In answer to "Croatian Hot Spots" Our family were started out in 1910 in the mines in Colorado where there was a large Croatian (then called Austria-Dalmatia) settlement. Mine work brought them to Globe, Arizona, as well. Others of their family were in New York City and Chicago where other pockets of Croatian families settled. It was interesting to me to see the pattern of movement of the Croatian families. My own settled the wilderness of far west Texas after having been to the states noted above. When they pioneered the area, numerous of other families followed them. Bee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Birkholz, James" <James.Birkholz@usa.okmetic.com> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 12:47 PM Subject: [CROATIA-L] US Croatian hot spots > I'm curious about settlement patterns of Croatians in the US. > > I know that large groups settled in mining areas, such as Pennsylvania, > Michigan's Upper Pennisula, and western Montana. > Our immigrant was in Akron, Ohio working as a "rubberwork" during the 1910 > census, and 15 years later was in Detroit. Was there a large Croatian > community in Akron and Detroit? Were Croatian immigrants a major force in > rubber production? > > James > > ______________________________

Many Slavonian, Ruthenian, Hungarian and Serbian as well as Croatian men emigrated to South Sharon Pennsylvania in the early 20th century. They found work in the foundries and mills in the area, and possibly in the mines too. The area is known as West Middlesex or Wheatland today. ----- Original Message ----- From: <rmb1@gte.net> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:56 AM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Re: CROATIA-D Digest V02 #99 > In answer to "Croatian Hot Spots" > Our family were started out in 1910 in the mines in Colorado where there was a large Croatian (then called Austria-Dalmatia) settlement. > > Mine work brought them to Globe, Arizona, as well. Others of their family were in New York City and Chicago where other pockets of Croatian families settled. > > It was interesting to me to see the pattern of movement of the Croatian families. My own settled the wilderness of far west Texas after having been to the states noted above. When they pioneered the area, numerous of other families followed them. > > Bee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Birkholz, James" <James.Birkholz@usa.okmetic.com> > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 12:47 PM > Subject: [CROATIA-L] US Croatian hot spots > > > > I'm curious about settlement patterns of Croatians in the US. > > > > I know that large groups settled in mining areas, such as Pennsylvania, > > Michigan's Upper Pennisula, and western Montana. > > Our immigrant was in Akron, Ohio working as a "rubberwork" during the 1910 > > census, and 15 years later was in Detroit. Was there a large Croatian > > community in Akron and Detroit? Were Croatian immigrants a major force in > > rubber production? > > > > James > > > > ______________________________ > > ______________________________