate the grave of my great-grandmother, Ana Puškarić Kučinić Puskarich, in a Washington, Pennsylvania cemetery.
Springtime Radish Flowers — Tutorial from Grandma Katie’s Kitchen.
Treadwell Mine Trail — Snapshots of mining remnants along the trail. Someday I hope to determine if my grandpa Srdan Đođić (Gagich) worked there at one time.
See also — Duquesne Croatians.
Links to Cultural and Genealogical information relevant to my American immigrants from the countries of Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro.
Croatian Genealogy & Family History
Defense of Korčula from Turkish attack in 1571 — Written by Antun Rozanović, who led the defense
Croatian-in-English Robert Jerin’s Links
Rodoslovlje: Serbian Genealogy Society
Rodoslovlje: Serbian Genealogy Society — Medieval Serbia
Serb Land of Montenegro — History of Montenegro Online
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