Blood Is Thicker Than Water: a story by Pedro Gospodnetic
A hot morning at the old stone house was interrupted by the arrival of a letter. My great-grandmother Tone was overcome with emotion when she saw that the sender was [...]
FROM THE KRKA HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT TO THE CÓRDOBA POWER STATION: THE JOURNEY OF MARKO SLADIĆ
Marko Sladić was born on January 11, 1896, in Plastovo, a small village near Šibenik in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Faced with the harsh living conditions of his [...]
The Story Behind The Postcard of Adriana Curin
Every postcard carries a story, and this one tells a touching tale of family, friendship, and the enduring bonds between Croatia and Argentina. The postcard was sent by Aunt Nide [...]
COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE
Commemorative Plaque Unveiled to Mark the 30th Anniversary of Croatia Street in Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentine Patagonia By Branko Marinov Martinic On Saturday, June 27, at 4:30 p.m., the [...]
PAŠKO ALUJEVIĆ known as Theodore Lovich
Paško Alujević was born in 1898 in Split, to Ivan Alujević and Ana, née Dvornik. Ana’s father, Paško, owned a tavern and was a fervent supporter of the National [...]
Croatians in the Storm of Pearl Harbor
The fiftieth U.S. state, Hawaii, an overseas territory of the United States, is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Command. On the island of Oʻahu, in Pearl Harbor [...]
Croats in the Shadow of the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Silver Town in the Desert Tombstone is located in the American state of Arizona, in Cochise County, not far from the Mexican border. It was founded in 1879 [...]
GOJKO SPRALJA SQUARE
A ceremony was held in San Pedro, California, to inaugurate Gojko Špralja Square, honoring a longtime leader and highly respected member of the Croatian-American community. The event was attended [...]
ALEJANDRO GOIC KARMELIC
Ajelandro Goic Karmelic was born in Punta Arenas on March 7, 1940, a descendant of Croatian emigrants from the island of Brač. He was ordained a priest in 1966, [...]
ANTHONY MISETICH
Anthony Misetich was born and raised in San Pedro, California, USA. He attended elementary school at South Shores elementary school in San Pedro and graduated in 1972. Anthony’s [...]