Joseph Chavka wrote: > > Hi list > > Does anyone know the Web site for the Croation Fraternal Union of America > (CFU URL) > > Joe > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leslie Prpich" <lprpich@uvic.ca> > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 9:06 AM > Subject: RE: [CROATIA-L] Surnames being researched > > > Hi Joseph, Welcome to the Croatia list. I'm always thrilled when someone > > researching in Lovinac pops up. My grandfather Anton PRPIC was born in > > Lovinac in 1884; he and his brothers emigrated to North America in 1902, > > eventually settling near Kenaston, Saskatchewan. There are Lovinac > > SEKULICHes and ZDUNICHes among the Croatian community in Kenaston. I'm > even > > related to some of them, although not closely. > > > > You will probably be interested in this message posted on the Rootsweb > > message boards. > > This fellow is also researching someone named SEKULICH from Lovinac. > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jRC.2ACE/696.1967 > > > > I haven't done any research in the old country yet, so I can't be much > help > > to you there. I am interested to know when your immigrant ancestor left > > Lovinac, and where they settled. > > > > Would love to hear more from you, Leslie in Victoria, BC > > Croatian Fraternal Union of America The Croatian Fraternal Union, based in Allegheny City, now the North Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was a well known organization which provided life insurance, annuities to its Croatian immigration population members. http://www.croatianfraternalunion.org/ The Croatian Faternal Union of Greater Milwaukee has a Web site listed below but there is no connection between the two oragizations. http://ucfu.virtualave.net/links.html The Ellis Island Records Web site lists 176 surname Sekulic' who emigrated to the U.S. Some appear to have been from Lovinac which is located 98 miles south of Zagreb and near Sveti Rok in Zadar region of Dalmacija. http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/