Hi Carolyn, > I have emailed you previously through the SloveniaD genealogy group. I > would like to know if you could tell how I could find out if I have any > living family members in Slovenia. My researcher, Branka Lapajne, has > recently found that my G.Grandmother, Maria Simic, lived in house #12, First of all I would contact your researcher Branka Lapajne and ask her to research further: She knows all dates and situation so, in my opinion, she can help you better than me. > Saderz, Nemska Loka when she gave birth to her first child, Joseph, out of Second, I can't help you in any way, if I don't know when was your g-grandmother born and when was born Joseph? > wedlock. I have a Gottscheer map that indicates the village is no longer > occupied or has been destroyed. Nemska Loka is still occupied and right now there are 7 houses. Unfortunately no one with the surname Simic. > Do you have any suggestions on how I might > proceed from here on finding living relatives? You can try to write to church: ZUPNIJSKI URAD TRG ZBORA ODPOSLANCEV 3 1330 KOCEVJE Slovenia EUROPE > Thanks for your help. You are welcome, daniela from sLOVEnia