>Could anyone recommend any good books on Slovenia-specific history and culture? > One of my favorite books is this one: South Slavic Immigration in America by George J. Prpic, John Carroll University, published by Twayne Publishers a Division of G.K. HALL & Co, Boston c1978 ISBN 0-8057-8413-6 It is very good introduction to Slovene history and their immigration to America -- even naming individuals who came here very early (A Jesuit, Revd Mark Anton Kapus from Kamna Gorica during 1687-1717 explored with Father Francisco Kino Sonora and Arizona). It also mentions however briefly the settlement of Nevada (where mine ended up) and names some prominent Slovenes. It also states that around 1908 there were over 100,000 Slovenes in the United States... And "that seldom has any Slavic nationality group shown as much constructive creativeness as the Slovenians did. By 1930 they had some 80 national homes valued at more than one and a half million dollars with some 20,000 affiliated members. 40 were in PA, 10 in Ohio, while the rest were scattered in 10 different states." My grandfather ended up in Nevada but he had brothers and nephews in PA,Ohio, and AL to name just a few. These homes were very important -- he had a relative that tried to find him and said he had found the rest of the family thru these homes --everyone except my grandfather who was living in McGill, NV where there were other Slovene miners but not a home. Cherie Gardner Harmon [email protected] My Matija KOCJAN md Josefa BLATNIK 1905 Sunnyside, Carbon co , Utah. Matija father was Janez KOCJAN and his mother was Katerina HOCEVAR or KOCEVAR. Josefa's father was Josef BLATNIK and her mother was Sophia DOBRIHA. Matija KOCJAN was from Stopno near Skocijan and Josefa BLATNIK was from sv Primoz near Studenec (Sevnica) both close to Krsko in Slovenia. Matija (Matt) KOCJAN had brothers Andy, John, and Martin who also came to US. (Matt came in 1895 via Germany) We do not know anything about Martin KOCJAN or his descendants. Andy had a son Andy Jr. who settled in Niles, Girard co, Ohio. John has descendents named PAUSIC in Alabama and YAKISH near Pittsburg,PA. Josefa BLATNIK (entered US 1905 via Mass.) had in the US one brother John BLATNIK who md Rosie MIKILICH of Montana. -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Ziemer <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, April 08, 2001 11:19 AM Subject: History - Culture Hi there - Could anyone recommend any good books on Slovenia-specific history and culture? Novels in English? Not just for myself, but to provide basic info to visitors to my web page. -Raymond Ziemer Warrenville, IL Researching RADOVAN, RADEK, MOZINA