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NIKOLA PASKULIC</FONT SIZE=6><BR>from Western Australia</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="npaskpaint.jpg"><BR>Nikola (at right) with her work</CENTER> <P> Nikola is the webmaster's 4th cousin, once removed, Rachel Dobric's 3rd and 6th cousin, 1st 2 generations removed from Roy Dobric, with relationships to the Kiwi Sebaljas and Paladins, as well as the Argentine Piskulics. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>COUSIN MARTINA, ONCE AGAIN, IN HARM'S WAY</FONT SIZE=6><BR>this time in Moscow</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="martinahr.jpg"><BR>Martina with Amnesty International balloons</CENTER> <P> Cousin Martina's facebook contact with cousins has confirmed her safe exit from strife torn Russia, to her home in Croatia. <P> Her previous venture to Belgrad, Serbia, for an Amnesty International solidarity demonstration, ended semi-peacefully as the authorities were able to maintain control. <P> This was not the case in Moscow as an Amnesty International lawyer, seeking prosecution against the alleged murderer of a Chechen girl, was himself <A HREF="http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/prominent-human-rights-lawyer-murdered-moscow-20090119">murdered</A>, and a bomb exploded in Moscow's airport, killing an additional 31 people. While Martina is often dispatched to sites of Human Rights violations as a delegate of Amnesty International, this trip was a personal trip. Seems that if she cannot find danger, it finds her. Concern was high that the "bad guys" might not know that, and that Amnesty International workers might be targetted.. <P> The family was relieved to learn that Martina's flight was to/did depart from a different airport. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>A WEDDING IN ARGENTINA<BR>ANTONIO SOKOLIC TIES THE KNOT</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="vows.jpg"><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Antonio's turn to recite vows<P><P><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=147290088657962&set=at.147289935324644.38577.100001309157744.1204797988&pid=228164&id=100001309157744"><IMG SRC="antoniomarido.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Antonio and bride, Eugenia Quatrini</TH> <TH> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Relationship to others found within these pages: <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-merz.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. <A HREF="merzlock.html">Merzlocks</A>. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-adalbert.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="jezdob.html">Adalbert Jezic</A> branch. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-durd.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to <A HREF="thebook.jpg">Durdica Jezic</A>, the museum curator. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-soco.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="patsoco.html">Istrian Socolichs</A> and Sebaljas. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-kar.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Kargacins and Cvetkos, and Deranjas. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-sock.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="paulasock.pdf">Idaho Sockolichs</A>. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-novi.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Novi Sokolics. <P ALIGN=LEFT > <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-krsto.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Krsto Zoricic, the town Historian. <P ALIGN=LEFT > <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="sok-pask.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="tucsondob.html">Australian Paskulichs and Arizona Dobrics</A>. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Ranko, through Maricic and Sokolic, was also <A HREF="sebastian25.html">1st cousin</A> to <A HREF="anton.html">the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics</A>, the children of his <A HREF="filipina.html">Aunt Filipina</A>, as well as to <A HREF="ivanpaladin.jpg">Ivan Paladin</A>, whose mother, <A HREF="anksoka.jpg">Anka Sokolic</A>, was sister to Ranko's father, <A HREF="katarina.html">Anton</A> Sokolic.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>. . .ON OUR COUSINS FOOTPRINTS, YEARS LATER</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>I just love it when photos show up with cousins standing in other cousins footprints. The first meeting of Seguljas and Merzlocks (Mrzljaks) in one hundred years, this side of the Atlantic, occurred two years ago with John Merzlock and his family meeting with me at a restaurant near Disneyland. This meeting was followed by Rick Merzlock meeting with Julie and Johnny McElroy in Fort Worth Texas. Here are photos of our families passing like two ships in the night. Mary Segulja Kriskovic in black. <BR> <IMG SRC="columbia.jpg"></TH><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1460040539#!/photo.php?fbid=1421143376163&set=a.1421139056055.67394.1460040539"><IMG SRC="merzcolumbia.jpg"></A><BR><P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>(above) Left to right: Rick (me) Karl Hanson (brotherinlaw) in front is Veronica (sister) back is Barbara (sister) Steve Tucker (brotherinlaw) Lynda Tucker (sister) John (brother), Karma (sister inlaw) <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The Merzlocks are 2nd cousins to the Oregon Jezics and Woods, and 3rd cousins to the Arizona, Texas, and Novi Seguljas and Spojas, the Argentine Sokolics, the Novi Miletics, and the Kiwi Maricics as well as 3rd cousins to those in Adalbert Jezic's branch. They are also 4th cousin to Durdica Jezic Kriskovic, the Novi museum curator.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>TCU AND JOE SEGULJA FEEL LIKE WINNERS<BR>IN ROSE BOWL VICTORY</FONT SIZE=6><BR>. . .those Texans love football</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="tcurose.jpg"><BR>We Won!</CENTER> <P> Joe Segulja in attendance at TCU's first bowl appearance since a devastating death penalty imposed by the NCAA, which eliminated the sports programs in 1987. TCU proved they were real, besting the Big 10 representative, Wisconsin, 21-19. <P> Joe is the son of Tom Segulja and Ann Bako, the grandson of Vence Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, and the great grandson of Roko Segulja and Marija Jezic, and, Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. Joe is double 2nd cousin to the webmaster and the rest of the Arizona Seguljas, 2nd cousin to the Novi Seguljas, the Novi Miletics, the Novi Spojas, the Novi Balics, the Novi Butkovics, the Novi Sokolics, and the Novi Antonics, the Argentine Sokolics, and the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics. Joe is also 3rd cousin to the Jezics, Merzlocks, and Kargacins. . .and the list goes on. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>LUIS SOKOLIC SCORES ON SOME IMPRESSIVE CATFISH<BR>en Argentina</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="bagre.jpg"><BR>Luis with a couple of keepers<BR>photo stolen from his facebook page </CENTER> <P> Luis is the son of Ranko Sokolic and Rosa Brizuela, grandson of Katarina (Catalina) Maricic and Anton Sokolic, great grandson of Genoveva Segulja and Nikola Maricic, and great great grandson of Roko Segulja and Marija Jezic. Luis is married to Perly Cuevas and father of the webmaster's facebook friends, Pablo and Virginia. <P> To see his entire Argentine family, Click <A HREF="sokarg.html">HERE</A>. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>RUZICA (Chris) KRISKOVIC MAHAFFEY<BR>JOURNEY TO AMERICA</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH></TH><TH><A HREF="ruzicamike.jpg"><IMG SRC="ruzicamikesm.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Ruzica and Mike<P></TH><TH></TH></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF="ruzicaistefica.jpg"><IMG SRC="ruzicaisteficasm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Chris and Stefica (Stephanie)<BR>hand colored by Chris in Novi</TH><TH><A HREF="tonymowing hay.jpg"><IMG SRC="tonymowinghaysm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><A HREF="maryk.html">Tony</A> cutting hay by hand<BR>for the family livestock</TH><TH><A HREF="kingpeter.jpg"><IMG SRC="kingpetersm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>King Peter<BR>visited Chris's classroom</TH></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF="ruzstemarionrex.jpg"><IMG SRC="ruzstemarionrexsm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Ruzica, Stefanie, and Marija<BR>dining aboard the Rex<BR>coming to America center table</TH><TH><A HREF="rex.jpg"><IMG SRC="rexsm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The Italian cruiseship Rex<BR>sailing from Bari, Italy</TH><TH><A HREF="goodbyrex.jpg"><IMG SRC="goodbyrexsm.jpg" HSPACE=30"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The Rex conscripted by Nazis<BR>bombed by British warplanes</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Ivan Kriskovic 1719</TH><TH>&</TH><TH>Katarina Potocnjak 1708</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Vicenca K 1749</TH><TH>sist & bro</TH><TH> Lovre K 1745</TH><TH>bro</TH><TH>Jakov 1753</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Katarina K 1781</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Margareta K 1784</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Silvester 1780</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Maria Petrinovic 1808</TH><TH> 2nd</TH><TH>Mate Mudrovcic 1821</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Thoma 1813</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Ivan Zanic 1846</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Mate Mudrovcic 1850</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Jakov 1846</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Daniel Z 1872 </TH><TH> 4th</TH><TH>Ivanja M 1895</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Albin 1880</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Rosa K 1869</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Ana Z 1899</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Mary 1921, Marge 1924</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Marija 1911, Anton 1917, Ruzica 1924</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Julian 1895</TH></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF="cathparac.jpg">Catherine Parac</A></TH><TH>6th</TH><TH>Bill 1961, Mike 1947</TH><TH>6th</TH><TH>Boris, Bill 1961, Jerel</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Russell 1943</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Gary, Kathryn,<BR>& Matt</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Rachel 1992</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>She is also 4th cousin, once removed to the webmaster through a Kabalin line. </TH><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>In her single, postwar days, Chris was a swimsuit and fashion model. . .something I did not know until I saw the photos! And, today she would be an oddity: she came to California/America, <A HREF="ruzicvisa.jpg">Fully Documented!</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Below, view another of Tony's sisters, Ruzica, or Chris with her husband Norman (to the right), view cousin Michael Pottorff in the center, in red, and to the left view Chris's son Jerel with his wife Valerie and son Matt. <P> <IMG SRC="80.5c.jpg" HSPACE=10> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The photo at the top, in the back of the limo, was taken of Chris and I during the celebration of my Aunt Mary's Kriskovich's life. Everybody on the bottom line of each column (see chart left) from our family that split apart in the early 1700's, was someone I spoke with in person, during that two week period in December, the exception being Boris Sebalja, though computer lines between his Auckland home and my Southern California home are tested near daily. Three hundred years and we still talk to each other! Some kind of family, huh? </TH></TR> </TABLE <p> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>ELDEN WHISMAN, aka E-WIZ, HITS ANOTHER HOMER<BR>CAREER AS A RAPPER IS PROGRESSING</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> A rap song penned in the locker room of his high school team's winning season, drew requests for more songs as the winning streak continued. Convinced that his songs, and his .400 batting average, were responsible for the teams continued success, he was appointed the team's "Mojo." The season ended with Elden knocking in the come from behind tying run, with friend and music aficionado Josh knocking in the winning run in the Championship Game. The season is over, but the band plays on, as witnessed by Elden's latest production. <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>A rapper in the family? Whoda thunk it? At least he's not a Congressman. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Elden is the son of Johanna Hansen and Don Whisman, grandson of Annie Segulja and Jack Hansen, great grandson of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric.</TH> <TH><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/16781793?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0" width="398" height="224" frameborder="0"></iframe></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>DUSTIN BERG, WIFE DEBBIE, AND KIDS,<BR>SPEND A RATHER FRIGID NEW YEARS EVE</FONT SIZE=6><BR>IN THE COLDER THAN NORMAL CALIFORNIA DESERT WITH THEIR SAND TOYS </CENTER> <P> Click the photo below to see more photos. <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=1564903842851&set=a.1126681487566.2019416.1243040120&pid=31441376&id=1243040120"><IMG SRC="debndus.jpg"></A><BR> Deb and Dustin "chillin" in the desert heat </CENTER> <P> Dustin is the son of Paula Hansen and Robert Berg, grandson of Annie Segulja and Jack Hansen, great grandson of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>RACHEL DOBRIC<BR>OUR CLIMATE CHANGE DELEGATE IN CANCUN</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="rachelole.jpg"><IMG SRC="rachelolesm.jpg" HSPACE=20"></A><BR> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>A hat to fend off the heat from the 100 year cold spell</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>5th Cousin (to the webmaster, Rachel Dobric from Auckland, as she shops for hats (left) and frolics in the Carribbean (right) during breaks in the action at the Cancun conference where "everyone talked about the weather. . . ." Rachel was New Zealand's youngest delegate at last year's conference in Copenhagen.<P ALIGN=LEFT> </CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4></TH> <TH><A HREF="carribbean.jpg"><IMG SRC="carribbeansm.jpg" HSPACE=20"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rachel's environmentally color coordinated swimsuit</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER> Rachel (rt) with Kiwi friend Brittany, stating their position <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8AhX5Zcrv2g?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8AhX5Zcrv2g?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> I am certain that Rachel will have it figured out long before the current collection of speakers and scientists collect their last check. <P> Look for Rachel to assume a prominent position in the diplomatic field, or, perhaps she will become the family's first Prime Minister. To see more photos from her trip, click <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=476870476602&set=t.1170546041">HERE</A>. To learn more about the Kiwi Youth Delegation, Click <A HREF="http://youthdelegation.org.nz/youth">HERE</A>. <P> Rachel's family is related to several Novljanis--being cousins to the US and Novi Seguljas, the Australian Paskulichs, the Arizona Dobrics, the Kiwi Sebaljas, the Kiwi Paladins, and the California Piskulic-Kriskovichs. <p> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>AWFUL NEWS</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> WE JUST LOST MARY SEGULJA KRISKOVICH 19 DECEMBER, 1921-4 DECEMBER, 2010 <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="marykrip.jpg"><BR>(Aunt) Mary, seated, with grandson Daniel, granddaughter Kathryn, granddaughter Teresa, daughter Antoinette, and son-in-law Larry Reynolds</CENTER> <P> from Toni's facebook page: <BLOCKQUOTE> Toni Reynolds My Mom passed away peacefully this morning, no pain from the pancreatic cancer, which we are grateful for. Now to setup the services for later in the week. 2 hours ago ·LikeUnlike · Comment </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> . . . more from brother Bill <BLOCKQUOTE> Last night at around 12:15 am my mom passed away. Her health had declined this past year from previous strokes and was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Last friday she had another stroke and was unable to take in nourishment. She was in bed and conscious for most of the week and could respond to visitors. She had a very good day on thursday and friday and was resting peacefully friday evening. Thankfully, Stana, a caregiver for my mom the past 5 years and a friend prior to her first stroke was with her and my mom was holding her hand. <P> I arrived in time to say goodbye and I love you and was able to put my sister on the phone to do the same. Mom was aware of our presence and she died peacefully. While we will miss her tremendously, we are relieved that she did not have to battle cancer at the end and that she is now in a much better place. <P> Thanks to everyone for your support and friendship over the years. It has been a comfort and it is much appreciated. <P> <P> Bill and Toni </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE MERZLOCK HOMEFRONT</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Daniella Merzlock December 4 at 3:23am Report <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Hey Michael. I know I'm really not good at staying up with things through facebook, but I was looking at your bulletin page and noticed that our third child needs to be added. His name is Tayson Oakley Merzlock and we had him on August 10, 2010. I tried to attach one of his newborn pictures (which is a prize-winning photo- my feathers are fluffed with pride) hopefully it came through. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Daniella Merzlock December 4 at 3:24am Report <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>I forgot to add: the photographer named this photo "Come Home Soon"- as if that doesn't just tug on your heartstrings. </TH> <TH><IMG SRC="comehomedaddy.jpg"><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Click <A HREF="comehomesoon.jpg">HERE</A> to see Blackfoot Fair Award.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>WORDS FROM A PATRIOT</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="kcjeep.jpg" HSPACE=20><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>K.C. "at work"</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> K.C. Merzlock -- My Sarge came into my little hut today and saw that I had gone through a lot of trouble in making my and my 3 buddies living condition better. When asked why, I simply said..... "What kind of person would I be if I did not try to make the world around me a better place." <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Yesterday at 8:43am ·UnlikeLike · Comment</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> K.C. is the son of Michael Merzlock, husband to Daniella (see above), third cousin to the webmaster, making K.C. 3rd or 4th cousin to the U.S. German, Cro, Montenegran Jezics, the Argentine Sokolics, the Croatian and German Miletics, and the South African and Belgian Antics, and to the U.S. and Croatian Seguljas. <P> To see K.C.'s branch of U.S. Merzlocks (Mrzljaks), click <A HREF="merzlock.html">HERE</A>. <p> <P> <font size=5>IVAN MAZURANIC, SCION OF CROATIAN NOBILITY, NAMESAKE OF THE MAN ON THE 100 KUNA BILL, AND RELATIVE TO MOST OF THE READERS OF THIS PAGE, HAS YET ANOTHER HONOR--DAUGHTER ISADORA HAS RECEIVED HER MASTER'S DEGREE FROM THE STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS</font size=5> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="ivanisadora.jpg"><IMG SRC="ivanisadorasm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Ivan Mazuranic and Isadora Mazuranic<P><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>For larger image, click photos</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Hi Mike, <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> As a proud father I wish to contribute to the famous <font color="red">SEGULJA BULLETIN BOARD</font color="red"> with the following news: <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> My daughter Isidora Gunri Mazuranic (b. 1986) has graduated and got her Master s degree from the prestigious  Stockholm School of Economics! . <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> On the 12th November in the City Hall of Stockholm (one of the most beautiful and well known buildings in Sweden and the most exclusive ballroom in Stockholm, frequently used for e.g. the yearly Nobel Banquet) Isidora received her diploma/certificate. The ceremony was followed by banquet dinner and dance. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Of course, the proud parents and her sister were present. <P> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Regards <P> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Ivan M. </TH><TH><A HREF="ivanfam.jpg"><IMG SRC="ivanfamsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>David Larsson, Kerstin Pehrsson Mazuranic, Julia Mazuranic, Isidora Mazuranic, Ivan Mazuranic</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <p> <P> <CENTER>THE FIRST SNOWS SIGNAL TIME FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY ROUND-UP</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=1655764281539&set=a.1655754201287.99242.1460040539&pid=1692981&id=1460040539"><IMG SRC="fallroundup.jpg"></A><BR>Rick Merzlock and friends moving cattle from the high country</CENTER> <P> Oregon cousin, Rick Merzlock, shares photos from this week's cattle drive. Yes, cousins, Rick doesn't merely own a hat and a horse; he is a real cowboy!! <P> <P> <CENTER>THE MERZLOCKS STAGE A MINI-REUNION ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER<BR>photos by Rick Merzlock</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1460040539#!/photo.php?fbid=1421143376163&set=a.1421139056055.67394.1460040539"><IMG SRC="merzcolumbia.jpg"></A><BR>click above for more pics</CENTER> <P> (above) Left to right: Rick (me) Karl Hanson (brotherinlaw) in front is Veronica (sister) back is Barbara (sister) Steve Tucker (brotherinlaw) Lynda Tucker (sister) John (brother), Karma (sister inlaw) <P> The Merzlocks are 2nd cousins to the Oregon Jezics and Woods, and 3rd cousins to the Arizona, Texas, and Novi Seguljas and Spojas, the Argentine Sokolics, the Novi Miletics, and the Kiwi Maricics as well as 3rd cousins to those in Adalbert Jezic's branch. They are also 4th cousin to Durdica Jezic Kriskovic, the Novi museum curator. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>AUSSIE PETER PASKULICH VISITS HONG KONG</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=446593247534&set=a.446580342534.240120.521347534&pid=5332708&id=521347534"><IMG SRC="petahhk.jpg"></A><BR>Peter with a few of his fans; Click photo for more Hong Kong pics </CENTER> <P> Peter, the son of John Paskulich, is 4th cousin to the Arizona and Texas Seguljas, 6th cousin to the Kiwi Sebaljas in Gary Sebalja's generation, 1st cousin to Rachel and Nikola Paskulich (Australia), 2nd to the Tucson Dobrics (Roy's kids), and 3rd to Rachel Dobric in Auckland. Peter is also 5th cousin to Ivan Paladin's children in Auckland, but as Ivan's mother was Anka Sokolic, sister of Anton Sokolic, patriarch of the <A HREF="sokarg.html">Argentine Sokolics</A>, he is also 6th cousin to them! And, thanks to a common ancestor, Vicenzo Piskulic in 1704, Peter is 8th cousin to his namesakes in <A HREF="pisk4.html">Argentina</A>. Peter's father, John, was also second cousin (through Sokolic) to Novljani Vinko and Milica Sokolic (the Arizona and Texas Segulja's 2nd cousins through Mudrovcic), making Peter third cousin to Vinko's sons Sasa and Marin, and, Milica's sons Christian and Zoran. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>VIRGINIA GER INTRODUCES HER NEW FASHION LINE</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=457865024059&set=a.457864844059.259494.641869059"><IMG SRC="vger.jpg"></A><BR>Click photo for complete line</CENTER> <P> Argentine cousin Virginia is the daughter of Gabriela Tonelli and Antonio Ger, the granddaughter of Margareta Sokolic and Edgar Tonelli, the great granddaughter of Katarina Maricic and Anton Sokolic, the great great granddaughter of Genoveva Segulja and Nikola Maricic, and the great great great granddaughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic. Her grandmother is 2nd cousin to the webmaster, the Arizona, Texas, and Novi Seguljas, 3rd cousin to the Idaho Merzlocks and Oregon Jezics and Woods, 3rd cousin to the Jezics descended from Adalbert Jezic, and 3rd cousin to the Kargacins of St. Louis and the Cvetkos of Opatija. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>SOCOLICH TOMB IN PULA</FONT SIZE=6><BR>Patrizia finds Paolo</CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Dear Mike, <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> If you remember, I have told you that we could not find a tomb of Paulus (Paolo) Socolich in Pula. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Recently, the Ministry of culture of Croatia has decided to proclaim the complete old part of the cemetery Monte Ghiro in Pula cultural heritage and under special protection. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> I have contacted the historian appointed by the Ministry to identify tombs of most importance, asking if he, by a chance, has noted the Socolich or Rocco surname during his research (knowing that we were the ONLY Socolich family in Pula). <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> He replied with a picture of the tomb, complete list of names and dates written on the epigraph and describing its position - it s located in a very central part of the old cemetery. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> As you can see, there are fresh flowers on the tomb, someone still remembers our old ones& . <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Cheers! <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Patrizia </TH><TH> <IMG SRC="paolosoc.jpg" HSPACE=50></TH> <TH> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>FAMIGLIA <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> PAOLO SOCOLIC E ANTONIO ROCCO <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> ELENA SOCOLIC <BR> NATA SBISÀ <BR> D ANNI 62 <BR> MORTA LI 9 GIUGNO 1880 <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> PAOLO SOCOLIC <BR> D ANNI 78 <BR> +LI 27 AGOSTO 1898 <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> EUGENIA ROCCO <BR> NATA SOCOLIC <BR> NATA LI 31 AGOSTO 1860 <BR> MORTA LI 24 GIUGNO 1927 <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> ANTONIO ROCCO <BR> NATO 6.11.1855 <BR> MORTO 20.1.1931 <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> EGIDIO ROCCO <BR> *22.2.1889 <BR> +14.1.1936 </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> Paulus, who was born in 1820, was the first of Patrizia's ancestors to migrate to the Istrian Peninsula of Pula. To see her family, Click <A HREF="patsoco.html">HERE</A>. </CENTER> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="asjawed.jpg" HSPACE=25></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=5><FONT COLOR="red">ASJA IS MARRIED</FONT COLOR="red"><BR><FONT COLOR="blue">Comment - Like - Like a lot</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Asja, aka Mrs. Domogoj Gencel, known as Pingu Asja in the facebook world--Pingu=Penguin, complicated story--is the daughter of Visnja Spoja and Milan Mrdja, her grandparents are Blazenka Segulja, and Stefan Spoja, and her great grandparents are Josip Segulja and Ursula Sokolic, and her great great grandparents are Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic. <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=6>The photos of our South American cousins pilgrimage to their ancestral home are in</FONT SIZE=6> . . . <BR> and many of them would not have been possible without some of our Cro cousins stepping up to the plate, grabbing the bull by the horns, and acting as guides. (Bet, that translates well!) <P> First stop was in Zagreb, where the first person the Argentine and Colombian Sokolics and/or descendents met was another Socolich: Patrizia Socolich, who was descended from the very first set of inlaws the Segulja family had in Novi. Patrizia is also related two different ways as 6th cousin. <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=1652032226342&set=a.1652030506299.2095646.1403124243"><IMG SRC="soko-soco-zag.jpg"></A></CENTER> <P> From left to right, Luciana, Alejandra, Carmen, Patrizia, and Elvira. <P> Luciana is Elvira's daughter while Alejandra and Carmen are both daughters of Margareta, Elvira's sister. Both Elvira and Margareta are 2nd cousins to the the webmaster. <P> The next stop was in Opatija, where the webmaster's 2nd cousin (Maruska)'s daughters, Suzana and Sonja met with the South Americans. <P> In addition to Maruska sharing a 2nd cousin relationship, through Segulja, to Elvira, she also shared a 1st cousin relationship, through Maricic, as her mother, Filipina, was sister to Elvira's mother Katarina. <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=1652050626802&set=a.1652049666778.2095647.1403124243"><IMG SRC="opatija.jpg"></A></CENTER> <P> <CENTER>Double 2nd/3rd cousins, from left Suzy, Carmen, Alejandra, Elvira, Luciana, and Sonja.</CENTER> <P> The final stop in North Western Croatia was in our ancestral village of Novi Vindolski, where 3rd cousin once removed Martina Baznik accepted the challenge. One of the more fearless of our cousins, as witnessed by her humanitarian/diplomatic missions to areas not known for humanitarianism or diplomacy, Martina volunteered to be the guide in her ancestral home of Novi despite the fact that she had only been there once, driving through on a road trip. Martina grew up in Labin, in Istria, on the Pula peninsula. <P> Martina looked up 4th cousin Durdica Jezic Kriskovic, the curator of the Novi museum, and 5th cousin twice removed Krsto Zoricic, the town Historian, who still gets excited when a Novljani expatriot walks in the door, despite his 92 years! <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=1427033639144&set=a.1427025078930.2068295.1331893617"><IMG SRC="martina-novi.jpg"></A></CENTER> <P> <CENTER>from left to right in the Novi Museum: Martina, Luciana, Elvira, Krsto, Carmen, Durdica, Alejandra</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>ARRIBA ES TODO PRIMOS!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Karaina Petrinovic 1707 </TH><TH>mar.</TH><TH>Ivan Radetic 1702</TH></TR> <TR><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Marco Petrinovic 1737</TH><TH>h'no-h'na</TH><TH>Lucija Radetic 1741</TH></TR> <TR><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH> Anton Petrinovic 1761 </TH><TH>1 primo</TH><TH>Vicenzo Mazuranic 1776</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Pavao Jezic</TH><TH>&</TH><TH>Catharina Kriskovic</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Marci Radetic 1785</TH><TH>2 primo</TH><TH>Magdalena Mazuranic 1809</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Joseph 1823</TH><TH>hermanos</TH><TH>Pavlus 1820</TH><TH>.</TH><TH> Lucija Radetic 1816 </TH><TH> 3 primo</TH><TH>Ludoviko Zoricic</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mikula 1850</TH><TH>1 primo</TH><TH>Maria 1857<BR>m. Roko Segulja </TH><TH>h'na-h'no</TH><TH>Adalbert Jezic 1863 </TH><TH>4 primo</TH><TH>Peter 1885</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Vladko 1884</TH><TH>2 primos</TH><TH>Genoveva Segulja 1879</TH><TH>1 prima</TH><TH>Paulina 1894</TH><TH> 5 primo</TH><TH>Krsto Zoricic 1919</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Juraj 1935</TH><TH>3 primos</TH><TH>Katarina Maricic 1905</TH><TH>2 prima</TH><TH> Marija Kriskovic 1920 </TH><TH>5th primo menos una generacion</TH><TH>Krsto Zoricic 1919</TR> <TR><TH>Durdica Jezic Kriskovic 1958</TH><TH>4 primos</TH><TH>Margareta Sokolic</TH><TH>3 primos</TH><TH>Vojko Baznik 1951</TH><TH>5th primo menos dos generacion</TH><TH>Krsto Zoricic 1919</TR> <TR><TH>Durdica Jezic Kriskovic 1958</TH><TH>4 primos menos<BR>una generacion</TH><TH>Carmen Tonelli</TH><TH>4 primos</TH><TH> Martina 1975</TH><TH>5th primo menos tres generacions</TH><TH>Krsto Zoricic 1919</TR> <TR><TH>Durdica Jezic Kriskovic 1958</TH><TH>4 primos menos<BR>dos generacions</TH><TH>Mateo Moncayo</TH><TH>4 primos menos uno generacion</TH><TH>Martina 1975</TH><TH>5th primo menos cuatro generacions</TH><TH>Krsto Zoricic 1919</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Martina also arranged views of the Segulja and Sokolic homes, and, a meeting with Andjelko Maricic, Elvira's mother's only surviving sibling, the only male from his generation. . .and, only one of four surviving Segulja males that are older than the webmaster--the other three being Ranko and Antonio Sokolic of Argentina and Ivan Maricic of Australia. <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="andjelko-arg"></CENTER> <P> <CENTER>A meeting of the double cousins--this time including Zeljka Miletic, sister of Maruska Miletic Devcic (Suzy and Sonja's mother). Clockwise from lower left, Elvira, Zeljka, Luciana, Pavica, Alejandra, and Andjelko.</CENTER> <P> Next, they took a journey to the Shrine of our Lady in Medjugorje, Bosnia, then ending up in Dubrovnik, before returning to South America. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>STEFAN SEGULJA POSTS HIS DEGREE IN ENGINEERING!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=stefan%20segulja&init=quick&tas=0.15840206737512274#!/photo.php?fbid=483892453209&set=a.483892433209.288904.732068209"><IMG SRC="stefangrad.jpg"></A></CENTER> <P> To see some of the festivities, click on the photo above to access Stefan's facebook photos. <P> Stefan is the son of the webmaster's 2nd cousin, Ivica Segulja, and shares all of his Segulja relationships. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>MANY OF OUR CROATIAN COUSINS HAVE FOLLOWED<BR> THEIR COUSINS' FOOTSTEPS OUT OF CROATIA BUT,<BR>TO THE SAME ROCK IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES??!!!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="lucpicchu.jpg"><IMG SRC="lucpicchusm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Luciana Leguizamon overlooking Machu Picchu</TH><TH><TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Petrus Segulja 1823</TH><TH>mar.</TH><TH>Maria Dobric 1827</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Roko Segulja 1850</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Manda Segulja 1852</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Genoveva Segulja 1878</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Tereza Petrinovic 1887</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Katarina Maricic 1905</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Mary Kargacin 1922</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Elvira Sokolic</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Pat Vanata 1941</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Luciana Leguizamon 1976</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Debi Cole 1961</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Luciana Leguizamon 1976<BR><IMG SRC="argent.gif"</TH><TH>4th, -1 gen</TH><TH>Jennifer Pierce 1980<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH></TR> </TABLE></TH><TH><A HREF="jenpicchu.jpg"><IMG SRC="jenpicchusm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Jennifer and Glen Pierce on the same rock!</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>WELCOME TO JENNIFER PIERCE OF OUR KARGACIN-PETRINOVIC-SEGULJA BRANCH</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> Jennifer Pierce (left) has found our webpage!<P>Mary Kargacin (Vanatta), the little girl on the right is her great grandmother<P>Jennifer introduces herself: (sent to great aunt Susan Hurst and the webmaster) <P ALIGN=LEFT>Susan and Mike, <BR> I am Debi Evans' daughter, and I think that makes me your second cousin? My mom told me that you were putting together family history. I would be interested to see what you have come up with - is there a website? Also, I would be interested in knowing more about my family in Eastern Europe, especially about both of you. Here is some information about myself: <TABLE> <TR><TH> <A HREF="jenpierce.jpg"><IMG SRC="jenpiercesm.jpg" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Glen and Jennifer Pierce</TH><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> I was born on October 25, 1980 in Atlanta, GA to my mother's first husband, but was raised by James Evans and took on his name. <BR>*Mary Pauline Kargacin b 1922 <BR>had Pat Vanata b 1941 <BR>had <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=263400570244&set=t.611190244&pid=9027733&id=611190244">Debi Cole</A> 1961 mar 1.) Hoyt Griffith 2.) Jamie Evans <BR>had Jennifer Griffith/Evans b 25 Oct 1980 <BR> I married Glen Pierce in 2003. He is from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA and his ancestors are from Western Europe. <BR> I am an architect living in Chicago. My interests are in sustainability and environmental issues, growing food, knitting, hiking, kayaking, and rescuing animals. I have attached a picture of myself and Glen. I am on LinkedIn here and on FaceBook, if you are too I would love to connect. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Jennifer Pierce </TH> <TH><A HREF="vkargfam2.jpg"><IMG SRC="vkargfam2.jpg" HEIGHT=250 WIDTH=150 HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Jennifer's great grandmother Mary (little girl)<BR>her great great grandparents Josip Kargacin and Tereza Petrinovic,<BR>and great great uncle Vladimir Kargacin</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Jennifer flatters the webmaster--her grandmother is actually my 3rd cousin. *Her great grandfather, Paul Vanatta was KIA during WWII, in the European theater, and Mary Kargacin remarried Fred Miller, who became Jimmy Miller's father. <P> Tereza Petrinovic's mother was Manda Cecilia Segulja, sister of Roko Ivan Segulja who married Marija Jezic, becoming an in-law of all the Jezics and Merzlocks, as well as the Zanichs and Cvetkos descending from Roko's other sister Margaretha. <P> To view Jennifer's tree beyond that, click <A HREF="kargacintree.pdf">Here</A> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> ANTELOPE HAVE 20 POWER VISION, AND THEY NEED IT!<BR>WITH RICK MERZLOCK SHOOTING AT THEM FROM 600 YARDS! </FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="prairiegoat.jpg"><IMG SRC="prairiegoatsm.jpg" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rick's buck</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>at left, Rick zeros in on a respectable buck antelope. At right, Rick, takes a celebratory hike back to the truck. Mission accomplished!</TH><TH><A HREF="merzdoeant.jpg"><IMG SRC="merzdoeantsm.jpg" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rick's victory hike</TH></TR> </TABLE </CENTER> <P> Rick, an Oregon resident, is a member of the Idaho Merzlock clan Click <A HREF="merzlock.html">Here</A> to see his family. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>WELCOME ETHAN PETE GREEMAN TO THE FAMILY</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="treyethan.jpg" HSPACE= 30></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B>Michelle Jones Greeman writes:<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Hi Mike- sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The two boys are mine and Ty's and our pride and joy. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Oldest- Robert Patrick "Trey" Greeman, DOB 10-8-05. <BR>Just celebrated his 5th birthday. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Newest addition- Ethan Pete Greeman, DOB 9-21-10.</TH> <TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Roko Segulja<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Petar Segulja<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Peter Segulja Jr.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Kathi Segulja<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Ty Segulja m. Michelle Jones<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>had Trey and Ethan</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>NEW MEXICO COWGIRL KATHI SEGULJA<BR>HAS THE HAT AND THE CATTLE!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages&tid=1677932627362#!/photo.php?fbid=1288784944104&set=a.1288755903378.2037216.1364614869"><IMG SRC="cowgirlkseg.jpg"></A><BR>end of the trail at the corral </CENTER></CENTER> <P> Kathi Segulja Greeman, daughter of Arizona Pete Segulja and Carolyn Franks Segulja, is married to Pat Greeman, has a son Ty Greeman, married to Michelle Jones Greeman, who has Trey (pictured). Kathi is sister to Pete Segulja III, first cousin to the Arizona Seguljas, 2nd cousin to the Novi and Rijeka Seguljas, double second cousin to the Texas Seguljas, 2nd cousin to the Novi and German Miletics, and the South African and Belgian Antichs, 2nd cousin to the Argentine Sokolics, and the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics, 2nd cousin to the Novi Butkovics, the Novi Sokolics, the Auckland Franichs, Posas, and Dobrecs. Kathi is also 3rd cousin to the Kargacins, hailing from Novi by way of Saint Louis, the Jezics and Merzlocks descending from Franko Mrzljak, and 3rd to all the Jezics in the U.S., Germany, Croatia, and Montenegro, descending from Adalbert Jezic, and 3rd to the Cvetkos of Opatija. Click on photo for more photos linked to facebook. <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=5> PALM TREES, SANDY BEACHES, HULA GIRLS. . . AND VOLCANOES!<BR>NOVLJANI-HAWAIIAN COUSIN TRAVIS DELIMONT WORKS WITH VOLCANOES! </FONT SIZE=5> </CENTER> <P> Travis is the son of Karen Deranja Delimont, who reports: <BLOCKQUOTE> Travis is a volunteer at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as a Park Ranger at this time. He just graduated from U.H. Hilo with his B.A. in communication. He has applied for a position. </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="travisd1.jpg"><IMG SRC="travisd1sm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Travis checking out the lava</TH><TH><A HREF="travisd2.jpg"><IMG SRC="travisd2sm.jpg" HSPACE=3></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Travis, conferring with colleagues</TH><TH><A HREF="travisd3.jpg"><IMG SRC="travisd3sm.jpg" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Travis, left, near a hot spot</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> To see the other Novljani families in Travis's tree, Click <A HREF="Deranja.pdf">HERE</A>. <P> <P> <P> <IMG SRC="medjug.jpg" HSPACE=15 ALIGN=RIGHT>The Argentine Sokolic contingent touring the Balkans is heading for Bosnia to visit the <A HREF="http://www.medjugorje-online.com/apparitions/medjugorje.php">Shrine of Our Lady of Medjugorje</A>. <P> While scratching my head, trying to translate "Medjugorje," not realizing it was a place name (would have helped if I could have pronounced it correctly) another Argentine cousin, my 6th once removed, Katy Dickson, came on line and put me out of my translating misery. Thanks to Katy, Luciana says: <P> "Hi Michael!!! Hope you are OK!!! We are in Dubrovnik, it's like a dream!! <P> This country is amazingly beautiful!! <P> Tomorrow we are going to Medjugorje to see the Virgin. A big hug!!! When I arrive in Argentina, I will send you some pictures and I will write to you!!!" <P> Luciana <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> VICENTE DELGADO OF SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO,<BR>ARGENTINA, GETS BAPTIZED </FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="padrinojose"><IMG SRC="padrinojosesm.jpg" HSPACE=100></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>father Horacio Delgado, mother Silvina Sokolic<BR>Delgado, Vicente, Jose Sokolic uncle/padrino</TH><TH><A HREF="josepadrino2.jpg" ><IMG SRC="josepadrino2sm.jpg" HSPACE=100></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The Baptism </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Also part of the Baptism Party, but not in either of these photos was the "madrina," or godmother, Claudia Delgado. <P> To see Jose's photos, posted on facebook, click <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=12889149&fbid=10150180258150290&id=869010289">Here</A>. <P> To see the Sokolics in Argentina, click <A HREF="sokarg.html">Here</A>; To see photos of the original Argentineans click <A HREF="katarina.html">Here</A>. <P> To see the family's pedigree, click <A HREF="sokolicargentina.pdf">Here</A> <P> see below for links to other found within these pages: <P> <P> Click <A HREF="sok-merz.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. <A HREF="merzlock.html">Merzlocks</A>. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-adalbert.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="jezdob.html">Adalbert Jezic</A> branch. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-durd.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to <A HREF="thebook.jpg">Durdica Jezic</A>, the museum curator. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-soco.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="patsoco.html">Istrian Socolichs</A> and Sebaljas. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-kar.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Kargacins and Cvetkos, and Deranjas. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-sock.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="paulasock.pdf">Idaho Sockolichs</A>. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-novi.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Novi Sokolics. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-krsto.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Krsto Zoricic, the town Historian. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-pask.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="tucsondob.html">Australian Paskulichs and Arizona Dobrics</A>. <P> Ranko, through Maricic and Sokolic, was also <A HREF="sebastian25.html">1st cousin</A> to <A HREF="anton.html">the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics</A>, the children of his <A HREF="filipina.html">Aunt Filipina</A>, as well as to <A HREF="ivanpaladin.jpg">Ivan Paladin</A>, whose mother, <A HREF="anksoka.jpg">Anka Sokolic</A>, was sister to Ranko's father, <A HREF="katarina.html">Anton</A> Sokolic. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE KING</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> . . . it's only rock and roll, but I like it!!! <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="martelvis.jpg"><BR>3rd cousin, once removed (to the webmaster) Martina Baznik</CENTER> <P> Croatian cousin, Martina, in Germany, leaning against a statue placed in honor of Elvis Presley, who was stationed there until 1960. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> LAST LICKS OF A MAZURANIC SUMMER IN NOVI </FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> Ana and Julia Mazuranic--daughters of 5th cousin Ivan Mazuranic, holder of several titles of nobility, and, the same family whose earlier Ivan Mazuranic is on the 100 kuna note, enjoy the waning days of Summer in, where else, Novi Vinodol. <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="ajmaz.jpg"><IMG SRC="ajmazsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Ana and Julia along the coast. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>And, to the right, view the much photographed Skopjic island--referred to as "porn" island; yes! it is a nude beach!</TH><TH><A HREF="skoljic.jpg"><IMG SRC="skoljicsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A>.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>NICOLA AND RACHEL PASKULIC GO GAGA DOWN UNDER</FONT SIZE=6> <BR>that's as in "Lady Gaga!" </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF=gaga1.jpg"><IMG SRC="gaga1sm.jpg"></A></TH><TH><A HREF=gaga2.jpg"><IMG SRC="gaga2sm.jpg"></A></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF=gaga3.jpg"><IMG SRC="gaga3sm.jpg"></A></TH><TH><A HREF=gaga4.jpg"><IMG SRC="gaga4sm.jpg"></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE> </TH><TH><A HREF="nicrac.jpg"><IMG SRC="nicracsm.jpg"></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF=gaga5.jpg"><IMG SRC="gaga5sm.jpg"></A></TH><TH><A HREF=gaga6.jpg"><IMG SRC="gaga6sm.jpg"></A></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF=gaga7.jpg"><IMG SRC="gaga7sm.jpg"></A></TH><TH><A HREF=gaga8.jpg"><IMG SRC="gaga8sm.jpg"></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Nicola and Rachel, of Curtin, Australia, are daughters of Jeffrey Paskulic who is 4th cousin to the webmaster. Click <A HREF="tucsondob.html">here</A> to see how their grandmother, Vatroslava is 1st cousin to Roy Dobric of Tucson. They are also 3rd and 6th cousins to Rachel Dobric of Auckland. And they are 5th cousin to the <A HREF="sok-pask.html">Argentine Sokolics</A>, 4th 3 generations removed from Kiwi Ivan Paladin, and 6th to Gary, Wayne, and Lisa Sebalja. And, their father is second cousin to <A HREF="mitsa.html">Milica Sokolic Zoricic</A>, who is second cousin to the Texas and Arizona Seguljas in the webmaster's generation. <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=5">2nd COUSIN, ONCE REMOVED (TO THE WEBMASTER--LUCIANA'S BROTHER)<BR> MARIO CHECKS IN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD USHUAIA,<BR>TIERRA DEL FUEGO, ARGENTINA</FONT SIZE=5> </CENTER> <p> <CENTER><IMG SRC="mariol.jpg"> <BR> Proud Papa, Mario Leguizamon, poses with his three children, <A HREF="constanza.jpg">Constanza</A>, <A HREF="alvaro.jpg">Alvaro</A>, and <A HREF="mario.jpg">Mario</A> </CENTER> <P> Click to see a list of the <A HREF="sokarg.html">Argentine Sokolics</A> and the, now much in need of updating, <A HREF="katarina.html">Katarina (Catalina) page</A>. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>ASJA IS GETTING MARRIED!!!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="pingu1.jpg"><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Asja "Pingu" Mrdja</CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="pingu2.jpg"><IMG SRC="pingu2sm.jpg" HSPACE=25></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Asja at the beach (far right)</TH><TH><A HREF="pingu3.jpg"><IMG SRC="pingu3sm.jpg" HSPACE=25></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Asja (left) in Tunisia</TH><TH><A HREF="pingu4.jpg"><IMG SRC="pingu4sm.jpg" HSPACE=25></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Asja in the moonlight</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> The lucky man is Domagoj Gencel. <P> Asja is the daughter of Visnja Spoja, who is 1st cousin to the Novi Seguljas, 2nd cousin to the Arizona and Texas Seguljas, 2nd cousin to the Argentine Sokolics, the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics, and the Novi Miletics, 3rd cousin the U.S Merzlocks, the Franko Jezic line, and the Adalbert Jezic line, and to the U.S. Kargacins descending from Roko's sister Manda Cecilia and to the Cvetkos and Deranjas descending from Roko's sister Margaretha. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Argentina Sends a Pilgrimage Home</FONT SIZE=6> <BR> <IMG SRC="novivincasa.jpg"><BR>Alejandra, Luciana, Elvira, and Carmen at the Ancestral Segulja Home in Novi </CENTER> <P> Argentine Alejandra and Colombian Carmen are sisters, and, daughters of the webmasters second cousin Margareta. Margareta was the sister of Elvira, who is the mother of Luciana who is 1st cousin to Alejandra and Carmen. <P> Elvira is second cousin to the webmaster and all the Arizona, Texas, and Novi Seguljas. She is also first cousin to the Miletics; Karmen Antic of South Africa, Vinko Miletic of Germany and Novi; Nikola Miletic of Novi; Zeljka Samal of Novi, Maruska Devcic of Klenovica, and Peter Miletic who lived in Karlovac. Elvira is also 1st cousin to Ivan Maricic in Queensland, Australia, and to his sisters Erena Thomson and Margaret Aleksich and late brother Boris of Auckland, New Zealand. And, through Sebalja, Elvira is also 2nd cousin to Boris Sebalja of Auckland. Elvira was also first cousin to Kiwi Ivan Paladin, whose mother Anka Sokolic was sister to Elvira's Sokolic grandfather. <P> Photos coming soon!!! <p> <P> <P> <B> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>DUSTIN'S DAUGHTER KAITLYN TAKES AWARD AT L.A. FAIR</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <p> <CENTER><IMG SRC="dustgirls.jpg"><BR>Dustin and Debbie, flank daughters Kaitlyn and Meaghan at the L.A. County Fair.</CENTER> <P> Kaitlyn took a first place award for knitting a beanie hat in the children's division at the L.A. County Fair! Good going! <P> Dustin is the son of Paula Hansen, grandson of Annie Segulja and Jack Hansen, great grandson of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and great great grandson of Roko Segulja and Marija Jezic, and, Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=6>MEET BOJAN BAZNIK, NEGLECTED 3RD COUSIN</FONT SIZE=6> </CENTER> <P> Bojan has grown concerned that older siblings, brother Hrvoje and sister Martina, are getting all of the facebook and Segulja webpage and gossip page ink. This is being rectified! Note Bojan on top of the Baznik pyramid! <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="bojan.jpg"><IMG SRC="bojansm.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Bojan, sandwiched between gal pals Hana (l) and Natali (r). </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="hrvoje.jpg" HSPACE=50><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Hrvoje, with something good!</TH><TH><A HREF="aimartina.jpg"><IMG SRC="aimartinasm.jpg" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Martina, a wheel in Croatia's Amnesty International<BR>points to a sign, "the poor, no longer, can wait."</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> These Bazniks are the webmaster's 3rd cousins, one generation removed--the same relationship being held by the Arizona, Texas, and Novi Seguljas descending from Roko Ivan Segulja and his wife Marija Jezic. They are also 3rd cousins once removed from the Jezics in Oregon descending from Franko Jezic, along with all of the <A HREF="merzlock.html">Merzlocks</A> that married into the Jezic family. They hold a multitude of relationships from sibling to 3rd cousin to all of the Jezics within their branch that descended from Adalbert Jezic.<P>Later this week, Martina will serve as tour guide for the webmaster's Argentinean 2nd cousin/Martina's 3rd once removed, Elvira, her daughter, Luciana, and, for Elvira's sister/my second cousin Margareta's daughters, Carmen and Alejandra. Luciana, Carmen, and Alejandra are Martina's 4th cousins. Alejandra lives in Colombia. Martina and a couple of the webmaster's other cousins will be cramming for their Spanish final, next week! <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>COWGIRL UP, MUTTON BUSTIN'--GO ZOEY!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="zoeymut.jpg"><IMG SRC="zoeymutsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>At left, Zoey Price comes out of the chute. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>At right, Zoey stands victorious. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Zoey is the daughter of Sophia Merzlock and Brian Price. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The granddaughter or Rick Merzlock and Janet Gibson (Merzlock). <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Great granddaughter of John Luke Merzlock and Belva Brisco. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Gg granddaughter of Lucia Jezic and Joseph Merzlock <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>For more see <A HREF="merzlock.html">Merzlock</A>.</TH><TH><A HREF="zoeymutwin.jpg"><IMG SRC="zoeymutwinsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Velimir Jezic is married to Jelena }eravica</FONT SIZE=6> <BR> Cetinje, Crna Gora--29 August 2010 <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=418091&fbid=152532294772528&id=100000472759974&ref=nf"><IMG SRC="velmar1.jpg" HSPACE=15></A></TH><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=437930&fbid=1226618444498&id=1800151500&ref=nf"><IMG SRC="velmar2.jpg" HSPACE=15></A></TH><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/photo.php?pid=4864889&fbid=428717538537&id=542868537&ref=nf"><IMG SRC="velmar3.jpg" HSPACE=15></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Click on photos, above, for more photos and <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=318273&fbid=147976105234045&id=100000649707211">HERE</A> and <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/michael.pottorff#!/photo.php?pid=31651757&fbid=1601012545021&id=1227287050">HERE</A> <P> Velimir is third cousin to the webmaster, descending from the Adalbert Jezic ine. That would also make him third cousin to the U.S. Merzlocks, descended from Franko Jezic. The Webmaster, the Arizona, Texas and Novi Seguljas (inc Miletic, Francem, Samal and Spoja lines), the Argentine Sokolics, the African Antics, and the Kiwi Maricics are all 3rd cousins. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>THE WEBMASTER'S 1ST COUSIN, JOHANNA WHISMAN, CHECKS OUT THE WEBMASTER'S TIMESHARE IN SEDONA</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="sedcatchu.jpg"><IMG SRC="sedcatchusm.jpg" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">A Catholic church integrated into the natural scenery</TH><TH></TH><TH><A HREF="sed27.jpg"><IMG SRC="sed27sm.jpg" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">A red rock lover's paradise!</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">We're home. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Thanks for the awesome time. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Kyle and E golfed all days but one, and, <BR>Don and I combed the countryside for art and stuff.<P ALIGN=LEFT>Fun!! <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">--Johanna </TH><TH></TH></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF="eldgcan.jpg"><IMG SRC="eldgcansm.jpg" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">Elden at the Grand Canyon</TH><TH></TH><TH><A HREF="sedona5.jpg"><IMG SRC="sedona5sm.jpg" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">the red cliffs of Sedona</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Johanna is the daughter of Annie Segulja Hansen, the granddaughter of Petar Segulja and Ivana (Johana) Mudrovcic, and the great granddaughter of Roko Segulja and Marija Jezic, and, Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>YIKES! IT'S THE COPS!!--NOPE, JUST TONI</font size=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="tonicar54.jpg"></CENTER> <P> Toni Reynolds driving in the Douglas County, Colorado Fair and Rodeo parade last weekend. Apparently it is now illegal to throw candy to the crowd you have to have someone walk and hand it out. She is in the Sheriff's volunteer safety car. Toni has been a volunteer for 4 years now. <P> Antoinette is the daughter of Anton Kriskovich, making her first cousin to the Kriskovich clan in New Zealand, including Boris and Lynette Sebalja; she is also the daughter of Arizona Mary Segulja, making her first cousin to all the Arizona Seguljas, 2nd cousin to all the Texas and Novi Seguljas, and their descendents in Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia, as well as to the Mudrovcic relatives in Novi and Auckland, 3rd cousin to the Merzlocks and Jezics from Franko Jezic, 3rd cousin to the Jezics through Adalbert Jezic, and 3rd cousin to the Missouri and Georgia Kargacins through Roko Seguljas sister, Manda Cecilia, and to the Novi and Opatija Cvetkos, through Roko's other sister Margaretha. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>2nd COUSIN ELVIRA'S FAMILY FINDS THE GOSSIP PAGE!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="elvirayesposo.jpg"><BR>Elvira and husband Santiago Leguizamon</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="elvirasbrood.jpg"></CENTER> <P> Mario Leguizamon introduces his talented family, from de Añatuya Santiago del Estero, Argentina-- <P> My siblings: Luciana works in the dental and facio-maxillary medical field, also in the dental field is Daniel, Santiago is in the optical-medical profession and Marcelo is a doctor specializing in infectious diseases and I am a professor of physical education. <P> Elvira is the daughter of Anton Sokolic and Katarina/Catalina Maricic, grand daughter of Genoveva Segulja and Nikola Maricic, and great grand daughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7>GLOBAL WARMING UPDATE</FONT SIZE=7></CENTER> <P> <FONT SIZE=5>Argentina Has Colder Winter Than Antarctica, Spurring Record Power Imports</FONT SIZE=5> <BR> By Rodrigo Orihuela - Aug 3, 2010 7:45 AM PT <P> Argentina is importing record amounts of energy as the coldest winter in 40 years drives up demand and causes natural-gas shortages, prompting Dow Chemical Co. and steelmaker Siderar SAIC to scale back production. <P> Electricity supplied from Brazil and Paraguay rose to a daily combined record of about 1,000 megawatts on July 12, while consumption peaked at 20,396 megawatts three days later, according to Buenos Aires-based energy broker Cammesa. Shipments of liquefied natural gas are set to double this year. <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30995302&id=1086814551"><IMG SRC="ceciliafrio.jpg"></A><BR>Cecilia Sokolic Ruiz, daughter of the webmaster's Argentine 2nd cousin, Antonio Sokolic</CENTER> <P> Click on photo for more pictures <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>VELIMIR CRUISES FROM CETINJE, MONTENEGRO, AROUND THE WORLD</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31448539&id=1403124243&ref=album#!/photo.php?pid=31448547&id=1403124243&ref=album&fbid=1542557409540"><IMG SRC="velimir10.jpg"></A></CENTER> <P> The webmaster's (and all the Arizona, Texas, and Novi Segulja and Spojas descending from Roko Ivan Segulja) third cousin, and third cousin to all of the U.S. Merzlocks and Jezics descending from Franko Jezic, and 1st and 2nd cousin to all the Jezics worldwide, descending from Adalbert Jezic. <P> Velimir took a job on a freighter that went around the world and has shared a few photos with us. Click on the photo, above, to see selected photos. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>TAMARA JEZIC 'S FAMILY CELEBRATES DAUGHTER/SISTER TAHLIA RAO'S UPCOMING 1ST BIRTHDAY WITH OLD BABY BUMP PHOTO</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="bbybump.jpg"></CENTER> <P> <CENTER>l-r--Anand Rao, Tamara Jezic Rao, Tahlia Rao (baby bump), Tirzah Rao, Siddhartha Rao, Sebastian Rao</CENTER <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>4 GENERALTIONS OF NOVLJANI IN ONE ARGENTINE ROOM</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="rankobenjamin.jpg"></CENTER> <P> Pictured above is Ranko Sokolic--the last Novljani family member to emigrate to Argentina. Ranko, who was born in 1928, emigrated with his mother Katarina Maricic Sokolic, at age five, to meet up with his father, Anton Sokolic, who had left earlier and was awaiting his reunion with his family. Ranko is the grandson of Genoveva Segulja Maricic--the sister of Texas Vence Segulja, Arizona Petar Segulja, and Novi/Rijeka Josip Segulja, making him second cousin to all the Arizona and Texas Seguljas as well as the Novi and Rijeka Seguljas and Spojas. Ranko is also 2nd and 5th cousin to Boris Sebalja and his sisters, 6th and 7th cousin to Patrizia Socolich, 3rd cousin to the U.S. Jezics and Merzlocks, and the Jezics descending from Adalbert Jezic. (If you are related to me, there is more than a 50% chance you are related to Ranko. <P> The just baptized baby is young Benjamin Villalba, son of Fernando Villalba and Carolina Pudlo, grandson of Rosa Cecilia Sokolic and _________ Villalba, great grandson of Ranko Sokolic and Rosa Brizuela, great great grandson of Katarina Maricic and Anton Sokolic, great great great grandson of Genoveva Segulja and Nicolaus Maricic, and great great great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic. <P> Relationship to others found within these pages: <P> <P> Click <A HREF="sok-merz.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. <A HREF="merzlock.html">Merzlocks</A>. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-adalbert.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="jezdob.html">Adalbert Jezic</A> branch. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-durd.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to <A HREF="thebook.jpg">Durdica Jezic</A>, the museum curator. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-soco.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="patsoco.html">Istrian Socolichs</A> and Sebaljas. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-kar.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Kargacins and Cvetkos, and Deranjas. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-sock.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="paulasock.pdf">Idaho Sockolichs</A>. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-novi.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Novi Sokolics. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-krsto.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Krsto Zoricic, the town Historian. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-pask.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the <A HREF="tucsondob.html">Australian Paskulichs and Arizona Dobrics</A>. <P> Ranko, through Maricic and Sokolic, was also <A HREF="sebastian25.html">1st cousin</A> to <A HREF="anton.html">the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics</A>, the children of his <A HREF="filipina.html">Aunt Filipina</A>, as well as to <A HREF="ivanpaladin.jpg">Ivan Paladin</A>, whose mother, <A HREF="anksoka.jpg">Anka Sokolic</A>, was sister to Ranko's father, <A HREF="katarina.html">Anton</A> Sokolic. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> OUR TIGER (COUGAR?) FROM TIGRE ARGENTINA </FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="mixedsingles.jpg"> </CENTER> <P> When asked if she had given up competitive rowing for a life of chaufferred leisure, Argentine cousin Erica Piskulich responded: <P> "Hello, Mike <P> This boat is meant for only one of us to row while the other one steers and we exchange places every seven/ten minutes. <P> The young man is a friend aged 32. Since he is younger and stronger and I am very light, during this regatta he rowed 15 minutes and I did 5 minutes, always "full speed". We didn't do badly, considering that neither he nor I were aiming to come out first. A 5th place was our goal and that's what we got. <P> We knew the crews that came out ahead: people who train twice or three times a week and work out at least twice a week, almost "professionals". We row and race for the pleasure of it. A regatta means much more than winning: it's the opportunity to challenge yourself." <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> Meet 2nd Argentine Cousin Antonio Sokolic's Family </FONT SIZE=6> <BR> If you are an Arizona, Texas, or Novi Segulja <BR> and <BR> They are your 1st cousin's family if you are descended from any of Filipina or Anton Maricic's kids. <BR> And, they (Antonio's generation and the webmaster's) are your 3rd cousins if you descend from either Franko Jezic (includes Merzlocks) or Adalbert Jezic. </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30905653&id=1086814551"><IMG SRC="antonio97.jpg"></A> </CENTER> <P> Tags provided by Jose Sokolic and Cecilia Sokolic Ruiz--Click on the photo above to view Antonio's family. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2034435&id=1250302774#!/photo.php?pid=30622001&id=1250302774"><IMG SRC="cowboyrick23.jpg"></A> </CENTER> <P> Just got finished roping. I roped off of Sting tonight WOW what a horse. I wish I could heel as well as he can run to the feet. Give me a few weeks and I hope thing will get better. <P> Click on photo above to be linked to Rick's daughter, Sophia's photos of Rick (and grandkids) at a competition. <P> Rick is 3rd cousin to the Arizona, Texas, and Novi Seguljas, 2nd to the US Jezics descending from Franko, and 3rd to the US, Croatian, German, Belgian, and Montenegran Jezics descending from Adalbert. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>JOE SEGULJA HITS DOUBLE NICKLES! (age 55)</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=156985&id=100000890797894#!/photo.php?pid=156989&id=100000890797894&fbid=132416536798039"><IMG SRC="joeseg25sm.jpg"></A> </CENTER> <P> Joe is the webmaster's double 2nd cousin, sharing both Segulja and Mudrovcic great grandparents. He is 3rd cousin to the Jezics, descending from Adalbert Jezic, and, to the Merzlocks, descending from Franko Jezic, and to the Kargacins, descending from Roko Ivan Segulja's sister, Manda Cecelia, and to the Cvetkos, descending from Roko's other sister, Margaretha. <P> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>LIZ SEGULJA GETS MARRIED</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=1272084&id=1460781790"><IMG SRC="aaronliz.jpg"></A> </CENTER> <P> Liz weds Aaron Bruce. Click above to see photos stolen off of Chris Segulja's facebook page. <P> Liz is the daughter of Joe Segulja and Kathy Schiedeman, granddaughter of Tom Segulja (Sr.) and Ann Bako, and great granddaughter of Vence(slav) Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, and great great granddaughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=5>Are there Croatian homes without grape vines on the front porch and fig trees in the back yard?</FONT SIZE=5> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30906914&id=1053720586"><IMG SRC="figs.jpg"></A> <CENTER> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Ivan Mazuranic, 5th cousin to the webmaster, celebrates the first harvest of figs, July 1, 2010. Figs the size of small oranges!! <P> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="nicolemcorr.jpg"><IMG SRC="nicolemcorrsm.jpg"></A> </CENTER> <P> June grad Nicole Merzlock Kotter, being congratulated by sister Corrine. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Nicole and Corrine are daughters of the the webmaster's third cousin, <A HREF="merzlock.html">John Merzlock</A>. They are great great granddaughters of Franko Jezic, brother to Marija Jezic who married Roko Ivan Segulja. <P> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>The Family Opens Hunting Season Early, Again</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="truck1.jpg"><IMG SRC="truck1sm.jpg" HSPACE=50></A></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Sophia Merzlock Price and husband Brian open deer season.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Brian was at the wheel of his V-8 Magnum flat bed.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">After it was unanimously determined that the deer got the worst of the high speed encounter, Brian noted, "See, I told you this truck was tough."</TH><TH><A HREF="truck2.jpg"><IMG SRC="truck2sm.jpg" HSPACE=50></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=LEFT> Sophie is the daughter of the webmaster's 3rd cousin Rick Merzlock. Franko Jezic was brother to the webmaster's (All of the Texas, California, and Novi Seguljas descending from Josip) great grandmother Marija Jezic, wife to Roko Ivan Segulja. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Goodby Margay</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=5>Margaret Segulja Pottorff, the webmaster's mother, whose devotion to family and encouragement to bring it together is responsible for this page is gone. . . <P> To learn more of her life and passing, click <A HREF="margayobit.html">HERE</A>.</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>MICHAEL SEGULJA AND FAMILY GO TO SEAWORLD!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER><BR><CENTER>Click photo for more of the vacation</CENTER> <p> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=31468889&id=1304775500&fbid=1522536065741"><IMG SRC="mijenseg.jpg"></A> </CENTER> <P> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>The Michael Segulja family: Michael and Jennifer Segulja, Ian, Alex, and Morgann. </CENTER> <P> Michael is the son of Robert and Chris Segulja, the grandson of Tom Segulja and Ann Bako, and the great grandson of Vence Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic. <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=7>DOBRODOSLI Y'ALL</FONT SIZE=7> </CENTER> <P> For the second time this year, and the second time in the last one hundred years, members of the Novi Segulja family and the Novi Merzlock (Mrzljak) family have met in the United States. First it was Segulja family member Michael Pottorff (your webmaster) and his third cousin John Merzlock and his family at Disneyland. This time, it is John's brother Rick and the children of his third cousin Osceola Segulja, Julie McElroy Laughlin and Johnny McElroy, in Fort Worth, Texas. <P> Rick accompanied his friend, Dorothy Love, on her jaunt, deep in the heart of Texas, to pick up her new Paint Pony. Check out the Novi Vinodolski Reunion in Texas by clicking on the photo: <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30894677&id=1083434049&fbid=1359436260970"><IMG SRC="longhorn3.jpg" ></A><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">from left: Rick Merzlock, Julie McElroy Laughlin, Dorothy Love (atop Bull), bottom from Jake McElroy (Johnny's son), Alyssa Lauglin (Julie's daughter), far right, Johnny McElroy.</TH><TH> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Pavlus Jezic 1820</TH><TH>married</TH><TH>Lucia Radetic 1816</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Franko Jezic 1852<BR>m. Marija Kabalin 1856</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Marija Jezic 1857<BR>m. Roko Segulja</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH><A HREF="jezdob.html">Adalbert</A> 1863</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Lucia Jezic 1877<BR>m.Joseph Merzlock 1872</TH><TH>1st cousin</TH><TH>Vence Segulja 1878<BR>Marija Mudrovcic 1888</TH></TR> <TR><TH>John Luke Merzlock 1904<BR>m. Belva Mae Briscoe 1918</TH><TH>2nd cousin</TH><TH><A HREF="john.html">John Segulja</A> 1907<BR>Frances Tippit 1920</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Richard Merzlock 1957<BR>m/div Janet Gibson</TH><TH>3rd cousin</TH><TH>Osceola Segulja 1938<BR>m. Gary McElroy 1936</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Hadley<BR>Sophia<BR>Allegra<BR>see <A HREF="merzlock.html">more</A>.</TH><TH>4th cousins</TH><TH>Julie McElroy 1958</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Travis Armstrong 1981<BR>Alyssa Laughlin 1998</TH></TR> </TABLE></TH></TR> <TABLE> <P> <BR> <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=6>MORE BIG BEAR PHOTOS</FONT SIZE=6><BR>Southern California Segulja Reunion </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30646673&id=1288534620&fbid=1284428352656"><IMG SRC="stagecoach.jpg" HEIGHT=300 WIDTH=500></A> </CENTER> <P> Click above photo to see more photos--three cameras never made it up the mountain. . .at least the Tippits came through. <P> <IMG SRC="eldrach.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT SIZE=5>LATE BREAKING NEWS!!! THE WEBMASTER'S ALMA MATER, EL CAPITAN HIGH SCHOOL, JUST WON THE DIVISION III CIF BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP!</FONT SIZE=5> <P> And, the come from behind victory was made possible when the tying run was batted in by the webmaster's nephew, Elden Whisman, (son of Johanna Hansen Whisman and Don Whisman, grandson of Annie Segulja Hansen and Jack Hansen, great grandson of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric) <P> . . .and the winning run was knocked in by team mate and friend Josh. Both were featured in the Sunday Sports Section, and, Elden also made another section where student athlete/scholars were honored--a double play, so to speak. (See previous citation, a few stories down.) At right, view Elden alongside his Kiwi cousin, Rachel Dobric during her pass through Southern California. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7> MEMORIAL DAY 2010 </FONT SIZE=7></CENTER> <BR> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5>A TIME TO THANK OUR VETERANS, AND TO BE WITH OUR FAMILIES<BR>HOW IT'S DONE--TEXAS STYLE</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30876430&id=1083434049"><IMG SRC="juliememday10.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">Julie, at the ranch for the holiday</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">The Webmaster's 2nd cousin, once removed, Julie Laughlin goes to her family ranch for the holiday, while her 2nd cousin Olivia Segulja and her family go to the seashore (no oil slick yet)</TH><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30601870&id=1535700014&fbid=1278239966189"><IMG SRC="oliviagerald4.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">Olivia, above with her beau Gerald</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Julie is the daughter of Osceola Segulja (the webmaster's double 2nd cousin) and Gary McElroy (pictured in gallery), granddaughter of John Segulja and Francis Tippit, great granddaughter of Vence Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, and great great grandaughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. Olivia is the the daughter of Tom Segulja (II) and Diane Nipp, granddaughter of Tom(islav) Segulja and Ann Bako, great granddaughter of Vence(slav) Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, and great great granddaughter of Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. To view additional photos from facebook galleries, click above photos. <P> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="voices.jpg"> <BR> <FONT SIZE=6>The Boston Premier of a New Movie<BR> and see who is in attendance!</FONT SIZE=6> </CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=3731030&id=525299360"><IMG SRC="paularichard.jpg"></A><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Walking the off red with stripes carpet is famed cousin, genealogist, international medical humanitarian, and contributor to this page, Paula Sockolich, and her beau, two-time Emmy Winner Richard Getz. Paula's relationship to the webmaster epitomizes our family tree resembling a wreath: She is my quintuple 5th cousin and is related to me in over 80 different ways! Inbreeding can cause serious defects, but no one has accused Paula of having any. For more views of the gala, click the photo, above.</TH> <TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Voices from the Basement A film about Boston's original Filene's Automatic Bargain Basement, told by the people who worked and shopped there </p> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">More than three hundred invited guests crowded into the Omni Parker House Rooftop Ballroom tonight to view Voices from the Basement, the latest work of local filmmaker Michael Bavaro and Executive Producer Dr. Susan Edbril. Edbril began this project as a tribute to her grandmother, a 35-year employee of the original Filene s Basement in Downtown Boston. Popcorn in hand, Bostonian shoppers traveled down memory lane during the 45-minute documentary.  Voices from the Basement is a journey back to a time when the American Dream was available to everyone who walked through the doors of "The Basement." </p> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">The event was packed with celebrity Bostonians and longtime Filene s Basement employees who enjoyed a reception sponsored by the Omni Parker Hotel. A display of many artifacts and souvenirs of the Basement, provided an authentic backdrop of nostalgia. </p> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">The history of Filenes s Basement is captured through newsreels, archival footage, vintage photographs and audio recordings. Its founding brothers Edward and Lincoln Filene, were two of the great retail pioneers who helped shape many of the social and economic paradigms that made America great.</p> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Among nostalgic stories of bygone automatic markdowns and bargain prices, notable shoppers sharing their own stories in the film include CBS news legend Mike Wallace, Rep. Barney Frank, Governor Michael Dukakis and  the most celebrated Basement shopper, Mayor Thomas M. Menino. </p> </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=6>YVONNE AND RON PECK MODEL FOR FREE</FONT SIZE=6> <BR> THEN BUY THE BOAT THEY WERE MODELING! <BR> from the showroom of Cougar Marine, in San Benito, Texas, to the intercoastal waterway <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B>To view the slide show, go to <A HREF="http://www.cougarmarineusa.com/2010_Challenger_176_Bay">2010 Challenger 176 Bay Model</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B>Click on Challenger 176 slideshow (just above the photos). <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B>Photos 16-18 show Ron in the pink shirt, while pic 19 shows Yvonne in the front of the boat. <PALIGM=LEFT>Yvonne is the webmaster's sister, daughter of Margaret Segulja, granddaughter of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and great granddaughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. </TH> <TH><IMG SRC="honkerboat2.jpg" HSPACE=50></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=7>REST IN PEACE, IVAN PALADIN</FONT SIZE=7> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="ivanpaladin.jpg" BORDER=50 HSPACE=50> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE BORDER> Ivan's Relationships <P> <TR><TH>Russell<BR>Dobric<BR>4th-1 rem</TH><TH>Roy<BR>Dobric<BR>4th-1 rem</TH><TH>John<BR>Paskulich</FONT COLOR="red"><BR>4th<TH>Ivan<BR>Paladin<BR>5th</TH><TH>Boris<BR>Sebalja<BR>1/2 5th</TH><TH>with Arizona<BR>Mike Pottorff</TH></TR> <TR><TH>-----</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH> 2nd-1xrem</TH><TH>3rd </TH><TH> 2nd</TH><TH>with Kiwi<BR>Russell Dobric</TH></TR> <TR><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>-----</TH><TH>1st-1xrem</TH><TH> 5th</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>with Arizona<BR> Roy Dobric</TH></TR> <TR><TH>2nd-1xrem</TH><TH>1st-1xrem</TH><TH>-----</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>with Jeff & Karen<BR>Paskulich</TH></TR> <TR><TH>3rd </TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>-----</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>with Kiwi<BR>Ivan Paladin</TH></TR> <TR><TH>2nd</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>-----</TH><TH>with Kiwi<BR>Boris Sebalja</TH></TR></TABLE></TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Auckland, New Zealand--This morning, May 23, 2010, we lost Ivan Paladin. Per the chart to the right, we can see that Ivan was firmly enmeshed within our family wreath. Ivan is 5th cousins to all the U.S. Seguljas in the webmaster's generation. Ivan was married to Rozie Zoricic, who is 3rd cousin, once removed to the webmaster. Ivans birth date 6 May 1925, born in Novi Vinodolski. <P> Ivan is survived by his wife Rozie Paladin nee Zoricic, b 28 Aug 1924 in Novi, three sons, two grandsons, and 1 granddaughter. The funeral will be held Friday 28 May at 10.30 am <P> <A HREF="victims.html">Zdravko Paladin</A> who perished at Jasenovac was Ivan's 1st cousin. The photo was taken in Lynette Sebalja's living room during my visit c. 2007 (that is my hand on the chair) <P> Ivan's mother, Anka Sokolic was sister to Anton Sokolic, making Ranko, Elvira, Margarita, and Antonio, his first cousins. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7>SHINDIG AT BIG BEAR</FONT SIZE=7> <P> <IMG SRC="mmb.jpg"> </CENTER> <P> The webmaster dug deep into his timeshare points and rented 10 cabins at Big Bear, inviting friends and family alike. While group pictures failed to materialize as the "groups" were all over the mountain, the above photo was taken of select members of the Texas and Arizona branches of the Segulja family. At left is Michael Harp, son of Debra Tippit, grandson of (Texas Anne Segulja), great grandson of Vence Segulja and Maria Mudrovcic and great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Maria Jezic and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. At Center is your webmaster (Michael Pottorff) son of (Arizona) Margaret Segulja, grandson of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric (Michael Harp is my double 2nd cousin, once removed. At right is Bryan Tippit, Michael Harp's uncle, who is my double 2nd cousin (his grandfather and mine were brothers who married his grandmother and min who were sisters). Bryan's parents were (Texas) Anne Segulja and JT Tippit, his grandparents were Maria Mudrovcic and Vence Segulja, and his great grandparents were Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, and, Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. <P> There was still a little bit of snow when we got there, but, a week later (May 24) it snowed again! <P> I am normally the tallest in group pictures, in stark contrast to family photos of my youth where Cro kinsmen towered over me, but it apparently is happening again! <P> <CENTER>(more) <FONT SIZE=6>PARENTS PROUD OF THEIR RECENT GRADS</FONT SIZE=6> <BR>even if they are parents themselves</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="taniagrad5.jpg"></CENTER> <P> Tania Matulovich Mahoney, Auckland, New Zealand, is flanked by her father Ante Matulovich and mother Mary Matulovich at the apres event photo session. <P> Tania is a cousin to Lynette Matulovich Sebalja, who is married to Boris Sebalja, who is related to virtually everyone in this page. <P> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><FONT SIZE=5>El Capitan s  E-Wiz raps hits on, off field <BR>By Bill Dickens, SPECIAL TO THE UNION-TRIBUNE </FONT SIZE=5 <P> Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 12:04 a.m. <P> <TABLE> <TR> <TH> <IMG SRC="muffin.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Elden Whisman, fresh off an invigorating weekend at Big Bear with his Cro cousins, has his muses inspired, apparently launching an impromptu rap career, nearly as inspiring as his 400+ batting average. Little did the reporter know that Elden's "uncle" --the webmaster--was among Mr. Dickens's former acquaintances along with his "adopted" uncle Mark Gabler. Probably would have made the front page, had Mr. Dickens realized just whom he was interviewing. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Peggy Peattie / UNION-TRIBUNE <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">El Capitan baseball player Elden Whisman entertains teammates with his rap creations, such as  The Muffin Man. Eminem and Jay-Z are his favorite rap performers. LAKESIDE  To El Capitan High junior Elden Whisman, it s just a hobby. To his baseball teammates, it could develop into something more. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">The versatile 5-foot-9, 185-pound Whisman could be called a closet rapper. He has recorded a CD dubbed  The Muffin Man. He is working on a sequel   Peanut Butter Cologne. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> Kids are always trying to get me to freestyle in the locker room, Whisman said.  But I won t do it because I think about my lyrics before I belt them out. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">El Capitan sophomore first baseman Troy Conyers has heard Whisman s work. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> We are always trying to get him to sing, but he keeps telling us  I m not a rapper  I m an artist, ? Conyers said.  He won t perform on the spot. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Whisman, a corner infielder who began the week with a .412 batting average (35-for-85), has never taken a music class and does not play an instrument. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">He composed his version of  The Muffin Man by using the Garage Band software on his computer, which allows him to plug in whatever sound he desires, whether vocal or instrumental. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> I don t know, I just had some time one afternoon and started messing around, writing down lyrics, Whisman said.  At first I did it as kind of a joke  a fun thing that wasn t ever going to leave my room. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> Peanut Butter Cologne was inspired by his teammates.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> A kid on our baseball team said I smelled like peanut butter one day in practice, Whisman said.  And without thinking about it I said it was my cologne. Another kid on the team said,  That s it! That should be the name of your next rap. I m still working on the lyrics. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Whisman said he has eclectic taste in music. Rap is his preference, and Eminem and Jay-Z are his favorites. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> What I do doesn t have any particular rhyme or rhythm, Whisman said.  I guess you could say I put lyrics to a beat. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Whisman, who carries a 4.27 grade-point average, said he hopes to play baseball in college. He has shown no desire to become a full-time rapper or musician. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> His raps are pretty hilarious, Vaqueros junior shortstop Tyrone Wiggins said.  The stuff he says is ridiculously funny. If you listen to his CD all it s gonna do is make you laugh. That s the kind of guy he is  fun to be around. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Conyers said the musical endeavors of  E-Wiz are more about comedy than about enjoying music. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Whisman revealed a sample of his work  the first two lines of  The Muffin Man : <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> Walking down the street with a big fat muffin, going to town gonna keep on stuffin &  <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">When longtime El Capitan coach Steve Vickery heard his players speak about  The Muffin Man, his first reaction was to admonish his athletes for razzing Whisman about his stocky size. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> Once I got a clue on what  Muffin Man meant, I wasn t surprised, Vickery said.  Elden Whisman is just a character. He s one of our smartest players. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Sophomore catcher-first baseman Charles Moorman said Whisman is one of a kind. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> He does some things awkwardly, but he always gets the job done, Moorman said.  He s all about the team and taking care of business. </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Elden is the son of Don and Johanna Hansen Whisman, the grandson of Annie Segulja Hansen, the great grandson of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic and the great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic as well as of Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> VIVA ARGENTINA--200 AÑOS </FONT SIZE=6> <P> <IMG SRC="josestpisk.jpg"></CENTER> <P> Above, view Josefina Piskulich, along with her father, Esteban. Esteban is the webmaster's 6th cousin. <P> The celebration is Argentina's bicentennial. To view more of the celebration at Josefina's school, click <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=3220358&id=1082681306&fbid=1417679476989">HERE</A>. <p> <P> <BR> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="ts.jpg"></TH><TH><U><FONT SIZE=6><FONT COLOR="green">The Preakness wasn't the only notable race this weekend!!!</FONT SIZE=6></U></TH><TH><IMG SRC="mc.jpg"></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="anand1.jpg"><IMG SRC="anand1sm.jpg" HSPACE=50></A></TH><TH><IMG SRC="anand3.jpg" HSPACE=50></TH><TH><A HREF="anand2.jpg"><IMG SRC="anand2sm.jpg" HSPACE=50></A> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> left--Anand Rao in post race conference, with son Siddhartha, daughter, Tirzah, and wife Tamara Jezic, 3rd cousin to the webmaster from the Adalbert Jezic branch. <P> center--Anand's facebook avatar, purportedly not meant to torment the webmaster. <P> right--Anand, with hard earned medal. Also pictured are two other racers (in tutus-- the taller one is a survivor of breast and thyroid cancer) and a large bipedal animal. Both women are friends of Anand's sister. <P> The event was the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, held in Fredericksburg, Virginia. <P> <P> <P><P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5>JUNE IS COMING; LAST CHANCE FOR COLLEGE PHOTO-OPS</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="lkarg25.jpg"></CENTER><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT>Lauren Kargacin, top left, smiles for the camera immediately prior to the reality of gravity taking effect. A prelude to graduation. <P> Lauren is a hotel management major at Mizzou (University of Missouri). Her great great grandmother was sister to <A HREF="kargacintree.pdf">Roko Ivan Segulja</A>, making her mother Terry, the webmasters 3rd cousin, and, Lauren the webmaster's 3rd cousin, once removed. <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=6><P ALIGN=LEFT>AMBER (TIPPIT) VANDER POL ADDS ANOTHER LEAF TO OUR CRO TREE</font size=6> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="amber5.jpg"><IMG SRC="amber5sm.jpg" HSPACE=75><A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">Amber, cradling freshly minted, Vincent Moss Vander Pol,<BR>checking in at 10 lbs 9 ounces on 8 May 2010</TH><TH><A HREF="amber7.jpg"><IMG SRC="amber7sm.jpg" HSPACE=75></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">Oldest brother Cash<BR> with newborn brother Vincent</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> More <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2035160&id=1288534620">facebook photos</A> <BR> facebook may need to be on </CENTER> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Amber is married to Bill Vander Pol V. Cash, above right, is William Peter Vander Pol VI. Amber is the daughter, of Bryan and Suzie Tippit, granddaughter of Anne Segulja and JT Tippit, great granddaughter of Marija Mudrovcic and Venceslav Segulja, and great great granddaughter of Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric, and Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic. Amber's father, Bryan Tippit is double 2nd cousin to the webmaster, sharing, exactly, all of the webmaster's Cro relationships. Amber and Bill live in Caldwell, Idaho. <P> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=6>Novi List, "our newspaper" reports a new book by famed Croatian poet Amalija Zoricic:</FONT SIZE=6> <p> Pjesnikinja Amalija Zoricic objavila je novu knjigu pod naslovom »Ocima duae«, podnaslovljenu kao »Knjigu osvrta i recenzija«. <BR> (Poet Amalija Zoricic has published a new book titled "Soul Eyes," subtitled as "book reviews and review.") <P> And, of course, we are related to her. Below, view Photos and story, shortly after my 2001 visit, where I met second cousin Milica Sokolic Zoricic, sister-in-law of the famed poetess, who gave me a copy of Amalija's prize winning work, "Zalo." <P> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <IMG SRC="symbol25.jpg"><FONT COLOR="purple">GRAD NOVI VINODOLSKI <P><P ALIGN=LEFT> 67th <P><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple">Based on Article 2 Decisions on the admission of Novi Vinodolski ("Official Gazette of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County No. 14/98) and of Articles 17 and 19 Statute of the City of Novi Vinodolski ("Official Gazette of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county code 01.24) The City Council of the City of Novi Vinodolski, at a meeting held on 20 December 2002. <BR><FONT COLOR="black"> (Na temelju clanka 2. Odluke o priznanjima Grada Novog Vinodolskog (»Slu~bene novine« Primorsko-goranske ~upanije broj 14/98) i clanaka 17. i 19. Statuta Grada Novi Vinodolski (»Slu~bene novine« Primorsko-goranske ~upanije broj 24/01) Gradsko vijece Grada Novi Vinodolski, na sjednici odr~anoj dana 20. prosinca 2002.) </FONT COLOR="black"> <P> Article 1 <P><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple">Winners of the City of Novi Vinodolski, 2002. were as follows: <BR> <FONT COLOR="black">(Dobitnici Nagrada Grada Novog Vinodolskog u 2002. godini su:)</FONT COLOR="black"> <P> <FONT COLOR="purple">ANNUAL AWARD town of Novi Vinodolski <BR> MSc. AMALIJA ZORICIC prof. <BR> <FONT COLOR="black">(ODI`NJA NAGRADA GRADA NOVI VINODOLSKI <BR> Mr. sc. AMALIJA ZORICIC prof.)</FONT COLOR="black"> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">to highlight the creative work in the field of literature <BR> and promoting cultural values of the City of New <BR> Vinodolski and the entire coastal region.</FONT COLOR="purple"> <BR><FONT COLOR="black"> (za istaknuti i stvaralacki rad iz podrucja knji~evnosti <BR> i promicanja svih kulturnih vrednota Grada Novi <BR> Vinodolski kao i cijelog primorskog kraja.</FONT COLOR="black"> <P> Article 2 <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Prizes will be awarded on 6 January 2003. The Day of the City of Novi Vinodolski.</FONT COLOR="purple"> <BR><FONT COLOR="black"> (Nagrade ce se dodijeliti dana 6. sijecnja 2003. godine na Dan Grada Novog Vinodolskog.)</FONT COLOR="black"> <P> Article 3 <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Winning receive a written acknowledgment and reward in the amount of:</FONT COLOR="purple"> <BR><FONT COLOR="black"> (Nagradeni dobivaju pismeno priznanje i novcanu nagradu u iznosu od:)</FONT COLOR="black"> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>- MSc. AMALIJA ZORICIC prof. 3.000,00 kuna </TH><TH><IMG SRC="marmil.jpg"><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Margaret Segulja Pottorff and Milica Zoricic in the Bonavia Hotel<P><IMG SRC="mimami.jpg"><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Michael and Margaret Pottorff with Milica Sokolic Zoricic where she presented second cousin Michael with a copy of a book of poems, entitled <A HREF="zalo.jpg"><U>Zalo</U></A> written by her sister-in-law, Amalija Zoricic. <p> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Milica is the daughter of Mica Mudrovcic Sokolic, the first cousin of all the first generation Seguljas in the United States and the Mudrovcics (Mary, Helen, and Drina of New Zealand). Milica is first cousin to Ivica, Margita, and Marija Butkovic, and sister to Vinko Sokolic. Her father was Mladen Sokolic.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <p> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=6>Milena Jezic at work in Crna Gore</FONT SIZE=6> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/photo.php?pid=54649&id=106853122686251"><IMG SRC="milenaad.jpg" HSPACE=20></A></TH><TH><A HREF="milbuff.jpg"><IMG SRC="milbuff.jpg" HEIGHT=250 WIDTH=250></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>a very buff Milena</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Click on ad above to view Milena's work related photos. Montenegran (Crna Gore) Milena is third cousin to U.S. and Novi Seguljas (in the webmasters generation) and 2nd cousin to those descended from Adalbert (but not her grandfather, who are 1st cousins). Some computers might require that you have a facebook account, turned on to view the photos. For more work related photos, Click <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=230239&id=1737890581&fbid=1123689589265">HERE</A> <P> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7>CLANS? WE HAVE THEM!</font size=7></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF=johnpipes.jpg"><IMG SRC="johnpipessm.jpg"></A><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">Auckland, New Zealand--John earns his place on the gossip page: "Married for almost 11 years to a wonderful woman of Croatian descent. In-laws are great people. Have 2 wonderful children"</TH> <P><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="PURPLE">Lynette Matulovich Sebalja has a cousin, [facebook friend] Tania Matulovich who is married to a Scottish laddie, John Mahoney, pictured left, giving the pipes a blow. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="PURPLE"> John's Scottish heritage goes way back, he notes"--about Scotish nobility? On a direct line, 21 generations before me was a Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, born about 1410"--but on a genealogical note, Tania's British history might go way back too. It seems that in the days of the Roman Legion, it was customary to enslave the biggest, meanest warriors you could find--Alexander the Great did it, the Austria-Hungarian Emperor did it; the King of Venice did it--all of them enslaved Croats. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="PURPLE"> The most elite fighters in ancient Croatia were the Sarmatians, pictured at right. A regiment of these fighters were sent to the Roman colony of England to keep the invading Celts in line. It is suspected that Tania is maintaining this tradition. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="PURPLE"> According to Aussie genealogist/Historian/cousin, John Paskulich, a title for the leader was " Artorius ," a variant of Arthur. It is theorized that when Rome withdrew, its soldiers remained in control. We could find no record of any Shakespearovich's in the brigade, however. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="PURPLE"> Check out John Paskulich's condensed <A HREF="johnphist.html">History</A>. </TH><TH> <IMG SRC="image2.jpg"><BR><FONT COLOR="PURPLE"><P ALIGN=LEFT>A very British looking Sarmatian soldier </TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="terreyn.jpg"> <BR> Teresa Reynolds, in red, prior to celebrating the <A HREF="tereyngrad.jpg">end of her high school days</A> at her Senior Prom </CENTER> <P> Castle Rock, Colorado--Teresa is the daughter of Antoinette (Toni) Kriskovich (the web master's 1st cousin) and Larry Reynolds. Her Cro grandparents are (Arizona) Mary Segulja and Anton Kriskovich. Her great grandparents are Albin Kriskovich and Marija Piskulic, and, Johana Mudrovcic and Petar Segulja. Her great great grandparents are Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="emmam.jpg"></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="blue">Jennifer Vanzant Segulja</FONT COLOR="blue"><FONT COLOR="purple"> Emma Madison, 7 lbs 6oz, 19 1/2 inches, 5:30pm<BR> about an hour ago via Facebook for iPhone · Comment ·Like Unlike · View Feedback (19)Hide Feedback (19) · Share</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="jenpgsm.jpg"></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="blue">Jennifer Vanzant Segulja</FONT COLOR="blue"><FONT COLOR="purple"> Have my epidural and my water was broken by the OB :-). Emma will be here soon!!!<BR> 29 minutes ago via Facebook for iPhone · Comment ·Like Unlike</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <BR> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>¿Quién es más macho <A HREF="http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/317081/nevado-de-chani.html">Nevado de Chani</A> o Esteban?</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <BR> <P> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="red"><FONT SIZE=7>ESTEBAN!!!!</FONT SIZE=7></FONT COLOR="red"></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><FONT COLOR="purple"><FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN=LEFT>Vea Esteban, victorioso encima de la montaña. ¡Chani lloró como un bebé! </TH><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=945796&id=1552070557"><IMG SRC="estvictorioso.jpg" HEIGHT=300 WIDTH=500></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><FONT SIZE=4>Esteban on top of Nevado de Chani, click photo for more<BR>note the Salinas Grandes in the distance</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH> <IMG SRC="est1.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Esteban José Piskulich April 25 at 6:33pm Mike: <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Te mando el relato y te envìo las fotos a tu dirección (mike@pottorff.net) <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Un abrazo, <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"> Esteban <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Ascenso al Nevado del Chañi  Cumbre General Manuel Belgrano (5896 msnm) <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">El Nevado del Chañi se encuentra localizado en el límite entre las provincias de Salta y Jujuy, y es el cerro más alto de la Cordillera Oriental y de la Provincia de Jujuy. La cumbre principal del Nevado, General Manuel Belgrano, tiene 5896 msnm e integra un conjunto de cerros de granito en forma de anfiteatro abierto hacia el este. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">El Chañí tiene varias rutas de acceso, pero decidimos intentarlo por la Quebrada del Río León que, si bien es la más larga, su aproximación es uno de los trekkings más bellos del Nor-Oeste Argentino. Elegimos esta época del año, el otoño austral, por que es la que tiene clima más benigno, ya que el invierno es extremadamente frío, la primavera es muy ventosa y el verano es una temporada de muchas tormentas eléctricas y precipitaciones. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">El equipo estuvo integrado por María Eugenia Montini, Fabián Conte, Agustín Traversaro y por mí, Esteban Piskulich, todos Socios del Club Andino Córdoba. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Salimos de Córdoba el día miércoles 31 de Marzo en la noche y, previa escala en San Salvador de Jujuy, llegamos cerca del mediodía del Jueves Santo a la localidad de León, la antesala de la Quebrada de Humahuaca. Allí nos encontramos con Damián Santos, quién nos proveyó de mulas para el traslado de nuestra comida y equipo. Es importante alivianar las mochilas por que las jornadas son largas y en permanente ascenso. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Este es el resumen de muestro itinerario: <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 1: De León (1500 msnm) a Pie de la Cuesta (2700 msnm). El sendero discurre prácticamente en su totalidad por el cauce del Río León. El lugar de acampe está sobre la margen izquierda del río, cómodo para ubicar las carpas pero el agua no es buena, ya que el río corre muy turbio en ese lugar. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 2: De Pie de la Cuesta a Despensa (3800 msnm). El sendero remonta la cara sur del Cerro Morado y luego lo faldea siguiendo hacia el fondo de la quebrada. Una vez que se deja atrás ese cerro, se continúa en dirección Oeste hasta el puesto que la Familia Santos tiene en Despensa. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 3: Lo destinamos a descansar e hicimos un para de ascensiones por los cerros ubicados alrededor del puesto para aclimatar. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 4: De Despensa al Refugio Militar (4600 msnm). Se sale del puesto hacia el oeste, siguiendo la quebrada del río hasta la Laguna Chañí, que marca la entrada del anfiteatro Reichert. Una vez en el anfiteatro, se mantiene la dirección oeste y, luego de atravesar varias morrenas glaciares se llega al Refugio. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 5: Subimos hasta el pié del acarreo para portear nuestro equipo y comida y para reforzar la aclimatación. Luego bajamos a descansar nuevamente al Refugio. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 6: Del Refugio Militar al pié del acarreo (5100 msnm). Armamos nuestro campamento al amparo de la morrena que corre adyacente y paralela a las cumbres principales del Nevado, de Este a Oeste. En ese punto encontramos el único hilo de agua del lugar. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 7: Día de Cumbre (5896 msnm)  7 de Abril de 2010. Nos levantamos muy temprano y a las 4:30 ya estábamos en camino. La vía de ascenso cruza todo el acarreo del fondo del anfiteatro, comenzando en el extremo izquierdo y subiendo prácticamente en línea recta a 30° / 40° hasta el Abra del Chañi, allí se monta en el filo y se sigue siempre por éste hacia el sur hasta la cumbre, adonde llegamos a las 10:10. Los últimos 200 metros de desnivel los transitamos por una pala de nieve que nos facilitó mucho ese último tramo. Llegamos de vuelta a nuestro campamento alrededor de las 14:30 <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 8: Del campamento a Despensa. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 9: De Despensa a Encrucijada (confluencia del Río Molina con el Río León). <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Día 10: de Encrucijada a León, y de allí a San Salvador de Jujuy para regresar a Córodoba y al calor de nuestra familia y poder recién gritar ¡¡¡Cumbreee!!! <P> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Esteban José Piskulich <BR> Córdoba (Argentina) <BR> ejpiskulich@yahoo.com.ar </TH> <TH> <IMG SRC="est1.jpg"ALIGN=LEFT> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Esteban José Piskulich April 25 at 6:33 pm Mike: <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> I send the story and we will send photos to your address (mike@pottorff.net) <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple">A hug, <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Esteban <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Climbing Nevado del Chañi - General Manuel Belgrano Summit (5896 m) <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> The Nevado del Chañi is located on the border between the provinces of Salta and Jujuy, and is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Oriental and the Province of Jujuy. Summit Main Nevado, General Manuel Belgrano, is 5896 meters above sea level and integrating a set of granite hills in the form of outdoor amphitheater to the east. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> The Chañi has multiple paths, but decided to try for the Leon River Gorge, while the longest, this approach is one of the most beautiful treks Nor West Argentino. We chose this time of year, the austral autumn, that is the climate is more benign, as the winter is extremely cold, very windy spring and summer is a season of many thunderstorms and rainfall. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> The team consisted of Maria Eugenia Montini, Fabián Conte, Agustín Traversaro and me, Esteban Piskulich, all club members Andino Córdoba. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> We left Cordoba on Wednesday March 31 at night and, after a stopover in San Salvador de Jujuy, we arrived around noon on Thursday to the town of Leon, the threshold of the Quebrada de Humahuaca. There we met with Damian Santos, who provided us with mules to transport our food and equipment. It is important to lighten the backpacks that the days are long and continuous climb. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> This is a sampling summary of our schedule: <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 1: De Leon (1500 m) to Pie de la Cuesta (2700 m). The trail runs almost entirely by the Leon River channel. The camping site is on the left bank of the river, convenient to locate the tents but water is not good, because the river runs very cloudy there. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 2: Pie de la Cuesta to Pantry (3800 m). The trail climbs the south face of Cerro Morado and then skirts along to the bottom of the ravine. A Once that is left behind that hill, continue west to the post in Santos Family Pantry. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 3: The rest and we spend on a pair of climbing the hills located around the post to acclimatizing. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 4: Refuge Pantry at Military (4600 m). You leave the post to the west, following the gorge of the river to the Laguna Chania, which marks the entrance of the amphitheater Reichert. Once in the arena, keeping the west and, after crossing several glacial moraines reach the Refuge. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 5: We went to the foot of the carry to carry our gear and food and to enhance the acclimatization. Then we went to rest again at the Refuge. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 6: From Military Refuge at the foot of cartage (5100 m). We set up our camp under the moraine that runs adjacent and parallel to the main summit of Nevado, East to west. At this point there is the only place with a trickle of water. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 7: Summit day (5896 m) - April 7, 2010. We got up very early and by 4:30 we were on the road. Ascent route crosses the entire hauling the bottom of the amphitheater, beginning at the far left and almost straight up 30 ° / 40 ° to the Chañi Open, there is mounted on the cutting edge and always follows it south to the summit, where we arrived at 10:10. The last 200 meters of height differences, the pass along a snow plow that you provided much that last stretch. We got back to our camp around 14:30 <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 8: From Camp to Pantry. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 9: Pantry at Crossroads (confluence of the Rio Molina León). <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Day 10: Crossroads to Leon, and from there to San Salvador de Jujuy to return to Córodoba and warmth of our family and to just scream Cumbreee! <P> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"> Esteban José Piskulich <BR> Córdoba (Argentina) <BR> ejpiskulich@yahoo.com.ar </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> An accomplished mountaineer, Esteban Piskulich is the webmaster's 6th cousin, and, is related to most of the people within these pages, one way or the other. Esteban (1965) is the son of Jose Piskulich (1931) and Christina Kearney. His sister Cecilia Piskulic Kearney and his cousin Erica Piskulic were among the webmaster's first contacts in Argentina. His grandparents were Franjo Piskulich (1897) and Milka Jurica (namesake of his daughter Milca). Esteban's great grand parents were Rafael Piskulic Stjiepanov and Matejka V. Sebalja, and, Martin Jurica and Marija Knez. Esteban is married to Gladys D' Alonzo and has another daughter, Josefina, and a son, Ezequiel, who is currently working in New Zealand. <P> Check Esteban's <A HREF="pisk4.html">expanded Argentine family</A>. Esteban's entire personal family is on facebook <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7>TEXAS SHOW OFF</FONT SIZE=7></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="ypredfish3.jpg"></CENTER> <BR> Yesterday, 21 April, 2010, it was raining in California. Meanwhile, in South Texas, the webmaster's sister cast her line out from her boat dock and caught a couple of nice red fish. Depending on the salinity of the coastal waters (whether it is raining or not) they get everything from alligator gars to real alligators. Earlier this month, a houseguest caught a tarpon off of this same dock! <P> The webmaster harvested a javelina down the street in January. A former high school Principal, Yvonne came out of retirement this year to pay off her new boat, but, has decided that retirement was the better choice, as work seems to cut into her hunting, fishing, and high stakes poker playing. In a recent tournament series, she made it up to the last round, which, had she advanced, sho would have/may have been playing on television. It's a tough life but someone's got to do it. <P> <P> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Kathryn Reynolds, of Colorado, visits her/our Kiwi cousins, and, celebrates the grape harvest and birthdays. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Also featured: Boris and Lynette Sebalja. Click photo at right to see more</TH><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=33132217&id=45206195&fbid=571102140023"><IMG SRC="katwine.jpg" HEIGHT=300 WIDTH=200</A></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7>KIWIS INVADE THE TROPICS</FONT SIZE></CENTER> <p> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rachel and Karen Dobric, along with friends Brittany, Caroline, and Sue cavort in Fiji. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>To view highlights of their trip, as captured in all their digital glory, click on the thumbnail to the right</TH><TH><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/rushjr79?v=wall&story_fbid=384679937775#!/photo.php?pid=31265220&id=1170546041&fbid=1428263064501"><IMG SRC="bnrachbula.jpg" HEIGHT=225 WIDTH=200 HSPACE=75></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P><P> <P> <P> (webmaster speaking) I just picked up my 85 11/12 year old mother at the bridge hall. She and her young 74 year old partner, Dawna, just humiliated their opponents 5,410 to 740. One of her highest scores ever. . .in case you were wondering how she is doing. Cancer Schmancer! <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Olivia Segulja Celebrates the End of High School with Her Senior Prom</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="oliveprom.jpg"><P> Olivia and her boyfriend, Gerald Tolifson, pose for the big event </CENTER> <P> Texan Olivia Segulja is the daughter of Tom Segulja (Jr.) grand daughter of Tom(islav) Segulja Sr., great grand daughter of Vence(slav) Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, and great great grand daughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic. Her father is double second cousin to the webmaster, so he, and, Olivia share all his relationships catalogued in these pages. (for those of you in Croatia who met Doug Segulja, Olivia is his sister) <P> <BR> <P> <P> <P> (webmaster speaking) I just picked up my 85 11/12 year old mother at the bridge hall. She and her young 74 year old partner, Dawna, just humiliated their opponents 5,410 to 740. One of her highest scores ever. . .in case you were wondering how she is doing. Cancer Schmancer! <P> <P><P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7>Cecilia Sokolic at Argentina's Salinas Grandes</FONT SIZE=7></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30739829&id=1086814551&fbid=1282582899797"><IMG SRC="ceciliasalinas.jpg"></A><BR>To see more of Cecilia, Ricardo, and Franco's trip, click the photo</CENTER> <P> Cecilia Sokolic (Ruiz) is the webmaster's 2nd cousin, once removed. She is standing amidst a field of salt deposits in the Northwest corner of Argentina, bordering both Chile and Bolivia. <P> Cecilia gives a chamber of Commerce pitch: <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> queda en la provincia de Jujuy, son las salinas grandes. te Gusta??? es genial el paseo is in the province of Jujuy, are the salinas grandes. you love it?? the ride is great </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> Her father is Antonio Sokolic, her Cro grandparents are Katarina Maricic 1905 and Anton Sokolic 1904. Katarina's parents were Genoveva Segulja and Mikula (Nikola) Maricic. Genoveva's parents where Roko Ivan Segulja 1850 and Marija Jezic 1857, while Anton's were Anton Maricic 1863 and Ursula Kukalj 1867. <P> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7> ah, slika govori viae od rijeci </FONT SIZE=7> <BR> (A picture says more than words) <P> <IMG SRC="medvid4.jpg"> </CENTER <P> View cousin Patrizia Socolich, son Luka `kunca, and husband Tomislav `kunca, posing on one of many of the future champion's victorious days. Patrizia's family married into the Novi Segulja family during its first generation in Novi, making her 8th cousin to the webmaster. She is also a 6th cousin, courtesy of the family wreath. Patrizia also has familial links to the webmaster's 5th cousin Boris Sebalja (7th), the webmaster's 2nd cousin Milica Sokolic (5th), to the webmasters 6th Piskulich cousins in Argentina (6th, through a different line), and she has links similar to those of the webmasters with all his USA Segulja and Kargacin cousins, his Argentine Sokolic cousins, his Kiwi and Aussie Maricic cousins, and his Miletic cousins in Croatia, Germany, Africa, Belgium and England. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7> Bill Kriskovich Invades Central America </FONT SIZE=7></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="billhon.jpg"><IMG SRC="billhonsm.jpg" HSPACE=75></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">Bill Kriskovich scuba diving the reefs around Roatan Island in Honduras</TH><TH><A HREF="billporp.jpg"><IMG SRC="billporpsm.jpg" HSPACE=75></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">Bill, with fellow adventurer Laurie, capturing a "Starkist tuna."</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Bill is 1st cousin to the webmaster and all the Arizona Seguljas and Kiwi Kriskovichs, 2nd cousin to the Texas and Novi Seguljas and Mudrovcics, and 3rd cousin to all the U.S. Merzlocks, Jezics, and Kargacins, and the Novi Cvetkos. If you are related to me (the webmaster) you are likewise related to Bill. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="fijigirls.jpg"> <BR> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Kiwi Rachel Dobric, in the good hands and under the watchful eyes of her Fijiian guides, along with galpal Brittany, poses for her "before" sun tan/ sun burn photo. Bula, indeed! </CENTER> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>COLORADO SNOW IS MELTING AND KIWI GARY SEBALJA IS LOOKING NORTH--PUBS AND ESKIMO GIRLS BE FOREWARNED!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER>. <P> <IMG SRC="garyssmall.jpg"> <BR> Gary Sebalja Canadian Visa Locked in. Road trip well looks a little like <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=vail,+co&daddr=Salina,+ks+to:columbia,+MO+to:fent on,+mo+to:columbus,+oh+to:grand+rapids,+mi+to:iowa+city,+ia+to:sioux+falls,+sd+to:rapid+city,+sd+to:billings,+montana+to:butte,+montana+to:calgary,+alberta&geocode=FcjcXAIdzNuo-SkHz11RBXBqhzHEo5p-H8DMyQ%3BFdinUAIdYJEu-ilPUFLPYMC8hzHyay3uz0plNQ%3BFRlbUgIdCBh_-inJgoG786vchzEgb726LWkRoA%3BFdWpSwIdjw6c-ikPwSvyatDYhzEVh0yEHMyqpQ%3BFVjCYQId9okN-ylx3pC5wYk4iDEztbHP-GYy5A%3BFaCRjwIdCs_k-ikVKFC7YFQYiDHQqNMby6qTpQ%3B%3BFReFmAIdWXg8-inXrL3gmLSOhzHP_LKoOv-V3g%3BFZ-doAId2dHY-Sn7pbuepUJ9hzHHt5M-WmFxxA%3BFfaYugIdLmmI-SmXnfqIiG9IUzFQtXnx1FY1Nw%3BFc32vQIdUtxK-SnRPO_QNj9aUzGZl09NHWjNtQ%3BFS0KCwMdmosz-SnVP4SfA3BxUzE6tlK2sTttJg&hl=en&mra=ls&vps=4&jsv=220a&sll=42.431566,-94.647217&sspn=3.681304,8.4375&num=10">this</A>. See More <P> Vail, CO to Calgary, AB, Canada - Google Maps <BR> maps.google.com <BR> Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. <P> March 31 at 1:50pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (3)Hide Feedback (3) · Share <P> <IMG SRC="markwsmall.jpg"> <BR> Mark Woods <BR> looks like a decent trip Gaz... How long are you allowing for it??? <BR> March 31 at 8:15pm · <P> <IMG SRC="garyssmall.jpg"> <BR> Gary Sebalja <BR> I think I will do it in about 12 days would have been nice to take a little longer, but alas I am running against time <BR> April 8 at 12:18am · <P> <IMG SRC="markwsmall.jpg"> <BR> Mark Woods <BR> ahhh, aren't we all.... :o) <BR> April 8 at 12:42am · <P> <IMG SRC="garyssmall.jpg"> <BR> Gary Sebalja is hanging for a beer but must first burn the midnight oil. [flight status changed from delayed to late, no one booked on the shuttle for me to pick up, may get lucky and one person, let it not be east vail!] <BR> March 30 at 9:59pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike <P> RECENT ACTIVITY <P> <IMG SRC="garyssmall.jpg"> <BR> Gary Sebalja is saying watch out Canada, May is lurking <P> <P> <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=5>The U.S. Merzlocks share the same 3rd cousin relationship to the Novi Seguljas as the webmaster and the rest of the U.S. Seguljas and a 5th cousin, twice removed relationship to the Novi Seguljas</FONT SIZE=5> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER> <TR> <TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH> </TH><TH></TH><TH> Paval Mrzljak 1723</TH><TH>married</TH><TH>Anna Piskulic</TH></TR> <TR> <TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Jerolim Mrzljak 1768</TH><TH>bro-bro</TH><TH>Phillip Mrzljak 1764</TH></TR> <TR> <TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Paulus Mrzljak 1800 </TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Petrus Mrzljak 1791</TH></TR> <TR> <TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Marija Jezic 1856<TH>.</TH><TH>Franko Jezic</TH><TH></TH><TH>Jerolim Mrzljak 1834</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH> Phillippus Mrzljak 1814</TH></TR> <TR> <TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Josip Segulja</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Lucija Jezic 1872</TH><TH>mar.</TH><TH>Joseph Mrzljak 1872 </TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Franciscus Mrzljak 1841</TH></TR> <TR> <TH>Blazenka</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>Danijel </TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>John Merzlock 1904 </TH><TH>4th </TH><TH> Nicolas Mrzljak 1873</TH></TR> <TR> <TH>Vesnja</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Dubravko<BR>Ivica</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>John Merzlock 1944 </TH><TH> 5th</TH><TH>Franko Mrzljak 1897</TH></TR> <TR> <TH>Vesnja:<BR>Dejan<BR>Asja</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Dubravko:<BR>Cedomir<BR>Dragana<BR>Ivica:<BR>Stefan<BR>Nina</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>John (Brian) Merzlock 1974</TH><TH> 6th </TH><TH> Mica Mrzljak 1927</TH></TR> <TR> <TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Braxton Merzlock 2000</TH><TH>7th</TH><TH>Dubravko Segulja 1955<BR>Ivica</TH></TR> <TR> <TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>8th</TH><TH>Dubravko:<BR>Cedomir<BR>Dragana<BR>Ivica:<BR>Stefan<BR>Nina</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Dos Primas Croatas en la Argentina Hacen las Noticias</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yAcBixvndSw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yAcBixvndSw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></TH><TH><IMG SRC="familiaruiz.jpg"></TH></TR> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B>Rosa Cecilia Sokolic</B> (horrible translation by webmaster) <BR> Es muy buena la idea changos!!!!soy maestra de musica en jardin de infantes, ya reparti la letra y me piden la musica para cantar junto con los papas. Permitan bajarla por internet. GRACIAS!!! <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B>Rosa Cecilia Sokolic</B> <BR> It is a very good idea monkeys!! I am a music teacher in kindergarten, and distributed the letter and ask for the music to sing along with internet. GRACIAS lowering it papas. Permitan! <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Cousin Rosa Cecilia Sokolic, a kindergarten teacher, offers her opinion on the above instructional aid, in an internet discussion, teaching children how to avoid mosquitos and the Dengue Fever they carry</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">And, in the pages of El Liberal.com.ar, a photo pictorial starts with numero uno, a photo of Cecilia Sokolic Ruiz, her husband Ricardo, and son Franco as they frolic in Puerto Blest, Bariloche, Argentina.<P><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">Cecilia is a first cousin to Rosa Cecilia, with their fathers being brothers, Antonio Sokolic and Ranko Sokolic, respectively. Both Antonio and Ranko are 2nd cousins to the webmaster. Their mother, Katarina Maricic, was sister to Anton Maricic of the Auckland bunch and to Filipina Maricic with children in several countries. Katarina was also 1st cousin to the webmaster's mother Margaret, all of her sisters and brothers, to her first cousins in Texas, and 2nd cousin to John Luke Merzlock. Below see how they are related to other branches of our family. Check out the family from which they descend, <A HREF="katarina.html">Katarina Maricic</A>, grand daughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic. </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> This is how they are related to the "Seguljas" <P> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH><TH>Roko Segulja <BR>mar.<BR>Marija Jezic</TH></TH> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH><TH>Genoveva</TH><TH>sis<BR>-bro</TH><TH>Vence</TH><TH>bro<BR>-bro</TH><TH>Petar</TH><TH>bro<BR>-bro</TH><TH>Filico</TH><TH>bro<BR>-bro<TH>Ivan</TH><TH>bro<BR>-bro</TH><TH>Eduard</TH><TH>bro<BR>-bro</TH><TH>Josip</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Anton<P><BR><P>siblings<BR>Ivan &<BR>Marija<BR>died as<BR>students</TH><TH>bro<BR>-bro</TH><TH>Andjelko</TH><TH>bro<BR>-sis</TH><TH>Filipina</TH><TH>sis<BR>-sis</TH><TH>Katarina</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>John<BR>Matt<BR>Chris<BR>Vance<BR><Tom<BR>Anne<BR>Mary<BR>Jim Victor<BR>Joe<BR>Zora<BR>Lucy</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Mary<BR>Margaret<BR>Annie<BR>Peter</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Anica</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Marija<BR>Blazenka<BR>Danijel</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Ivan<BR>Boris<BR>Margaret<BR>Erena</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Nikola<BR>Vinko<BR>Zeljka<BR>Karmen<BR>Maruska<BR>Petar</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Ranko<BR>Elvira<BR>Margareta<BR>Antonio</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>John:<BR>Osceola<BR>Vincent<BR>Matt:<BR>-0-<BR>Chris:<BR>-0-<BR>Vance:<BR>-0-<BR>Tom:<BR>Robert<BR>Tom<BR>Joe<BR>Mary:<BR>Laurie<BR>Steven<BR>Anne:<BR>Ronald<BR>Debra<BR>Bryan<BR>Jim Victor:<BR>-0-<BR>Joe:<BR>-0-<BR>Zora:<BR>Mary Jo<BR>Lucy:<BR>Rebecca</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Mary:<BR>William<BR>Antoinette<BR>Margaret:<BR>Michael<BR>Yvonne<BR>Annie:<BR>Paula<BR>Johanna<BR>Peter Jr.:<BR>Kathi<BR>Peter III</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Anica:<BR>-0-</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Marija:<BR>-0-<BR>Blazenka:<BR>Visnja<BR>Danijel:<BR>Dubravko<BR>Ivica</TR> <TR><TH>Ivan:<BR>Janine<BR>Sonia<BR>Margaret:<BR>Helen<BR>Nick<BR>Jason<BR><IMG SRC="australia.gif"><BR><IMG SRC="nz.gif"></TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Nikola:<BR>Dalibor<BR>Diana<BR>Vinko:<BR>Lari<BR>Nikol<BR>Zeljka:<BR>Biserka<BR>Denis<BR>Karmen:<BR>Dominic<BR>Marijana<BR>Maruska:<BR>Suzana<BR>Sonja<BR>Petar:<BR>Damir<BR>Zeljko<BR><IMG SRC="cro.gif"><BR><IMG SRC="be.gif"><BR><IMG SRC="sa.gif"><BR><IMG SRC="germ.gif"></TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Ranko:<BR>Luis<BR>Rosa Cecilia<BR>Elvira:<BR>?<BR>Margareta:<BR>Juan<BR>Andres<BR>Antonio<BR>Alejandra<BR>Dante<BR> Maria<BR>Gabriela<BR>Antonio:<BR>Cecilia<BR>Estella<BR>Jose<BR>Claudia<BR>Antonio<BR><IMG SRC="argent.gif"></TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Osceola:<BR>Gary<BR>Julie<BR>Johnny<BR>Mark<BR>Robert:<BR>Michael<BR>Carrie<BR>Tom:<BR>Matt<BR>Doug<BR>Olivia<BR>Joe:<BR>Mary<BR>Elizabeth<BR>Kristen<BR>Sara<BR>Steven:<BR>Dillon<BR>Connor<BR>Bryan:<BR>Robert<BR>Amber<BR>Autumn<BR>Debra:<BR>Jarrett<BR>Dustin<BR>Ron:<BR>Derek<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Antoinette:<BR>Kathryn<BR>Teresa<BR>Daniel<BR>Yvonne:<BR>Aaron<BR>Ryan<BR>Paula:<BR>Dustin<BR>Johanna:<BR>Daniel<BR>Elden<BR>Kathi:<BR>Ty<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>-0-</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Ivica:<BR>Stefan<BR>Nina<BR>Dubravko:<BR>Cedomir<BR>Dragana<BR>Visnja:<BR>Dejan<BR>Asja<BR><IMG SRC="cro.gif"><BR><IMG SRC="can.gif"></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Click <A HREF="sok-merz.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Merzlocks. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-adalbert.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Adalbert Jezic branch. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-durd.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Durdica Jezic. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-soco.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Istrian Socolichs and Sebaljas. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-kar.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Kargacins and Cvetkos, and Deranjas. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-sock.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Idaho Sockolichs. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-novi.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Novi Sokolics. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-krsto.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Krsto Zoricic. <P> Click <A HREF="sok-pask.html">HERE</A> to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Australian Paskulichs. <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=6>Near Term Surrogate Jennifer Segulja Throws a Surprise<BR> Baby Shower, Bringing Everything, Including the Baby!</FONT SIZE=6 </CENTER> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="pgjenn.jpg"></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><FONT SIZE=4>Allison's mom, Cindy, and I had cooked up a surprise for Allison :) Couldn't wait to see A's face when she saw her mama sitting there....</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Posavina Kolo, Auckland New Zealand</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <BR> <TABLE> <TR><TH><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P75X4_ZodOE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P75X4_ZodOE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="rd22.jpg" HSPACE=15></TH><TH><FONT COLOR="blue"><P ALIGN=LEFT>Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR="blue"> I promised more recent videos! <P ALIGN=LEFT>This was on Sunday. I'm second from the left, if that helps you follow me...<BR>I then end up dancing with Denis (the bald one), so I'm at the 'front' towards the end.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>GARY SEBALJA MEETS HIS SEGULJA/KRISKOVICH/REYNOLDS COUSINS</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="garycolorado.jpg"> </CENTER> <P> From left view Teresa Reynolds, Larry Reynolds, Daniel Reynolds, Toni Kriskovich Reynolds, Kathryn Reynolds, and Gary Sebalja. Toni is 1st cousin to Gary's father, Boris Sebalja, as well as 5th, once removed cousin--a relationship shared by the webmaster, who also happens to be Toni's 1st cousin. Toni's children: Kathryn, Teresa, and Daniel are Gary's 2nd cousins, through Kriskovich, and 6th cousins through Segulja. . .and a few more.<P>This photo was taken before the photo, several stories below, where Kathryn is posing with Gary's parents and a few other cousins in Gary's hometown of Auckland, New Zealand. Kathryn is also 3rd cousins to the Auckland Kiwi Franichs, Posas, and Dobrecs in her generation, and to the Aleksichs and Dobrics (Rachel) in her generation. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7>A New Merzlock</FONT SIZE=7> <P> <IMG SRC="gprick.jpg"> <BR> New father Ron Russell, new mom Allegra Merzlock Russell, and grandpa Rick with new grandchild </CENTER> <P> Rick is 3rd cousin to all the Novi Seguljas (Roko's branch) and all the Merzlock's (Adalbert's branch) and 2nd cousin to the Jezics in Franco's branch (in his generation). Like most Novljani families, the Merzlocks are also related to most everyone else. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Velimir is Engaged!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="velsmall.jpg" HEIGHT=150 WIDTH=150 HSPACE=50></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT></FONT COLOR="red"> </CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN=LEFT>Jezic Velimir is engaged.<BR><FONT COLOR="red">?</FONT COLOR="red">4 hours ago · <FONT SIZE=2>Comment ·Unlike Like<BR>You and Mila Markovic like this.</FONT SIZE=2></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>NOVI SEGULJAS AND MERZLOCKS FINALLY MEET IN AMERICA</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> It has been 104 years since (Arizona) Petar Segulja left Novi, and, 98 years since his brother, (Texas) Vence left (for the 2nd time). During this last century, the family, mutually related through Jezic has kept in touch by mail, and, through a 2nd-3rd cousin Jezic intermediary--Chuck Jezic, 3rd to the Seguljas and 2nd to the Merzlocks. <P> <IMG SRC="jmmp.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=10>But this time, they meet. And who better to do the honors for the Seguljas, than your webmaster, Michael Pottorff son of Margaret Segulja, grandson of Petar Segulja, and great grandson of Marija Jezic. The webmaster is the oldest male Segulja from this bunch in America, older than the bunch in New Zealand, older than all but "great uncle" Andjelko Maricic in Novi, older than all but Ivan Maricic in Australia, and older than all the 2nd cousins in Argentina except for Ranko and Antonio Sokolic. John Merzlock is the son of John Luke Merzlock, the grandson of Lucija Jezic, and the great grandson of Franko Jezic, who was brother to the Segulja's Marija Jezic, and the large group descending from Adalbert Jezic. John is the oldest of his Merzlock line in America, and, he is months and months older than the webmaster. <P> Both Mike and John have become the defacto genealogists for their branches, both meeting with the museum curator in Novi, Durdica Jezic Kriskovic, and with the town Historian Krsto Zoricic, with both leaving, not realizing that they were related to them. <P> Once communications became digitized, information was more easily shared. One tidbit was that the Pocatello, Idaho branch was coming to Southern California's Disneyland. The webmaster jumped at the chance to meet John, his wife Karma, nine of their favorite children, and two battalions of grandchildren. <P> More information was exchanged and daughter Corinne, has subsequently made contact with cousins in Chile (Cecilia Piskulich) and Argentine (Erica Piskulich), as a prelude to a forthcoming trip. <BR> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN=LEFT>It is officially the coldest year in a decade, the fifth declining year in a row, and next year may be even colder, but some of our cousins aren't cold at all! Why? Because it is summer, down under!</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="marinabswim.jpg"><IMG SRC="marinabswimsm.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Marina Bouhier of Buenos Aires, Argentina says "the water is fine!"</TH><TH><A HREF="peterpask39.jpg"><IMG SRC="peterpask39sm.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Peter Paskulich (rt.) and his mates around Perth</TH><TH><A HREF="danddposa.jpg"><IMG SRC="danddposasm.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Kiwis Dino Botica and cousin Dylan Posa claim a soccer championship.</TH><TH><A HREF="glaestjos.jpg"><IMG SRC="glaestjossm.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Esteban, Gladys, and Josefina Piskulic, of Cordoba, Argentina, enjoy a day at the beach</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P><BR><P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>HOUSTON THE COWGIRL HAS LANDED, RIGHT SIDE UP, DOWN UNDER IN AUCKLAND</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> Colorado Kathryn Reynolds lands in Auckland and is immediately surrounded by Kiwi cousins: <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="katnz.jpg"><BR>Kat and First Wave of Cousins/Greeters</CENTER> <P> l-r--Kat's 2nd cousin, Wayne Sebalja, Kat's mother Toni Kriskovich Reynolds's 1st cousin Boris Sebalja, Boris's wife and major contributor to this page, Lynette Matulovich Sebalja, Kat, Kat's mother Toni's 2nd cousin Helen Franich, Goris Dobrec husband to far right Drina Dobrec, Kat's mother Toni's 2nd cousin <P> Lynette reports: We have deposited Kathryn she got an extra 2 days off so she came to Wellington with us, we dropped her off on Monday night at the Campus & she should be back with us for 2 weeks at Easter & hopefully go North. She hopes to travel to South Island at some stage maybe her last 2 weeks in June. <P> <BR> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="philnisha.jpg"><BR>Philip Deranja and his bride, Nisha, effective Valentine's Day, 14 February 2010</CENTER> <P> Phil Deranja of Hawaii, takes a bride!. Phil is the son of Dana Deranja. The Deranjas were close friends with the Seguljas and Kargacins in Novi and remained so for the first 30 years in America. <P> While his father, Dana, is but 6th cousin once removed to the webmaster, his pedigree, though incomplete, is thoroughly mixed with the other families of Novi Vinodolski. Click <A HREF="Deranja.pdf">HERE!</A> to check it out. <P> <BR> <P> Luis Agostin Sokolic of Argentina shares a link with the family, showing how Argentina has entered the world of World Class Motocross now that the political atmosphere in Africa has caused Dakar Rally 2010 to be moved. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="luisImage2.jpg"><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Perly and Luis Sokolic</TH> <TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The 31st running of the Dakar Rally is being held in South America for the second year, instead of the traditional African route, due to ongoing security concerns. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>This year's race began and will end in Buenos Aires, covering a looping 9,000 kilometers between Argentina and Chile over 14 stages. 362 Teams began the race with 176 motorcycles and quad bikes, 134 cars, and 52 trucks. The race is just over halfway completed now, the winners expected to cross the finish line on January 16th. Collected here are several photographs from the first 8 stages of this year's rally: <A HREF="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/01/dakar_rally_2010.html">Estilo de Reunión de Dakar Argentina</A>. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Luis is the son of Ranko Sokolic, who is 1st to the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics, 2nd cousin to the webmaster and U.S. and Novi Seguljas, 2nd cousin to Boris, Sonja, and Gorana Sebalja, 3rd cousin to the U.S. Merzlocks, 3rd cousin to Adalbert Jezic's bunch, and 5th-7th to most everybody else. </TH></TR> </TABLE <P><BR><P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=6>Rachel Dobric Demonstrates a Variant of our National Dance--the Kolo</FONT SIZE=6><BR>performed at the Dalmatian Cultural Center, Auckland, New Zealand <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkaW8bQ4ATo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gkaW8bQ4ATo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> <TR><TH><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Starisplitski--kolo from old Split</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>WELCOME MARTINA BAZNIK</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> Martina Baznik joins our online Cro family. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="martinabaz.jpg" HSPACE=20><BR><FONT COLOR="purple">Martina in Cro checkerboard, with beverage laden pals<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Martina confesses: "my can is in the corner of the picture, behind my friend :)))))"</FONT SIZE=2></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Martina is 3rd cousin once removed from the webmaster, the U.S. and Novi Seguljas, the U.S. <A HREF="merzlock.html">Merzlocks</A> some U.S. Jezic cousins, while being 2nd to many in her <A HREF="jezdob.html">Adalbert Jezic</A> line in the U.S. Germany, England, Montenegro, and Belgium, and 3rd to our online French Jezic cousins. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>She is excited about hooking up with us and has already filled many voids in our tree, while enlisting other "lost" cousins to do the same. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Martina is the daughter of Vojko and Drazenka Baznik, the grand daughter of Marija Kriskovic and Franc Baznik, the great grand daughter of Paulina Jezic and Josip Kriskovich, and the great great grand daughter of Adalbert Jezic and Marija Dobric. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Adalbert is the brother of Marija Jezic, the wife of Roko Segulja, and the brother of Franko Jezic whose descendents include some Jezics and the U.S. Merzlocks</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Marija Jezic 1856 <BR>m. Roko Segulja 1850</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>Franko Jezic 1852<BR> m. Marija Kabalin 1856</TH><TH>bro-bro</TH><TH>Adalbert Jezic<BR>m. Marija Dobric</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Petar Segulja 1884<BR>m. Ivanja Mudrovcic 1895</TH><TH> 1. bratic</TH><TH>Lucia Jezic 1877<BR>m. Josip Mrzljak 1872</TH><TH>1. bratic</TH><TH>Vladimir Jezic 1895<BR>m. Olga Staudt 1907</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Paulina Marija Rozalija Jezic 1894<BR>m. Josip Kriskovic</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Margaret Segulja 1924<BR>m. Nathan Pottorff 1924</TH><TH>2. bratic</TH><TH>John Merzlock 1904<BR>m. Belva Briscoe 1918</TH><TH>2. bratic</TH><TH>Dragan Jezic 1930<BR>Diane Peacock 1942</TH><TH>1. bratic</TH><TH>Marija Kriskovic 1920<BR>m. Franc Baznik 1920<BR> m. Jasminka Oblacic 1954</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Michael Pottorff 1947<BR>mar/div Godzilla</TH><TH>3. bratic</TH><TH>John Merzlock Jr. 1944<BR>m. Karma Burrup 1949</TH><TH>3. bratic</TH><TH>Tamara Jezic 1970<BR>m. Anand Rao</TH><TH>2. bratic</TH><TH>Vojko Baznik<BR> m. Drazenka Wintersteiger 1952</TH></TR> <TR><TH>"-----------------------------"</TH><TH>3rd, once removed</TH><TH>Annette Merzlock 1973</TH><TH>4. bratic<TH>Sebastian Rao 2006</TH><TH>3. bratic</TH><TH>Martina Baznik 1975</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="ericapisk.JPG" HSPACE=50></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Fellow Real Estate Agent and Cousin Erica Piskulich of Tigre, Argentina has found a new way to supplement her income in these trying times: by selling fine Argentinean wine! Meanwhile, in America, the webmaster and all his friends slap their heads as they realize the folly in their method of coping with the economy: drinking wine! <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Attached in this <A HREF="ericawine.html">LINK</A> find sample appelations and prices. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Should you have an interest in purchasing a quantity of this wine, feel free to contact Erica (who speaks excellent English) <A HREF="mailto:ericapiskulich@gmail.com">Erica Piskulich</A>.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6><A HREF="http:GWBBQnewyear.html">HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM GOODWOOD BARBECUE</A></FONT SIZE=6><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Click Above</FONT SIZE=2></CENTER> <P> The above message was sent by Bobbi Cooper, wife of Steven Cooper (son of [Texas] Mary Segulja, Grandson of Vence Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic and Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric. <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VQmXQaZ5gFk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VQmXQaZ5gFk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></TH><TH><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><FONT SIZE=5>A STAR WAS BORN</FONT SIZE></FONT SIZE=5><BR><FONT SIZE=2>now shining bright in Las Vegas</FONT SIZE=2><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Leah, born 7 January 2003, is the daughter of Autumn and Jeff Leavitt. Auty is the daughter of Bryan and Suzanne Tippit. Bryan is the son of (Texas) Anne Segulja, making him double 2nd cousin to the webmaster and hopelessly entertwined within the Novi family wreath. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Autumn and Jeff are entertaining offers for seats at future Grammy Awards.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <BR> <P> <P> Kathryn Reynolds is doing better. The ER doc said I have a small brain bleed, concussion, and whiplash. Recovery could be anywhere from a week to 4 weeks. NZ is still on as of now. No more snowboarding for me! <P> <IMG SRC="katneck.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT>Kathryn Reynolds here is what happened to me this weekend. my status should be explained in detail through here :o)Snowboarding 2010 Just so I can get it all out at once; I was in a snowboarding accident on Thursday February 21, 2010. I went up to Copper Mtn to celebrate and party with Tali and her wedding party. I was totally stoked about it and did well for the conditions. It was pretty icy and had very little snow... <BR> By: Kathryn Reynolds <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=5>Tornados in Southern California!! Los Angeles, Compton, Huntington Beach, Fallbrook, and San Diego. 10' to 20' snowdrifts at Big Bear!! Don't they know that this doesn't happen in Southern California, and, certainly not when you have "global warming?" Nor do you get funnel clouds in the desert, like this one that ran over cousin Bryan and Suzie Tippit's home in the desert of Blythe, near the California-Arizona border.</FONT SIZE=5> <p> <TABLE> <TR><TH><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HWDQVVxrgUM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HWDQVVxrgUM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="blue">Suzanne Downes Tippit</FONT COLOR="blue">: <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple">This storm rolled right over our property. We live below the college. It ripped out many, many power poles along Defrain, Lovekin and 2nd ave near my house. Just got power a couple of hours ago..Thanks SCE, watched them working non-stop since the storm left on Wednesday. There is nothing like the feeling of "I a...m prepared"... We have water stored, flashlights, food in the cupboards and goosedown comforters. It was kinda fun watching TV being run by the generator :)<P ALIGN=LEFT>Bryan is double second cousin to the webmaster, sharing Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, and, Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric as great grandparents.</TH></TR> </TABLE <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>RACHEL ARRIVES!</FONT SIZE=6><P><IMG SRC="rachelwin.jpg"><BR>Rachel (seated) arrives in rainy sunny Southern California, with Cece giving instructions</CENTER> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5>THE WEBMASTER IS HAVING COMPANY!<BR>5th COUSIN BON VIVANT/WORLD TRAVELLER, KIWI RACHEL DOBRIC</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> <P> . . . and she checks out the possibilities: mountains, desert, beach agriculture, all within an hour's drive <CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="racora.jpg"><IMG SRC="racorasm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rachel in front of Margaret<BR>Segulja Pottorff's house</TH><TH><A HREF="mtpalomar.jpg"><IMG SRC="mtpalomarsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rachel in Southern<BR>California snow</TH><TH><A HREF="ocotillo.jpg"><IMG SRC="ocotillosm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rachel and ocotillo cactus<BR>in the desert</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> . . .and she meets a few Novljani <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="racyvomar.jpg"><IMG SRC="racyvomarsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rachel, Yvonne, & Margaret</TH><TH><A HREF="eldracdon.jpg"><IMG SRC="eldracdonsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Elden, Rachel and Don</TH><TH><A HREF="raccecmar.jpg"><IMG SRC="raccecmarsm.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rachel, Cece, & Margaret</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> Yvonne Pottorff Peck is the webmaster's sister, while Margaret Segulja Pottorff is the webmaster's brother. Elden and Don are the son and husband, respectively, of Johanna Hansen Whisman, daughter of Annie Segulja Hansen. Johanna, not pictured, is the webmaster's first cousin. Cece, appearing in the photo to the left and right, is the webmaster's prime tormentor. <P> <IMG SRC="rdstatsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR="blue">Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR="blue"> January 21 at 8:02am<P> All ready, heading off to Barcelona airport now - then spending a night in hotel at Heathrow before heading your way in the morning. See you at 1325 on Friday, flight BA279. Hope all's well! <P> <IMG SRC="rdstatsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR="blue">Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR="blue"> cannot understand how in LONDON it is possible that NOTHING opens until midday, and the 'kitchens' in pubs close at NINE PM on Sundays. >< Oh, and by the way I'm in Spain. :)<BR>Yesterday at 4:26am <P> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="jav2.jpg"><IMG SRC="jav2small.jpg"></A><BR> The Webmaster's javelina drought is over after. . .a long long time.</CENTER> <P> Previous attempts have miraculously fomented Texas hurricanes, Arizona ice storms, torrential rains, and the inexplicable disappearance of the furry pig like creatures--but not this time! <P> On opening day of the special 3 day season one finally made it into my hunting diary, though it missed a place on the wall of the webmaster's den <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=5>International relief worker/cousin/genealogist Paula Sockolich shares her insider news on Haiti. Even the webmaster will say "Clinton" for a good cause. . .even if the "Clinton Organization," cited herein, is really the <A HREF="http://www.ClintonBush.com">BushClinton.com</A> organization!</FONT SIZE=5><P> <IMG SRC="pssmall.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="blue">Paula Sockolich</FONT COLOR="blue"> January 13 at 7:39pm <P> Haven't heard. So sad there. What a global mess. I don't know what the government in the Dominican is planning to do. The hospital we are helping is in Santo Domingo, the largest hospital in the nation there and still they have nothing. <P> <IMG SRC="pssmall.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="blue">Paula Sockolich</FONT COLOR="blue"> January 18 at 5:46pm <P> No, they were okay in Santo Domingo. The Dominican still felt it, but no damage. They need surgeons and orthopedic surgeons for the injured. They have set up make shift hospitals on the border. The doctors that I know said if people want to donate, The Clinton Organization is outstanding. The money and supplies are getting through. I plan on donating online to this organization as I have heard first hand were the money is going. <P>Hope you are well. Also, <A HREF="http://www.nationalgeographic.com">nationalgeographic.com</A> has an interesting site, they are tracing DNA from people to see the ancient migratory patterns of people. It costs $100 to do, a cheek swab. My dad and I are going to do this. I will let you know how it goes. <P> <BR> <p> <P> <IMG SRC="rickmsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR=:blue">Rick Merzlock</FONT COLOR="blue"> I'm very excited I will be a Grand'pa very soon this morning. <BR> about an hour ago · <P> <P> <IMG SRC="rdstatsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR=:blue">Rachel Dobric </FONT COLOR=:blue"> visited the Roman Baths at Bath today. ABSOLUTELY amazing. Also. Shops to die for. Oh! And had a Sally Lunn and tea at the original Sally Lunn house... Going to the Jane Austen Centre tomorrow for a good look - popped in today and OMG. THEY HAVE 'I ? MR DARCY' BAGS. :O<BR>Sat at 1:34pm · <P> <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=7>Another Cousin, Found Too Late</FONT SIZE=7><IMG SRC="cathchar.jpg"></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="annejohnmerrick.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Anne Segulia was born July 4, 1915, in Butte, Montana. It snowed that day and her family put her in the oven to stay warm. After her father died, Anne, her mother, and her three sisters worked hard for their living. Anne was a survivor. <P><P ALIGN= LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Anne trained as an executive secretary and retired from Kaiser Aluminum in the 1970s. Thanks to hard work, savings and practical living, Anne was able to be generous. Among her many gifts to St. Paschal Parish was the beautiful rose window in memory of her husbands, George Pickolick and John Merrick. <P><P ALIGN= LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Anne was devout and devoted to her church and its supporting organizations. When she died in 2006, Catholic Charities Spokane, with other Catholic entities, received generous bequests from the Anne R. Merrick Charitable Remainder Trust. <P><P ALIGN= LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Anne Merrick's greatest gift was her example of living a good and joyous life. Susan Lemay, a close family friend and caregiver, says, "Anne was a woman of courage, organized and meticulous about her appearance and her affairs. We called her 'elegant Anne.' She lived a good and caring life, was spunky and wise, always available to friends and neighbors. Anne never hesitated to say, 'I love you.' She was my mentor; she taught me how to live generously and die with dignity." <P><P ALIGN= LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Anne Merrick's gift to Catholic Charities has been divided ... ½ to the Catholic Charities Foundation Endowment Fund and ½ to construction at the Catholic Charities Family Services Center. <P><P ALIGN= LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><I>Photo Anne and John Merrick, 1987</I></TH> <TH><TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Matij Segulia Nov 1883<BR> mar. Slavica Ferkovic 1888<TH>bros</TH><TH>Dragutin (Charles)<BR>Segulia 1886<BR>mar. Lena Sokolic 1895</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Matij Segulia 1907<BR>mar. Francis Merrick 1909</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Anne R. Segulia 4 July 1915<BR>mar. George Pickolic<BR>2nd mar. to John Merrick</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Wayne Segulia 1930</TH><TH>2nd<TH>Chuck Pickolick<BR>mar. Judy</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mike Segulia 1960</TH><TH>3rd<TH>Kevin<BR>D.J.<BR>Cheryl <TR><TH>Kirsten Segulia 1996</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Alexandra Pickolick</TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Anne was Wayne Segulia's 1st cousin, once removed (his dad's cousin), but she and her three sisters left town before Wayne was born and/or had knowledge of them. See the relationship at the chart, above right. Wayne's mother was a Croatian Merrick as was Anne's last husband, leading to the logical conclusion that they were both Maricics. . .something else to look up! <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>GLOBAL WARMING UPDATE, NORTH TEXAS</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="alsmall.jpg" HSPACE=10><FONT COLOR="blue">Alyssa Laughlin</FONT COLOR="blue"> My mom "forgot" to wake me up so I was rushing, then I went in her room to gripe at her and she said theres no school. So I am very awake <BR>3 hours ago · <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <IMG SRC="jlsmall.jpg" HSPACE=10><FONT COLOR="blue">Julie McElroy Laughlin</FONT COLOR="blue"> Hey!!! I was letting her sleep! Who knew she would actually wake up on her own!! Poor little darling. <BR>3 hours ago <P> <IMG SRC="bdsmall.jpg" HSPACE=10><FONT COLOR="blue">Brooke Drillette</FONT COLOR="blue"> Hahaha me too I was scared my parents wouldn't wake me up <BR> 3 hours ago <P> <IMG SRC="lwsmall.jpg" HSPACE=10><FONT COLOR="blue">Lisa Williams</FONT COLOR="blue"> Ok, how is there no school there today? <BR>2 hours ago <P> <IMG SRC="jlsmall.jpg" HSPACE=10><FONT COLOR="blue">Julie McElroy Laughlin</FONT COLOR="blue"> Ice! Another benefit to living in North Texas. <BR>2 hours ago </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> Julie's mother, Osceola Segulja, is a double second cousin to the webmaster. <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=7>NOVI'S BLOG</FONT SIZE=7> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="CrazyLife.jpg"></TH><TH><P ALIFN=LEFT>No, it's not about Novi Vinodolski, but Novi Merzlock <P> Click <A HREF="http://www.realistnovi.blogspot.com">HERE</A> to read November's Blog.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=6>It's The Challenge, Not Diminished Capacity From A Closely Knit Family Tree!</FONT SIZE=6> <P> <IMG SRC="autyrocks.jpg"> <P> Autumn Leavitt Ascending a Shear Cliff <BR> <FONT SIZE=2><I>(paying no attention to the road to the top)</I></FONT SIZE=2> </CENTER> <P> Autumn, the webmasters 2nd cousin, once removed is the daughter of Bryan and Suzanne Tippit, the grand daughter of Anne Segulja, the great grand daughter of Vence Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, and the great great grand daughter of Roko Segulja and Marija Jezic. <P> Her 2nd and 3rd cousins include the U.S. and Novi Seguljas, while her 3rd cousins include Sokolics, Butkovics, Antonics, Franichs, Posas, Dobrecs, Aleksichs, Maricichs, Antics, Miletics, and Devcics. Her 4th cousins include Merzlocks, Jezics, Cvetkos, Kargacins, Radetics (once removed) and Deranjas. Paskulichs are 5th, Dobric 5th, once removed, while the Paladins, Mazaranichs, and Sebaljas are 6th, with Socolichs being 6th, once removed. <P> <P> <IMG SRC="korcsmall.jpg" HSPACE=15><FONT COLOR="blue" HSPACE=15>Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR="blue"> Happy New Year all! Celebrations in Zagreb weren't up to scratch at all - after a 400km drive especially for them, I'm definitely convinced we do a better job at home. On a 'lighter' note, I have added to the souvenirs with a gorgeous hand-carved stone mortar and pestle from Brac, which I bought in Split. Heavier and h...eavier my hand luggage becomes...See More <BR> Yesterday at 5:46pm <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5>Do You Think That Daniella Will Let K.C. Pen The Baby Shower Announcements?</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="kc.jpg" HSPACE=15><FONT COLOR="blue">K.C. Merzlock</FONT COLOR="blue"> My wife got knocked up again! #3. Due right about the time I ship off to Iraq, September 11th<BR>9 hours ago <P> KC is the son of the webmaster's 3rd cousin, Michael Merzlock, from the <A HREF="merzlock.html">Northwest USA Merzlocks</A>. <P <P> <P> <IMG SRC="korcsmall.jpg" HSPACE=15><FONT COLOR="blue">Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR="blue"> doesn't want to leave home. <FONT COLOR="black">[Rachel is on Korcula, the home of the other half of her family; Novi Vinodolski is "home!"]</FONT COLOR="black"> <BR> 5 hours ago <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>TWO SHIPS, ER 2ND COUSINS, PASSING IN THE NIGHT</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> Kathryn Reynolds, daughter of Antoinette Kriskovich of Colorado has a cool one with Gary Sebalja, son of Boris Sebalja of Auckland New Zealand. Antoinette is Boris's 1st cousin as well as the webmaster's. Boris is the webmaster's 5th cousin among 20 other relationships. <P> Kathryn is within weeks of leaving for New Zealand to finish the last few units for her college degree, while cousin Gary is in Colorado, catering to the skiing industry. <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TH> <TABLE> <TR><TH><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Kathryn shares these relationships<BR>with the U.S. Mudrovcic-Seguljas: <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Sebastian Rau<BR>son of Tamara Jezic</TH><TH>4th</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Marijana Antic<BR>daughter of Karmen Miletic</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Sasa Sokolic<BR>son of Vinko Sokolic</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Nevin Antonic<BR>son of Marija Butkovic</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Cedomir Segulja<BR>son of Dubravko Segulja</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Doug Segulja<BR>son of Tom Segulja</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Nina Segulja<BR>daughter of Ivica Segulja</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Libby Merzlock<BR>daughter of Terrence Merzlock</TH><TH>4th</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Asja Mrdja<BR>daughter of Visnja Spoja</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Liz Segulja<BR>daughter of Joe Segulja</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Lauren Kargacin<BR>daughter of Terri Kargacin</TH><TH>4th</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Andrea Cvetko<BR>daughter of Ivan Cvetko</TH><TH>4th</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Ana Hlaca<BR>daughter of Marija Kastelan</TH><TH>4th<BR>once removed</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Zlatan Justic<BR>son of Mara Krpan</TH><TH>4th</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Andres Tonelli<BR>son of Margaret Sokolic</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Jason Aleksich<BR>son of Margaret Maracich</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> </TABLE> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE><IMG SRC="katgary.jpg" ><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Kathryn and Gary at the Coors Brewery <P> Kathryn shares the following relationships <BR> with Gary and the webmaster (Mike). <BR> Kathryn's mother, Antoinette, shares Sebalja <BR> lines with Boris and so, can be substituted with <BR> Boris; Antoinette, likewise shares both lineages <BR> (Segulja and Mudrovcic) with the webmaster, <BR> and can be substituted for him (Mike). </TABLE> <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Russell<BR>Dobric<BR>4th-1 rem</TH><TH>Roy<BR>Dobric<BR>4th-1 rem</TH><TH>Karen<BR>Paskulich</FONT COLOR="red"><BR>4th<TH>Ivan<BR>Paladin<BR>5th</TH><TH>Boris<BR>Sebalja<BR>1/2 5th</TH><TH>with Arizona<BR>Mike Pottorff</TH></TR> <TR><TH>-----</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH> 2nd-1xrem</TH><TH>3rd </TH><TH> 2nd</TH><TH>with Kiwi<BR>Russell Dobric</TH></TR> <TR><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>-----</TH><TH>1st-1xrem</TH><TH> 5th</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>with Arizona<BR> Roy Dobric</TH></TR> <TR><TH>2nd-1xrem</TH><TH>1st-1xrem</TH><TH>-----</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>with Jeff & Karen<BR>Paskulich</TH></TR> <TR><TH>3rd </TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>-----</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>with Kiwi<BR>Ivan Paladin</TH></TR> <TR><TH>2nd</TH><TH>4th-1xrem</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>-----</TH><TH>with Kiwi<BR>Boris Sebalja</TH></TR></TABLE></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> Kathryn and Gary are both members of the same family tree, so it stands to reason that they might also have other incidental common relatives through different lines--Examples: <P> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH></TH><TH>Kathryn</TH><TH>Gary</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Patrizia Socolich</TH><TH>6th, once removed</TH><TH>7th, twice removed</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Luis Sokolic</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>3rd</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Durdica Jezic</TH><TH>4th, once removed</TH><TH>4th, once removed</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Paula Sockolich</TH><TH>5th, once removed</TH><TH>5th, once removed</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Erica Piskulic</TH><TH>6th, once removed</TH><TH>6th, twice removed</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <BR> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5>When in the Pacific Intermountain Region, Novljani Cousins Choose Goodwood BBQ</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="goodwoodbbq.jpg" HSPACE=15><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Goodwood Barbecue</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Maybe at one time, they chose other restaurants, but today they go for authentic Texas styled barbecue. And, who better to deliver it than Novljani Segulja cousin, Steven Cooper. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Steven, of the Texas clan of Seguljas is an experienced restauranteur, having developed another national chain of restaurants. (the former choice of Novljani) <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Steven is a double 2nd cousin to the webmaster, double first cousin to the Texas Seguljas, and third cousin to the Oregon Jezics, other US Jezics (and, their cousins the German, Belgian, Croatian, and Montenegran Jezics), and the Merzlocks of Oregon, Utah, Idaho and Nevada. </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> To check on locations, menu, prices, take-out, or to enroll in the Goodwood BBQ news letter, click <A HREF="http://www.goodwoodbbq.com"><FONT SIZE=6>HERE</FONT SIZE=6></A> <P> See below to see the relationship through Jezic: <P> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Marija Jezic 1857<BR>Roko Segulja 1850</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>Franko 1852</TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>bro-bro</TH><TH>Adalbert 1863</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Petar 1884</TH><TH>bro-bro</TH><TH>Vence 1881</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Lucija 1877</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>Slavko 1879</TH><TH>1st<TH>Vladimir 1895</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Margaret 1924</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Mary 1921</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>John Merzlock 1904</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Charles 1922</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Dragan 1930</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mike 1947</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">Steven</FONT COLOR="red"> 1957</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>John Jr. 1944</TH><TH>2nd<TH>Chuck 1947</TH><TH>3rd<TH>Tamara 1970<TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> See below to see the relationships through Piskulic, Kriskovic, and Sokolic: <P> <CENTER> <TABLE border> <TR><TH>Ivan Kriskovic</TH><TH>mar.</TH><TH>Kata Potocnjak</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Jakov 1750</TH><TH>bros</TH><TH>Lovre 1745<BR>Kriskovic<BR>m. Katarina <BR>Kabalin<BR>Had:</TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH></TR> <TR><TH>Sylvester 1780</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Margarita<BR>1784 </TH><TH> sis-sis</TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Anna 1780</TH><TH></TH><TH>Dorotia<BR>Kukalj 1778</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Tom 1813</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Mate<BR>Mudrovcic 1821</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Ivan Piskulic 1811</TH><TH></TH><TH>Anna<BR>Mrzljak 1811</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Jacob 1846</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Mate<BR>1850</TH><TH>2nd </TH><TH>Anna 1844<BR>m. Ivan Sokolic 1836</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>Andreas 1841</TH><TH></TH><TH>Jacob<BR>Kriskovich 1846</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Bozidor 1878</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Visko <FONT COLOR="red">(1)</FONT COLOR="red"><BR>1887</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Franko<BR>Sokolic 1883</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH> Nicola 1870<BR>Franko 1884</TH><TH></TH><TH>Bozidor<BR>Kriskovich</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Anna Kriskovich 1908<BR>(mar. Frank Pickolich)</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Matthew 1914<BR>Kati 1918<BR>Dragomir 1920<BR>Mica 1932</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Robert 1929</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Andrew 1903<BR>Frank <BR>Pickolich 1905</TH><TH>-----<BR>mar.</TH><TH>Anna<BR>Kriskovich 1908</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Mary, Helen, <BR>& Drina<BR> Ivica, Margita, <BR>& Marija<BR> Milica & Vinko</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Paula 1964</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH><------</TH><TH>?</TH><TH>------></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <FONT COLOR="red">(1) note: Visko Mudrovcic was the first member of the (Steven's) US Segulja's immediate family to visit the United States. He was the brother of the Texas Segulja matriarch Marija Mudrovcic Segulja and the Arizona Segulja matriarch, Ivanja Mudrovcic Segulja. <P> At the turn of the century, per Ellis Island records, Visko entered the United States to visit his cousin Nikola Piskulic, in Wardner, Idaho. Nikola's branch became the current Pickolich/Pickolicks of Idaho. <P> Nikola's aunt, Anna, married a Sokolic and became the matriarch of our branch of Idaho/Montana Sokolics that include Robert and Paula Sockolich.</FONT COLOR="red"> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>WINTER WEATHER HAS STRANGE EFFECTS</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="josipseg5.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=20>Josip Segulja, relationship not yet established, has shared another example of the strange effects that the weather is having on human behavior. <P> Earlier this month, U.S. President Obama dispatches 30,000 more soldiers into Afghanistan in the middle of winter, the same week that he picks up the Nobel Peace Prize. Then we see Former U.S. Vice President, Al Gore, and, current U.S. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi see their attendance at the global warming conference in Copenhagen cut short as they flee the frozen burg, ahead of an approaching blizzard. <P> And, while those items may have different appeal to our disparate family members, it is perfectly understandable to all of us that our ancestral home of Novi Vinodolski might also get in on the abberant behavior caused by the ongoing global cooling. <P> Pursuant to that, Josip offers this video of our Adriatic Seaport's First Annual Skiing Open. I have no details as to the actual venue or the participants, but if they are Novljani, be forewarned, you are probably related to them. <P> To View Novi's skiing event, click <A HREF="novisnow.mp4"><FONT SIZE=6>HERE</FONT SIZE=6></A>. <P> <P> <IMG SRC="rd2.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > is in <A HREF="http://www.ikorculainfo.com/hr/lumbarda">Lumbarda</A> for Christmas. <BR> about an hour ago <BR> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>COMPLIMENTS FROM IDAHO</FONT SIZE=6><BR>AND THE WEBMASTER BLUSHES</CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="johnm.jpg"> John Merzlock says: <BLOCKQUOTE> I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude to [cousin] Mike Pottorff and [cousin] Lynette Sebalja for the great effort and continuity in helping us to know this large/extended family who traced their roots backs to the tiny town of Novi on the banks of the Adriatic. Mike has created a miracle with the family group website. Lynette has tracked our ancestors and family relationships for many years and has made us aware of this "world wide family". <P> I also extend my thanks to [cousin] Krsto Zoricic, who has dedicated the latter part of his life to the genealogical efforts of tying this family together and, making them aware of each other; to [cousin] Durdica Jezic Kriskovic, the curator of the museum in Novi; and, to [cousin] Ivan Mazuranic, who has graciously shared his expertise on Croatian nobility. This is a world wide family and I am honored to be a part of it. <P> Thank You, <BR> Mike, Lynette, Krsto, Durdica, Ivan and everyone who has contributed to the website, the genealogy, and the continued effort to keep us in touch with each other. May God Bless you. <P> Thank You, <P> John Merzlock </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="branmt.jpg"><BR>Branimir, far right</CENTER> <P> Branimir Mrak of Rijeka, third cousin, twice removed from the webmaster takes a hike through the snow covered Croatian mountains with his classmates. <P> Branimir descends from the Adalbert Jezic line. <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="ljubljanacold.jpg"><BR>Rachel Dobric, returning from the Copenhagen "global warming" convention in Copenhagen<BR>working up a sweat at an undisclosed castle in Ljubljana, Slovenia, enroute to Croatia</CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="rd2.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > is in Ljubljana. If you thought Copenhagen was cold, THINK AGAIN. <BR> Yesterday at 1:43am <P> <BR> <P> <FONT SIZE=6>It Cannot Get Any More Official Than This: It is the Christmas Season</FONT SIZE=6> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>It is officially the Christmas Season as Sebastian Rau opens the golden pipes, <BR> singing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. <P><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Sebastian is the son of Tamara Jezic, third cousin to the webmaster and all the <BR> Seguljas, Oregon Jezics, and Merzlocks in the webmaster's generation. Tamara <BR> is also first and second cousin to the Jezics descended from Adalbert</TH> <TH><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fbiqaiJ17DY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fbiqaiJ17DY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=6>I noticed Velimir Jezic's facebook status was "married," which I did not know--I asked for details:</FONT Size=6> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="velimir.jpg"><IMG SRC="velimirsmall.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Velimir Jezic</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Pozdrav iz Singapore. Nisam se jos ozenio, vjereni smo, samo smo se zezali na face. On je Rodjena 16. Juna.1988 godine na Cetinju. Svadba nam je kada se vratim iz New Yorka, negdje pocetkom septembra. Zao mi je sto nemam puno vremena, a zelio bih da se ispricamo. Srdacan pozdrav od bratica Velimir <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Greetings from Singapore. I didn't got married yet, we're engaged, we only had fun on facebook. She was born on 16th June 1988 in Cetinje. The wedding will be upon my return from New York, beginning of September. I'm sorry for not having much time, but would like to talk to you. Warm greetings from cousin Velimir.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>. . .and maybe we'll find out what he was doing in Singapore. . .and his fiancee's name! <P>Velimir is 3rd cousin to the webmaster, descended through the Adalbert Jezic line. <P> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="paulasocko.jpg"><BR>Paula Sockolich and boyfriend Richard take in Vermont's Fall Colors</CENTER> <P> Paula is the webmaster's quintuple 5th cousin, plus 75 other lesser relations, providing proof positive that our family tree is a wreath! <P> <P> <IMG SRC="katsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Kathryn Reynolds</FONT COLOR= blue > oh my goodness!!! I just booked my flight to NEW ZEALAND! ahhhh I leave Monday February 8! <BR> Yesterday at 9:13pm <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Cro Cousin (Dr.) Marijana Antic is in a conference in New York City</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <BR>. . .Coming from Brussels, by way of South Africa, by way of Zambia! <P> <BLOCKQUOTE> Hi Mike!! <P> I'm in New York! It's the first day of my conference today. I've been here for 3 days so far and I'm really liking it although it's very very cold..colder than Belgium. <P> I don't have my lap top with me but can check my email while i'm at the conference. <P> Send me your or Aunty Marges home phone number so I can give you guys a call while I'm here. Not sure about the time difference with California ..please let me know :-) <P> Hope you are well!! <P> Love Marijana </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="family2.jpg"><FONT SIZE=7>Computer Techie News From Austria</FONT SIZE=7></CENTER> <P> "Ardent" gossip page reader, Step-Cousin Charles Wardell has contacted us, announcing the launching of a web-based tech journal for those family members that really understand how computers and other things cyber <U>really</U> work. . .and I thought the on-off switch took care of all that! <P> Charles is better known in genealogy circles as the webmaster and co-conspirator of the <A HREF="http://www.mazuranic.com">Mazuranic.com</A> website. Most everyone in Novi is related to the Mazuranic family. <P> Charles is also the father of web techie, Florian Wardell. . . <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Hi Mike, <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Just to ask you a favour . . . <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Florian and some friends recently launched a new blog called TechHaze. Please take a look <A HREF="http://techhaze.com">http://techhaze.com</A>. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>If you like it, please bookmark it. You can also subscribe to a feed, get it delivered by email, follow on Twitter and become a fan via Facebook, etc. You can rate the articles and submit comments directly. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>If you have friends who might be interested in technical news and reviews, please spread the good news. Please send them a copy of this message and ask them to do the same with their friends! <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>If you have questions, contact Florian directly: <A HREF="mailto:florianwardell@techhaze.com">florianwardell@techhaze.com</A> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>He'll be thrilled to get your feedback. Ideas and suggestions (e.g. topics, interview partners, etc.) are always welcome. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Thanks ..... and please help spread the word. Tell the world about TechHaze. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Best wishes, <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Charles <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Charles Wardell <BR> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Hauptplatz 7/1/3 </TH> <TH><IMG SRC="florian.jpg"><BR> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2><I><FONT COLOR="purple">Florian Wardell is the founder and editor of TechHaze. Born in Austria to a French mother and British father, he always had a taste for long trips and unknown destinations. At the age of 13, he was fortunate enough to skip a whole year of school and to travel all around Asia. He has visited places like Tibet, Pakistan and Myanmar and lived in Italy, France, Austria and Cambodia, where he met Raimondo and Calixte Pictet, Red Lebrun and Timothee Salze Lozac h who are now part of the TechHaze team.</I></FONT SIZE=2> <P><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2><I><FONT COLOR="purple">Now, Florian studies at the Insitut d Etudes Politiques of Paris. During his free time, he writes for TechHaze, roams the internet, designs websites and takes pictures. He used to be a hardcore PC user, but a year ago, light shone upon him: he switched to Mac after giving a shot at Linux. You can visit his personal photography website or contact him at</I></FONT SIZE=2> <A HREF="mailto:florianwardell@techhaze.com">florianwardell@techhaze.com</A> <P><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2><I><FONT COLOR="purple">To meet Florian's compatriots in this venture, click this link: <A HREF="http://techhaze.com/about">http://techhaze.com/about</A></I></FONT SIZE=2> </TH> <TH><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>We re launching today! <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dear readers, <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Today is the big day. After weeks of writing, tweaking, optimizing and (let s face it) correcting typos, we feel that TechHaze is ready to be unveiled to the public. We have worked hard to provide a good sample of the kind of articles you should expect from us in the future, to optimize the site in its design and performance, and to embed all the tools you will need to comment on posts, to contact us, as well as to share this site with the rest of the world. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>You can now meet the TechHaze team in the  about page, but expect it to grow: We re already recruiting writers. The links page will will direct you towards blogs and websites we respect, admire and read on a daily basis. Who knows, maybe, with your help, these sites will become our concurrence one day. The F.A.Q. page is a compliation of general questions regarding TechHaze. If you would like to write for us, join our team or advertise on this site, have look. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Anyway, we hope you will enjoy reading the articles: It is a pleasure to share our love for technology with you. Don t forget to subscribe by email to receive the newest posts in your inbox! We look forward to hearing from you in the comments section. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The TechHaze team </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><FONT SIZE=6>This Week in Copenhagen</FONT SIZE=6> young delegates from around the world will meet with world leaders to discuss various aspects of climate change. Unfortunately, Al Gore has removed himself from the program <FONT COLOR="red"><FONT SIZE=2>looks like he lied about that!</FONT SIZE=2></FONT COLOR="red">, and, U.S. President Obama has asked to delay his appearance until the end of the week. Too bad, as I am sure that many of the youthful delegates would like to hear opinions on this topic and the scientific evidence from the highest sources. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>For teenager (COUSIN!!!) Rachel Dobric understanding climate change and discussing policies with world leaders will soon be all in a day s work. The 17-year-old from Otahuhu is the youngest member of the New Zealand Youth Delegation going to the United Nations conference on climate change in December. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>After the conference, Rachel will check out selected sites in Europe and work her way in a Southeasterly direction towards her home in New Zealand, hopefully with a prolonged layover in Southern California where she might visit her "other" cousins and the webmaster, tentatively on Christmas Eve. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>It is reasonably suspected that the subject of climate change and political machinations, and ham or turkey will be table fare.</TH><TH><A HREF="rdmermaid.jpg"><IMG SRC="rdmermaidsmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Two Mermaids<BR>in Copenhagen Harbor</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> For a more expanded account of Rachel's European adventures, Click on <A HREF="http://racheldobric.wordpress.com">Rachel's Blog</A>. <P> <IMG SRC="rdsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > Denmark is bloody expensive... >< <BR> Fri at 12:06pm <P> <P> <P> <CENTER>Another View of Beautiful Novi <P> <IMG SRC="novianachurch.jpg"></CENTER> <BR> Taken by Swiss cousin <A HREF="anam.jpg">Ana Mazuranic</A>. Ana is the webmaster's 5th cousin once removed; she is also the creator of the facebook page, "Novi Vinodolski." --sign into it! <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>The Old Swimming Hole,</FONT SIZE=6> down by the river side<BR>(in the Pacific Northwest)</CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="lamika.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=10></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Third cousin twice removed (from the webmaster) <A HREF="Lamika.mp4">Lamika</A> Phelps recently became a facebook friend to the webmaster, providing access to film of a summer outing where various Merzlocks take turns jumping in the frigid 51 F degree water.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The link, above, features Lamika's turn on the rope swing over the river. Lamika is the daughter of Ryan Merzlock, the granddaughter of Michael Merzlock, the great granddaughter of John Merzlock (1904), the great great granddaughter of Joseph Mrzljak and Lucia Jezic, and the great great great granddaughter of Franko Jezic and Marija Kabalin.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Franko was the brother of Marija Jezic, who would be the matriarch of the US and some of the Novi Seguljas, and brother to Adalbert Jezic, patriarch of many of the US, German, Cro, Belgian, and Montenegran Jezic contributors to this page. see <A HREF="jezdob.html">Adalbert</A>.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <IMG SRC="rdsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > is in Copenhagen. Off to the Bella Centre after lunch and a shower <BR> 4 hours ago <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=7>Jennifer grows, as Allison prepares for motherhood</FONT SIZE=7></CENTER> <P> Jennifer Segulja, performing admirably as a surrogate mother! Jennifer is the wife of Michael Segulja, the webmasters double 2nd cousin, once removed. <P> <IMG SRC="jenn15wk.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT>Tomorrow marks the official 15 week point :) I'm doing well for the most part, still tired and having bouts of sleeplessness, but typical pregnancy stuff - nothing major! (for those of you with charts and graphs, and milestone markers--this news is 3 weeks old). <P> Woohoo for progress!!! <P> And speaking of progress, we hit another milestone on Friday night - for the first time, I felt the baby kick - not just the typical flutter of movement that you feel the first few months, but real movement! It was all on my left side, which tells me Little Squirt is sitting on my left, which also explains the pains I'm always feeling on my left :) But it was exciting to finally feel REAL kicks! Of course, it was wasn't strong enough to feel on the outside of my tummy, but I'm betting we'll reach that milestone before too much longer! <P> Grow baby grow!! <P> Posted by Jennifer at 6:36 PM <P> <P> <P> <IMG SRC="rdsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > is going to another museum today! I love the castle here... So sad we have to leave tonight! :( <BR> 7 hours ago <P> <IMG SRC="rdsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > is off to a museum. Christmas markets tonight!!!! ? Germany.... <BR> 16 hours ago <P> <P> <IMG SRC="rdsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > is in Germany. The Christmas cookies are AWESOME. <BR> Yesterday 7:35 a.m. <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=6>Like Lightning, Nobility has struck in a forest of Mrzljaks/Merzlocks. . .now where was that tree?</FONT SIZE=6> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="grbmrzljak.jpg" HSPACE=25></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Daniella Merzlock, working on the Merzlock family tree, inquired as to the possibility of her line carrying a family crest.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>After, 15-20 seconds, I was confident that I could provide one if it existed. . .because fellow genealogist junkie and 5th cousin Ivan Mazuranic happens to be an international expert in the field of Croatian heraldry.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Ivan immediately responded, providing these crests.</TH><TH><IMG SRC="grbmrzljaka.jpg"></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <CENTER><I>A Word of Caution to those seeking lost Crowns. . .</I></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="merzliak.jpg" HSPACE=25></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Mike, <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>There is one thing our Merzlocks should be aware of in order to avoid any inconveniences. Coat of arms does not "belong" to a family or family name. It belongs to individual(s). If our Merzlocks in the States are direct descendants to Mrzljaks explicitly named in the patent letter (nobility and coat of arms grant) then they could use arms and be considered as nobility. So they should be able to prove direct male lineage back to recipient(s) of the arms and nobility. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>It is just friendly advice. People not able to prove are simply considered as fake nobility. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Best <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Ivan <BR> M. </TH><TH><IMG SRC="merzliak1.jpg" HSPACE=25></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <IMG SRC="rdsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > is sticky. Why does it have to be 26 degrees in Kuala Lumpur airport? It's just like being on the plane still. . . <BR> 5:53 a.m. <P> <IMG SRC="rdsmall.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Rachel Dobric</FONT COLOR= blue > is going to Europe today <BR> Saturday at 3:14 a.m. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=7>Twas the night before Christmas,</FONT SIZE=7><BR><B>when all through the house,</B> </CENTER> <BR> <CENTER> <TABLE> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> When up on the roof there arose such a clatter,<BR> I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof<BR> The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> But, wait!!! It was not the Night Before Christmas, but the day after Thanksgiving, and the cracking sound was not coming from the roof, but the ceiling, as cousin Julie missed a ceiling joist as she was rummaging through the attic looking for Christmas decorations.<P>Fortunately, the house had a good builder, as only the drywall collapsed.<P>And, neither Julie's injuries nor the ceiling's will be permanent. <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="julieceiling.jpg"><BR>the hole formerly occupied by Julie</CENTER> <P> Julie is the webmasters double 2nd cousin, one generation removed, sharing all of his Segulja and Mudrovcic relatives. <P <P> <FONT SIZE=6>Meanwhile, way out West</FONT SIZE=6>, Bryan and Suzie Tippit hit the long trail with the Blythe Riding Club, riding through Mineral Canyon Wash, Arizona.<P>Bryan is the webmasters double 2nd cousin, sharing both Segulja and Mudrovcic great grandparents.<P>Food was provided by Gourmet Outfitters, with one of the principals being Suzie Tippit! <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="bryansuzy.jpg"><IMG SRC="bryansuzysmall.jpg" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Bryan and Suzie on their mounts</TH><TH><A HREF="bryandrag.jpg"><IMG SRC="bryandragsmall.jpg" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Bryan riding drag, (except <BR>Suzie took the picture)</TH><TH><A HREF="arealcampfire.jpg"><IMG SRC="arealcampfiresmall.jpg" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>End of the trail party</TH></TR> </TABLE </CENTER> <P> <P> <BR> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>The Novi-Arizona Radetics and Seguljas</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER></CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="bisbee.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=15>There were at least for major Radetic lines in Novi. Another line, to which Las Vegas newscaster Nina Radetic belongs, might constitute a 5th. Like most Novi lines, there are multiple links: Nina is a 5th cousin. The line most closely related to the Texas and Arizona Seguljas, however, was that line harboring Cecelia Radetic (Miller), she remained a longtime family friend and genealogical contributor to this page. In the webmaster's generation, the Radetics were 7th cousins in the Segulja line and 4th in the Mudrovcic line (or 5th and 2nd to my grandfather and grandmother). <P> When the boys, (pictured left, Petar, Vence, Felix and John--the younger brothers Eduard and Josip remained in Novi), finally joined forces in America, they found themselves working the Copper Queen mine, in Bisbee, Arizona, known at one time as the world's largest open pit mine, but between 1906 and 1917, the mine was a tunnel, contributing to fatal pulmonary disorders on all 4, decades later.<P>The Segulja boys were fortunate enough to find Novljani friends in Bisbee--5th cousins/2nd cousins to their wives/fiancees--the Daniel Radetic family from Novi Vinodolski. <P> Eventually, the boys got their own house, where they stayed until the racially infused labor dispute of 1917, which resulted in <a href="http://sandino.vala.arizona.edu:8080/ramgen/diskB/library/Bisbee.rm">The Great Bisbee Deportation</a>, that saw the boys herded into boxcars at gunpoint.<P>After WWI, the families remained close. As a child, I visited Cecilia Radetic Miller's family in Bisbee, and later in Cottonwood. Cece's sister Katie, lived in/near Flagstaff, where we stopped in on at least two family vacations. In the 1980's Cecelia and I began exchanging genealogical tidbits to piece together our family trees. This was elevated greatly when we became computer enabled.<P> Cece and Michel attended the first family reunion in Ruidoso New Mexico. <P> Recently, when trying to settle Cece's estate, a witness was needed that could verify that Cecelia Radetic Miller was, indeed, the Cecelia Radix that appeared on a deed in Texas--it seems, that by attrition, I have become the oldest Segulja (male) in America. Good grief!! How did that happen? <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH></TH><TH>Greg Dobric </TH><TH> </TH></TR> <TR><TH>Barbara 1821</TH><TH>sist & Bro </TH><TH> Vinko 1827</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Martin Pisk 1850</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Marg Dobric 1848</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Kata Pisk 1886</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Ivanja Mudrov 1895</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Cece Radetic 1913 </TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Marg Segulja 1924</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Michel Miller 1946</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Michael Pottorff 1947</TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>At left, see how the Radetics in the webmaster's generation (Dianne Miller Havertine and Michel Miller) are 4th cousins through the Dobric-Mudrovcic link.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Below, see how they are related (7th, once removed) through the Segulja side.<P ALIGN+LEFT>Also note, how kiwi Boris Sebalja is 3rd cousins to their mother, Cecelia Radetic Miller.</TH></TR></TABLE></TABLE> <P> <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR> <TH></TH> <TH></TH> <TH>Jurai Radetic 1701</TH> <TH>Brother</TH> <TH>Ivan Radetic 1702</TH> </TR> <TR> <TH></TH> <TH></TH> <TH>Anton Radetic 1743</TH> <TH>1st cousins</TH> <TH>Mark Radetic 1737</TH> </TR> <TR> <TH><FONT COLOR="red">Peter Piskulic (Mekinina) & Catharina Potocnjak</FONT></TH> <TH><FONT COLOR="red">Had two daughters</FONT COLOR="red"></TH> <TH>George Radetic 1784</TH> <TH>2nd cousins</TH> <TH><p>Anton Radetic 1761</p></TH> </TR> <TR> <TH><FONT COLOR="red">Ludovica Piskulic 1824</FONT COLOR="red"> mar. Martinus Sebalja</TH> <TH>sister in law<BR> <---- </TH> <TH>Mikula Radetic 1823 mar. <FONT COLOR="red">Maria Piskulic 1818</FONT COLOR="red"></TH> <th><strong>3rd cousins</strong></TH> <TH>Marci Radetic 1785 </TH> <TH>&nbsp; <TH></TR> <TR> <TH>Petrus Sebalja 1867</TH> <TH>1st cousin</TH> <TH>Anton Radetic 1849</TH> <TH>4th cousins</TH> <TH>Lucia Radetic 1816 mar Pavao Jezich</TH> </TR> <TR> <TH>Ivan Sebalja 1905</TH> <TH>2nd cousin</TH> <TH>Daniel Radetic1882</TH> <TH>5th cousins</TH> <TH>Maria Jezic 1857 mar Roko Segulja</TH> </TR> <TR> <TH>Boris Sebalja 1947</TH> <TH>3rd cousin</TH> <TH>Cece Radetic Miller 1913<BR> Katy Radetic Miller 1919</TH> <TH>6th cousins</TH> <TH>Petar Segulja 1884</TH> </TR> <TR> <TH>Gary, Wayne, & Lisa Sebalja</TH> <TH>4th cousin</TH> <TH>Dianne (Havertine), Michel, & Kay Miller (Ainsworth)</TH> <TH>7th cousins</TH> <TH>Margaret Segulja Pottorff 1924</TH> </TR> <TR> <TH></TH> <TH></TH> <TH>Mark and Leslie Havertine (Angelillo)<BR> Matthew, Ryan, Dana, and Tyler Ainsworth</TH> <TH>8th cousins</TH> <TH>Michael Pottorff 1947<BR> Yvonne Pottorff Peck 1950</TH> </TR> <TR> <TH></TH> <TH></TH> <TH>Luke Angelillo</TH> <TH>9th</TH> <TH>Aaron and Ryan Peck</TH> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Hooking up with the Deranjas after 50 Years!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> I'm sure hearing an accent like this is not a distant memory for you kiwi cousins with the big Cro community in Auckland, but, Dana Deranja's recordings take me back to the farm--to the big table, while I sat at the little table with the rest of the kids. . .except for uncle Felix who was around until the 1980's, but by then, his accent was a lone voice. Nick pronouncing "little" as "lily" would turn all my cousins' heads, expecting to see our baba. Listen to Dana's recordings of his grandfather, Nick (Mikula) Deranja: <A HREF="Baba.m4a">Baba</A> and <A HREF="FiftyCents.m4a">Fifty Cents</A>.<P> <I>Dana-- I taped these conversations when I was around 17 years old, and have kept them all these years. First they were on reel to reel, then I reformatted to cassette tape, then Mini Disc and now they are computer files.</I>. <P ALIGN=LEFT>Webmaster: <I>We all should have had Dana's foresight</I> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Filip Deranja abt 1705</TH><TH>mar<BR>/Had:</TH><TH>Manda Kriskovic</TH><TH></TH></TR> <TR><TH>Lovre 1756</TH><TH>bro &amp; sist </TH><TH>Kata 1735</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mathi 1786</TH><TH>1st </TH><TH>Franica Merzljak 1768</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Lovre 1826</TH><TH>2nd </TH><TH>Ivan Segulja 1795</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Filip 1850 </TH><TH>3rd </TH><TH>Petrus 1823</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mikula (Nick) 1891 </TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Roko 1850</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Phillip 1922 </TH><TH>5th </TH><TH>Petar 1884 and bro Texas Vence</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Dana </TH><TH>6th </TH><TH>Margaret 1924</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH>7th</TH><TH>Michael 1947</TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> fyi--Lynette, Dana, and for Margay's amusement, to selected Texans, and to my younger cousins who do not have the benefit of my, er, uh, advanced years (of research, that is) or were not yet born, the Deranjas were family friends in Novi that also came to America, settling in Los Angeles and often visiting the farm, near Yuma; perhaps meeting some of the occasional Texas farmhands--John, Chris, Vance, and Tom Segulja; and, perhaps also meeting with Texas Anne Segulja, then living relatively closely in El Centro, CA. <P><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>When my branch moved to the LA area, my parents and the Deranjas met when the grandparents came to town. Still, as you can see from the chart, they are not as close, bloodline-wise as I thought, for we do have third cousin Deranjas in Novi. . .who are 5th cousins to Dana's family. . .so we, again, are related in multiple ways to another Novi family. <P><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> As Dana's father, Phil, and my mother's lives got complicated with family, (in the 1950's), and as our grandparents grew older/died, contacts became less frequent. . . I had to employ my real estate skills (I think I used to have some) to track Dana down in Hawaii). <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dana's tree is still a work in progress, but progress has been made; check it out <A HREF="Deranja.pdf">HERE</A>.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="danahs.jpg"><IMG SRC="danahssmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dana in high school<BR>40 years ago</TH><TH><A HREF="dderanja1.jpg"><IMG SRC="dderanja1small.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dana, holding up a tree</TH><TH><A HREF="cdderanja.jpg"><IMG SRC="cdderanjasmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Cheryl and Dana<BR>stir fry, island style</TH><TH><A HREF="chefdana.jpg"><IMG SRC="chefdanasmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dana outdoors</TH></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF="danabali.jpg"><IMG SRC="danabalismall.jpg"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dana with proteges<BR>in Bali</TH><TH><A HREF="danamaunakea.jpg"><IMG SRC="danamaunakeasmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dana and Hawaiian snow<BR>at Mauna Kea volcano</TH><TH><A HREF="philderanja.jpg"><IMG SRC="philderanjasmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dana's son Phil</TH><TH><A HREF="caitlind.jpg"><IMG SRC="caitlindsmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dana's daughter, Caitlin<BR>reflecting on herself</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Dana adds: <BLOCKQUOTE><P ALIGN=LEFT>My cousins that I have met in Novi are Milan Deranja (the barber), and his wife Bozica, They have a Son Toni, their daughter Visnja, who is married to Branko (?) and they had a daughter named Dolores. Milan was my Father's first cousin, though I do not know which Brother was his father. <P ALIGN=LEFT> I don't recall who it would have been that you visited in Fontana, though I can ask my Mother and see if she can shed some light on this. How old are you? What were your Mother and Grandmother's names. I can run these by my Mother and see if she recalls anything. She still has a pretty good memory. Other names that I am familiar with are John Piskulic (My Father's best friend and my GodFather) and his Sister Helen, and their Mother Mary. <P ALIGN=LEFT> These are some photographs that I took this past August when my Son and I made a trip to Los Angeles. Mary (Maricich) Sokolic was my Grandmother's Sister, and Joe was Mary's Son. Notice how they added an "H" to his last name. These graves are right next to each other. From left to right would be my Grandparents, Mary, then Joe. Hope some of this helps. I'll see what else I can come up with. </BLOCKQUOTE> <P ALIGN=LEFT> Regards, <P ALIGN=LEFT>Dana <P> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="novideranja.jpg"><IMG SRC="novideranjasmall.jpg" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Nick & Rosalija Deranja</TH><TH><A HREF="mamicasok.jpg"><IMG SRC="mamicasoksmall.jpg" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Mary Sokolic</TH><TH><A HREF="joesoko.jpg"><IMG SRC="joesokosmall.jpg" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Joe Sokolich</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <BR> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>IBIZA</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <P>Giorgio Socolich and Karin, leave their home in Trier, Germany to visit the Mediterranean city of Barcelona and the Island of Ibiza. The Socolichs married into the first generation of Seguljas in Novi, with their closest relationship to the webmaster being 5th once removed. And cousin Ranko, in Argentina, shares these Segulja links and is also a 5th and 7th cousin through Sokolic. Boris Sebalja, in New Zealand's closest links are 5th and 8th, while Mladen Sokolic, in the webmasters Mudrovcich tree, was a 4th cousin. This branch migrated from Novi to Istria (remarkably close, but quite a distance when travlling by donkey cart) where there was a strong Italian influence. . .depending on the year, a military influence. Many Croatians were coerced into changing their names to an Italian name to enhance Italy's hegemony over the area. The Socolichs were assigned the name Socolini, but rejected it. Others did not, one being a famous merchant, Marco Pillich, who had to change his name as a condition of employment with an Italian trading company--we know him as Marco Polo. Another family, the Andretichs became famous in America in auto racing--the most famous member being Mario Andretti. Giorgio is a Croatian Musician, that performs in an Italian band that plays in Germany. Giorgio and Karin operate a restaurant in Trier and live in a scenic part of town overlooking the Mosel River. His daughter, Patrizia, found our website, and has been a frequent contributor. See the Socolich line <A HREF="patsoco.html">Here</A>. <CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Giorgio and Karin share some photos taken <BR>on their recent trip to Ibiza and Barcelona</TH><TH><A HREF="giobarc5.JPG"><IMG SRC="giobarc5small.JPG" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Giorgio sits at an overlook of the city</TH></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF="karinbarc1.JPG"><IMG SRC="karinbarc1small.JPG" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Karin, in front of a representative example<BR> of Barcelona architecture</TH><TH><A HREF="giokarinibbarc.JPG"><IMG SRC="giokarinibbarcsmall.JPG" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Giorgio and Karin taking in some of the local cuisine</A></TH></TR> <TR><TH><A HREF="giorgioplay.JPG"><IMG SRC="giorgioplaysmall.JPG" HSPACE=50></A><BR><A HREF="POLA-POLA.jpg"><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>former rocker</A> and current <A HREF="TUTTI.JPG">Istrian music bandleader</A>,<BR>Giorgio is lured into an impromtu set</TH><TH><A HREF="giorgioibiza.JPG"><IMG SRC="giorgioibizasmall.JPG" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Giorgio making the obligatory tourist purchase</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="msn.JPG"><IMG SRC="msnsmall.JPG"></A></CENTER><P><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>. . .more of my cousins kids having reunions without me. . .at least I got a photo--from left (Jelena, just a friend) then (Dr.) Marijana Antic, (daughter of 2nd cousin Karmen) from Brussels, Belgium, Sasa Sokolic (son of 2nd cousin Vinko Sokolic) from Novi Vinodol Croatia, then Nikol Miletic (daughter of Vinko Miletic) from Koln, Germany. Marijana and Nikol are 2nd cousins once removed from my Segulja line, while Sasa is a 2nd cousin once removed from my Mudrovcic line. Marijana and Nikol are 5th cousins to Sasa and 4th cousins to Lauren Kargacin, see story below. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="marnik.jpg"><IMG SRC="marniksmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Marijana and Nikol in Germany.</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>At left see Marijana and cousin Nikol cavorting in Koln Germany. At right, see a close-up of Nikol, Marijana, and friend Jelena, also in Germany. <P>Marijana and Sasa's blood links<P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Gregor Dobric</TH><TH>mar</TH><TH> Catharina Kabalin</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Barbara Dobric 1821</TH><TH> sist & bro</TH><TH>Vinko 1827</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Maria Piskulic 1841</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Margareta 1848</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Nicolaus Maricic 1869</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Vinko Mudrov 1887</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Filipina 1908</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Marija 1932</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Karmen Miletic 1950</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Vinko Sokolic 1954</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Marijana Antic 1982</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Sasa 1976</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P></TH><TH><A HREF="nikmarman.jpg"><IMG SRC="nikmarmansmall.jpg" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Nikol, Marijana, and Jelena</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Anton Zoricic</TH><TH>mar.</TH><TH>Dorotija Brozicevic</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Paval 1782</TH><TH>bro & sis </TH><TH>Ursula 1784</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Josephus 1819</TH><TH>1st </TH><TH>Dorothea 1819</TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH></TR> <TR><TH>Rozaria 1852 </TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Ursula Maricic 1854</TH><TH></TH><TH>Manda Segulja</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>Roko Segulja</TH><TH>mar.</TH><TH>Marija Jezic</TH><TH></TR> <TR><TH>Josip Sokolic 1884</TH><TH>3rd </TH><TH>Josip Kargacin 1885</TH><TH>mar</TH><TH>Tereza Petrinovic</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Genoveva</TH><TH>sis</TH><TH>and</TH><TH>bro</TH><TH>Vence</TH><TH>bro-bro</TH><TH>Petar</TH><TH>bro-bro</TH><TH>Josip</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mladen 1931</TH><TH> 4th </TH><TH>John 1929</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Filipina</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Tom</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Margaret</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Danijel</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Vinko 1954</TH><TH>5th </TH><TH>Teresa</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Vinko</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Karmen</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Tom Jr.</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Yvonne Pottorff</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Dubravko</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Sasa</TH><TH> 6th</TH><TH> Lauren</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Nikol</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Marijana Antic</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Doug</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Aaron Peck</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Cedomir</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">--The webmaster's sister <P> <P> The Seguljas, per the above chart are all 5th cousins to the Mudrovcic Sokolics, but as stated under the photo, the Arizona and Texas Seguljas are also 2nd cousins, per the chart below to the left. The Texas and Arizona Seguljas are also 2nd cousins (in the webmasters generation) to the Mudrovcic-Butkovics, (substitute Kati Mudrovcic Butkovic for her sister Mica Mudrovcic Sokolic) but the Novi Seguljas are related to the Mudrovcic-Butkovics, per the chart on the right. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Margarita Dobric</TH><TH>mar.</TH><TH> Mathew Mudrovcic</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Visco Mudrovcic</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Marija Mudrovcic</TH><TH>sis-sis</TH><TH>Johana Mudrovcic</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mica Mudrovcic</TH><TH>1st cous<TH>Tom Segulja</TH><TH>1st cous</TH><TH>Margaret Segulja</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Vinco Sokolic</TH><TH>2nd cousin<TH>Tom Segulja Jr.</TH><TH>2nd cous</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Yvonne Peck</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Sasa Sokolic</TH><TH>3rd cousin</TH><TH>Doug Segulja</TH><TH>3rd cousin</TH><TH>Aaron Peck</TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Joannes Piskulic</TH><TH>mar.</TH><TH>Cath Fumic</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Maria 1820</TH><TH>sisters</TH><TH>Ursula 1829</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Kate Kabalin 1852</TH><TH>1st </TH><TH>Maria Potocnjak 1867</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Maria Zoricic 1887</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH> Franjo Mrzljak 1897</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Kate Mudrovcic 1918</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH> Marija 1927</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Margita Butkovic 1948</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Dubravko Segulja 1955</TH></TR> </TABLE> </TABLE> <BR> <FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">webmaster's sister <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5>Yes, this is Chicago; No, it's not out-takes from the Blues Brothers movie street scene</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=2>Lauren Kargacin (explaining the photo) <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=2>Well, it is sort of a long story. This summer I was a Summer Welcome Leader at the University of Missouri (Mizzou) where I go to school. <P><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=2>It is basically like a summer orientation leader for the incoming freshman. It is a pretty big deal to be a Summer Welcome Leader. We have one of the best programs and it is really competitive to get. During Summer Welcome, each night we put on a variety show type act called review.<P><P ALIGN=LEFT>We all have to be in it even if we don't like to act, dance, etc. Revue is to help touch on typical freshman topics in a fun way to get them more excited and less scared to start college in the fall. <P<MP ALIGN=LEFT>We barely had time off, so when we got a three day weekend for Fourth of July 35 out of the 36 of us road tripped to Chicago. In this picture we are doing our group dance that we did during revue. We were in a parking lot in Naperville waiting for our whole group to catch a train to the city with the music coming from a car. It was so much fun and a great memory.<P><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=2> If you would like to use this for the gossip page, that is fine with me. I'm not sure if the real story behind the picture is as interesting as you thought it would be : ) <I>Apparently, Lauren is not aware of the standards we maintain at the gossip page!</I> </TH><TH><IMG SRC="laurenkarg.jpg" HSPACE=10><BR> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=2>Lauren, at right in blue shirt</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Lauren is a 3rd, once removed cousin to all the Arizona, Texas, and Novi Seguljas in our branch. Her great, great grandmother, Manda Cecilia Segulja was sister to the webmasters great grandfather, Roko Ivan Segulja. Lauren's mother, Terri, is the webmaster's 3rd cousin. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>GREETINGS FROM BELGIUM</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <BLOCKQUOTE> Hi uncle Mike! <P> Sorry for not writing for so long.. life has been really busy on this side of the world. I've been here more than a year now and I'm almost in my 2nd year of radiology training. I'm enjoying it so far but really really missing South Africa and my folks. I went to visit them in October, it was great :-) It's winter here and it's getting colder every day, and it rains a lot too. I am going to a radiology congress in New York this December from the 10th to the 20th. It's gonna be my first time in America! I'm excited :-) So if you're by any chance in the area during that time it would be great to meet you. I've managed to meet quite a few people here, one of them is an American girl called Amanda..we explore Brussels together. Otherwise all is well with my folks in Africa and here in chilly Brussels. <P> Big kisses for aunty Marge and a big hello to the rest of the family! <P> Marijana </BLOCKQUOTE> <I>Marijana is the daughter of the webmaster's 2nd cousin, Karmen Miletic Antic, of South Africa, the granddaughter of Filipina Maricic Miletic, the great granddaughter of Genoveva Segulja Maricic, and the great great grandddaughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic (and her Antic ancestors, that I have missplaced, or, never had)</I> <P> <P> <A HREF="ezevanz.jpg"><IMG SRC="ezevanzsmall.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=25></A>Ezequiel Piskulich writes home to his mother Gladys in Argentina from his workplace in New Zealand:<P>Madre. Tengo celu de nuevo... todo muy bien por aca, hoy fuy a hacer palestra... manana vamos a la playa, porq tenemos dia libre en el trabajo....me voy porq esta la comida... te mando un beso grande.. saludos a todos por casa!! <P> (Mother--I have a new celebration. All is well here for now. Today I will be going to the arena ( gym?). Tomorrow, I am going to the beach because we have the day off from work. A big kiss to you. Greetings to all in the house). . .[or a reasonable facsimile]. <P> <BR> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="henrifam.JPG"><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>l-r Tomas, Patricia, Roberto, Cecilia, Sebastian, and Francisca.</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>At left, view the Chilean Piskulich branch of our family, enjoying one of the last ski outings of the year as the South American Spring approaches.</TH></TR> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>At right, view Auckland, New Zealand kiwi, cousin, Gary Sebalja, dining with the webmaster's family, at his mother Margaret's home, before he leaves for Colorado for employment in North America's ski industry, where the season looks like it will begin this week.</TH><TH><IMG SRC="gsdinlakeside.JPG"><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>clockwise from lower left, Cece's sister, Deborah Brown, Cece, Margaret Segulja Pottorff, Gary Sebalja, Yvonne Pottorff Peck. Michael was hidden behind the camera</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <BR> <P> <FONT SIZE=5>Sockolichs (Paula from Boston and Robert from the LA area), Seguljas (the webmaster, Michael Pottorff of San Diego) and Sebaljas (represented by Gary of Auckland), representing the genea team that put Paula and Robert's tree together. The only contingent missing is the Istrian Socolichs, notably Patrizia that started the computer thread leading to this feat and this fete!</FONT SIZE=5><CENTER><TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="socksmengary.JPG"><IMG SRC="socksmengarysmall.JPG" HSPACE=70></A><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> 5th Cousin Paula Sockolich, <BR>the webmaster, <BR>4th cousin, once removed Robert Sockolich, <BR>5th cousin Gary Sebalja</TH><TH><A HREF="richpaulasock.JPG"><IMG SRC="richpaulasocksmall.JPG" HSPACE=70></A><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Paula and her main man, Richard Getz, <BR>a two-time Emmy winning Madison Avenue Director! </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Paula also does the family proud, being a mover and shaker in the critical care of infants. To read of her exploits, click <A HREF="http://web1.tch.harvard.edu/chnews/06-06-05/floating.html">HERE</A> </CENTER> <P> <P> <P> Marian Dickson, of our (Tigre) Argentina branch of Piskulichs takes a flight to the most southern city in the world, Ushuaia, Argentina, frolics in the snow, checks out the land of fire, and takes a cruise to visit penguins. <p> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="penguinexpress.JPG"><IMG SRC="penguinexpresssmall.JPG" HSPACE=75></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>View Marian, 2nd from rt on ship's stern</TH><TH><A HREF="marianpenguin.jpg"><IMG SRC="marianpenguinsmall.JPG" HSPACE=75></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Same spot with adoring fans perched on rocks</TH><TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <P> Mother Debra has another kid she is proud of, her son Jonathan--who got a job in California! <P> <IMG SRC="debharp.jpg"> <BLOCKQUOTE> <FONT COLOR= blue ><B>Debra Vallecillo Harp</B></FONT COLOR="blue"> October 20 at 12:22pm <P> Here is a picture of Jonathan. Can you add him to the Segulia news page? He is now attending Cal State University San Marcos, he has lived away from home since 2006, he is a business major, he lives in San Marcos and he is a federal employee working for Social Security Administration, he will be 22 on December 6th. What else can I tell you about him? Maybe that's enough. Check out Jonathan's line <A HREF="ann.html">HERE</A>. <BR> <IMG SRC="jonharp.JPG"> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="vivgrad.jpg"><IMG SRC="vivgrad.jpg" HEIGHT=288 WIDTH=360></A><BR>Vivian's graduation day! </CENTER> <P> Vivian Harp, daughter of Michael Harp, grand daughter of Debra Tippit, great grand daughter of Anne Segulja, great great grand daughter of Vence Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, and great great great grand daughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic and Mathew Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobrec lives with her parents Michael and Debra Harp in Murrietta, California. Vivian is now attending Mount San Jacinto Community College. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Liz and Doug Segulja go Home!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="novisegkids.jpg"><IMG SRC="novisegkids.jpg" HEIGHT=325 WIDTH=200 HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>USA Seguljas at home in Novi</TH><TH><A HREF="dougdub.jpg"><IMG SRC="dougdubsmall.jpg" HSPACE=50></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Doug with his father's (and the webmaster's)<BR>2nd cousin Novljani Dubravko Segulja</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <BR> Liz and Doug Segulja in front of the Segulja house<BR>Liz is the daughter of Joe Segulja, the webmasters double second cousin, one generation removed, while Doug, her first cousin is the son of Tom Segulja, Joe's brother, also double second cousin to the webmaster<BR>October 2009<BR>And Dubravko, another second cousin to the webmaster, <BR> reprises his 2001 role, as Novi guide, par excellance <P> Other pilgrimages home. . . <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="home2.jpg"HSPACE=25><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>As photographed by<BR>Mary Segulja Cooper in 1947</TH><TH><A HREF="home.jpg" HSPACE=15><IMG SRC="home.jpg" HEIGHT=340 WIDTH=200 HSPACE=25></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>As viewed by Margarget Segulja<BR>Pottorff in 1978</TH><TH><A HREF="home3.JPG"><IMG SRC="home3.JPG" WIDTH=280 HEIGHT=265 HSPACE=25></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>As viewed by<BR>Michael Pottorff in 2001</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>ABOUT THAT CROATIAN BLOOD!</font size=6></center> <p> Cousin Erica Piskulic of Tigre, Argentina and crewmates (one man and one other woman) took first in their age division on a 64 kilometer regatta down the Rio Parana River, taking the trophy after 6 hours and 15 minutes of continuous rowing! <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT>4:17pm Michael <BR> ok--I'll use that--proud of you! <P ALIGN=LEFT> 4:18pm Michael does the man have to be in the same age division or older? <P ALIGN=LEFT> 4:18pm Erica <BR> Thanks, Mike!!! I was very proud myself. It's a good lesson for my children: Croatian blood stands everything... <P ALIGN=LEFT> 4:18pm Michael <BR> I'll quote you! <P ALIGN=LEFT> 4:21pm Erica <BR> We needed a man in order to improve our timing. Our category is actually 3 women. If there's a man on the boat they add 16 minutes to your time. Sergio is 46, Natalia is 44 and I'm 50, so the average is 45+ and under 50. <P ALIGN=LEFT> 4:25pm Erica <BR> Going back to the link I sent you, if you click on the right place you get a larger image and clicking on "aquí" again you can see the bouy that signals where we had to leave the Paraná and enter a narrower river: Caraguatá. </TH><TH> <IMG SRC="tigrecourse.jpg"> </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> Kathryn Reynolds, double first cousin, once removed, to the webmaster, will be visiting New Zealand, visiting her (other) first cousins (the Sebaljas), once removed and second cousins, and a bunch of others, while she completes the last couple of units for her degree. <P> <IMG SRC="katfb.jpg"> <FONT SIZE=5><FONT COLOR= blue ><B>Kathryn Reynolds</B></FONT COLOR= blue></FONT SIZE="blue"> I just got my PASSPORT! <BR> :) time to prepare for New Zealand <BR> Yesterday at 9:39am " Comment " Like <P> <FONT COLOR="Blue">2 people</FONT COLOR="blue"> like this. <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><IMG SRC=Aderosier.jpg> <FONT COLOR= blue >Amy DeRosier </FONT COLOR= blue > When do you leave? <BR> Yesterday at 9:49am <P> <IMG SRC="lindjac.jpg"> <FONT COLOR= blue >Lindsey K Jacobson</FONT COLOR= blue > YEAH BABY!!! <BR> Yesterday at 10:07am <P> <IMG SRC=katfb.jpg> <FONT COLOR= blue >Kathryn Reynolds </FONT COLOR= blue > its lookin like I will head to NZ In late Feb. <BR> Yesterday at 11:28am </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <BR> <P> How Ana and Nika Hlaca and Ursula and Andrija Kastelan are related to the US (Adalbert) Jezics and Seguljas <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Marija Jezic 1856</TH><TH>=</TH><TH>Marija Jezic 1956</TH><TH>sister-brother</TH><TH>Adalbert<BR>Jezic 1863</TH><TH>=</TH><TH>Adalbert<BR>Jezic 1863</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Petar Segulja 1884</TH><TH>bro-bro</TH><TH> Vence Segulja</TH><TH>1st cousin</TH><TH>Vladimir<BR>1895</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Elizabeta 1891</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Margaret Segulja 1924</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Anne Segulja</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Dragan<BR>1930</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Mila Sojat 1913</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Michael Pottorff 1947</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Bryan Tippit</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Andrew<BR>1967<BR>Tamara<BR>1970</TH><TH>2nd<TH>Maja<BR>Uravic 1941</TH></TR> <TR><TH>.</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Robert<BR>Amber<BR>Autumn</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Sebastian<BR>2006<BR>Tahlia<BR>2009</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Zeljko<BR>Kastelan 1964</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Marija<BR>Kastelan 1965</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Arizona<BR>Seguljas</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>a whole bunch<BR>see <A HREF="ann.html">Anne Segulja</A><BR>Texas<BR>Seguljas</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH><A HREF="ursulakast.jpg">Ursula</A> 1995<BR>Andria 1996</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH><A HREF="nikahlaca.jpg">Nika Hlaca</A><BR>1993<BR><A HREF="anhlaca.jpg">Ana Hlaca</A><BR>1995</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <BR> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Cousin Milena Je~ic, of Cetinje, Montenegro,<BR>is now Milena Je~ic Martinovic!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> Milena is now the bride of Filip Martinovic. The wedding took place in Cetinje, in the Republic of Montenegro on 27 September 2009. Filip runs his own private company, while Milena is an Aerobics Instructor. The couple will reside in Cetinje. The wedding celebration was in Bajice, the ancestral home of the Martinovici. Below, view photos of the wedding. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="milenawed.jpg"><IMG SRC="milenawedsmall.JPG" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Newlyweds greet the world</TH><TH><A HREF="milenawed2.JPG"><IMG SRC="milenawed2small.JPG" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The ceremony begins. . .</TH><TH><A HREF="MILENAWED3.JPG"><IMG SRC="milenawed3small.JPG" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Listening carefully!</TH><TH><A HREF="milenatoast.JPG"><IMG SRC="milenatoastsmall.JPG" HSPACE=10></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>A wedding toast!</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> See Milena's <A HREF="jezdob.html">Jezic line</A>. <P> <BR> <P> <P> <BR> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Hadley Merzlock is engaged!<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>To the lovely Diana Poe (rt)<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Details and film at 11:00</TH><TH><IMG SRC="hadleyengaged.JPG" HSPACE=40></TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <BR> <TABLE><TR><TH> <A HREF="ChrisAt.jpg"><IMG SRC="ChrisAtsmall.JPG" HSPACE=25></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>"Momma's Quarterback," Chris Merzlock</TH> <TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Aspiring grid iron star, Chris Merzlock, makes a couple all-star maneuvers for the camera. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Chris is the son of Libby Merzlock Atkinson, grandson of T.J.Merzlock, great grandson of John Merzlock Sr., great-great grandson of Lucia Jezic, and great great great grandson of Franko Jezic, brother to Adalbert (Dragan's bunch) and Marija (the Seguljas). <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Chris, and family, live in Salt Lake City</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>Hello, Cousin Ana!</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="anakorctrip.jpg"><IMG SRC="anakorctripsmall.JPG" HSPACE=15></A><BR></CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=3>Ana, 2nd from left, eating ice cream, <BR>contemplating her Korcula "cruise."</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=3>Meet cousin <A HREF="jezdob.html">Ana Hlaca</A>, 3rd cousin to the webmaster, two generations removed. <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=3>Ana, from Rijeka, Croatia descends from Adalbert Jezic, brother of Marija Jezic, wife of Roko Segulja.<P ALIGN=LEFT>Ana and her friends get ready for the Ferry ride to the island of Korcula.<P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=3>Ana, left, cavorts on the island of Korcula with friends, Karla, and Mara.</TH><TH><A HREF="ankarlamara.jpg"><IMG SRC="ankarlamarasmall.JPG" HSPACE=15></A><BR></CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=3>Cousin Ana, friends Karla & Mara</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <BR> <P> <A HREF="john.html">Alyssa Laughlin</A>, of the Texas Seguljas, double 2nd cousin, twice removed to the webmaster, (related to everyone in this webpage) gets her ears pierced for her 12th birthday! Hope you had fun! (Ouch!) <P> <CENTER> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="alyssaearspre.jpg"><IMG SRC="alyssaearspresmall.JPG" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Alyssa and a friend in contemplation</TH><TH><A HREF="alyssaears.jpg"><IMG SRC="alyssaearssmall.JPG" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Alyssa, dealing with the needle</TH><TH><A HREF="alyssaears2.jpg"><IMG SRC="alyssaears2small.JPG" HSPACE=30></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>bruised, battered, and pierced!</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <BR> <P> <P> The saga of the family tree wreath continues. . . <P> As we finished Paula and Susan's trees, we failed to tie them together. Then I noticed that Paula's grandmother was Marija Petrinovic, 1895, while Susan's was Tereza Petrinovic, 1887, who were 3rd cousins, one generation removed. That would make Paula and Susan 5th cousins, one generation removed.<P>To complicate matters, Tereza was first cousin to the Segulja boys: Vence the patriarch of the Texas Seguljas, Petar the patriarch of the Arizona Seguljas; and, Josip, the patriarch of (the closest branch) of the Novi Seguljas. <P> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="green"><FONT SIZE=7>3RD COUSIN SUSAN KARGACIN HURST HAS FOUND OUR PAGE</FONT SIZE=7></FONT COLOR="green"></CENTER> <P> After much note exchanging and emailing, we have reconstructed Susan's tree; Check it out: <A HREF="kargacintree.pdf">Kargacin Tree</A> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="vkargfam2.jpg"><IMG SRC="vkargfam2.jpg" HEIGHT250 WIDTH=150></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Josip Kargacin's family</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Two members of the Kargacin family, Jimmy Miller and Susan Hurst, have independently contacted our page within the last month, and, have become reunited.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Previously, Andrea Cvetko found our page and made contact. At left view Josip Kargacin, Mary Kargacin (Jimmy Miller's mother), Tereza Petrinovic Kargacin, first cousin to Vence, Petar, and Josip Segulja, and Vladimir (Walter) Kargacin (Susan Hurst's father). See below, to see how the Seguljas, Zanichs, Cvetkos, Deranjas, and Kargacins are related.</TH><TH><A HREF="novikarg2.jpg"><IMG SRC="novikarg2.jpg" HEIGHT=225 WIDTH=375></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Vladimir Kargacin's Novi Vinodol home</TH></TR> </TABLE> <p> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Petrus Segulja b. 1823</TH><TH>mar.<BR>/had</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT>Maria Dobric b. 1827</TH></TR> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Roko Segulja b. 1850<BR>mar. Marija Jezic</TH><TH>bro-<BR>sis</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT>Margaretha Segulja b. 1847<BR>mar.Vincentius Zanich</TH><TH>sis-sis</TH><TH></TH><TH>sis-sis</TH><TH>Manda Cecilia Segulja b. 1852<BR>mar. Ivan Petrinovic</TH></TR></TR> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Petar Segulja b. 1884<BR>mar. Ivana Mudrovcic</TH><TH>1st<BR>cous</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT>Pilipina Zanich b. 1875<BR> mar. Joannes Cvetko</TH><TH>1st cous</TH><TH></TH><TH>1st cous</TH><TH>Tereza Petrinovic b. 1877<BR>m. Josip Kargacin<BR>bro Charles Karg. <BR>died 6 Jan 1949<BR>age 65 Novi</TH></TR> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT> Margaret Segulja b. 1924<BR>mar. Nathan Pottorff</TH><TH>2nd<BR>cous</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT>Cvetislav Cvetko b.1914<BR>mar. Andrina Sokolic</TH><TH>bro-sis</TH><TH>Marija Cvetko b. 1900<BR>mar. Ivan Deranja</TH><TH>2nd cous</TH><TH>Vladimir b. 1913<BR>mar. Ann Puccio</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>Mary b. 1922<BR>mar. Fred Miller</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>Joe 1926<BR>mar.<BR>1. Mable<BR>2. Patty</TH><TH>bro-<BR>bro</TH><TH>John b. 1929<BR>mar.Wilma Larson</TH></TR> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Michael Pottorff b. 1947<BR> mar/div Godzilla</TH><TH>3rd<BR>cous</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT>Ivan Cvetko b. 1947<BR>mar._______</TH><TH>1st cous</TH><TH>Nada b. 1922<BR>Peter b. 1926</TH><TH>3rd cous</TH><TH>Walter Jr. b. 9 Aug 1946<BR>d. 26 Sept 1946<BR>Susan b. 17 Nov 1954<BR>mar.<BR>Dan McDonald m. 26 Jun 1973<BR>m. Bradley Hurst 2 Nov 1990</TH><TH>1st cous</TH><TH>Jimmy Miller<BR>Patty Miller</><TH>1st cous</TH><TH>Dan<BR><I>Mabel's<BR>not<BR>Joe's</I></TH><TH>1st<BR>cous<TH>John<BR>David<BR>Michael<BR>Terri</TH></TR> <TR><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT>All Tx, Az, & Novi children<BR>of webmaster's generation</TH><TH>4th<BR>cous</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT>Ivan 1975, Andrea 1976</TH><TH>2nd cous</TH><TH>Peter &<BR>Nada's kids</TH><TH>4th cous</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Brooke Ann McDonald 26 Jun 1973<BR>m.Charles Pemberton<BR><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Tannin Joan McDonald b. 19 May 1978<BR>m. Zack Crask</TH><TH>2nd<BR>cous</TH><TH></TH><TH>2nd<BR>cous</TH><TH>nice<BR>people<BR>not<BR>Cro's<BR>not<BR>inter-<BR>ested</TH><TH>2nd<BR>cous</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Terri's:<BR>Lauren</TH></TR> <TR><TH><FONT COLOR="red">SEGULJA<BR>Petar (Arizona)<BR>was brother to<BR>Vence (Texas)<BR>and<BR>Josip (Novi)<BR>sub for your branch</TH><TH>*</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red"><FONT COLOR="red">CVETKO</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">DERANJA</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">KARGACIN</FONT COLOR="red"><BR><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Brooke's:<BR>Kaleigh Pemberton 11 Sept 1999<BR>Korrigan Pemberton 10 May 2003<BR><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Tannin's:<BR>dtr Riley Crask b.28 Jul 2005<BR>d. 28 Jul 2005<BR>Adler b. 2 Nov 2006<BR>Campbell b. 27 April 2009</TH><TH>*</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">--></TH><TH>*</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">--></TH><TH>*</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">-->|</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P><BR><P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6>MEET PAULA SOCKOLICH</FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <IMG SRC="psock1.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=10>"Cousin" Paula Sockolich--In 2000, Paula responded to a query on a Novi genealogical site, seeking to find her roots, or, any relatives in Croatia. This month, your fearless webmaster stumbled upon the ad, and responded, that he (I) was related to Sokolics in Novi, Sokolics in Argentina, and to the Istrian Socolichs. Paula responded back, uttered a few familiar names and the matter was quickly turned over to cousin Lynette Sebalja in New Zealand. Virtually all of Paula's missing kin were hanging on branches of our families' disparate trees, and Paula's hope of finding any relatives was expanded back several centuries. In the meantime, Paula's fortune may have turned to misfortune, as Lynette could not find Paula's email, and, I somehow managed to delete a file with her email information. I attempted to replicate the deed that led to Paula's fortune, by attempting to find the decade old query in an internet log. I was successful, but noticed who started the thread--it was none other than Istrian cousin Patrizia Socolich, in 1999, long before any of us in the States or down under had met her. <P> To see Paula's entire tree, click <A HREF="paulasock.pdf">HERE</A>. <P> Paula could not believe her good fortune coming from the help of three strangers on three different continents. Apparently, she had not heard about the family tree of Novi that resembles a wreath--Check below to see how she is related to me as a 5th cousin, and a 5th cousin, once removed 5 times. . .just 5 of the 79 ways she is related to me! She is related (at least) to the Seguljas, the Sebaljas, the Piskulichs, Paskulics, Dobrics, Posas, Dobrecs, Franichs, Maricics, Miletics, Antics, the Jezics, Merzlocks, and Woods in our extended family! And, to the Socolichs, and, some Sokolics. <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Margareta<BR>1743</TH><TH>sis-<BR>bro</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Toma<BR>Kriskovic<BR>1740</TH><TH>Had<BR>mar<BR>2X</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Katarina<BR>Kargacin<BR>1767</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Margareta<BR>1766</TH><TH>sis-<BR>bro</TH><TH>Joseph<BR>1794</TH><TH>bro-<BR>bro</TH><TH>Adam<BR>1803</TH><TH>1/2<BR>bro</TH><TH>Paval<BR>1772</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Margareta<BR>Umiljenovic<BR>1792</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Maria<BR>Mudrovcic<BR>1784</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Franciska<BR>Kriskovic<BR>1824</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Maria<BR>1834</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Catherine<BR>1791</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Petrus<BR>Segulja<BR>1823</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Maria<BR>Dobric<BR>1827</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Margareta<BR>Dobric<BR>1848</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Nicomedes<BR>1865</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Pavel<BR>Jezic<BR>1820</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Roko<BR> Segulja<BR></TH><TH>4th<BR>self</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">**Roko<BR>Segulja<BR>1850</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">3rd</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">Johana<BR>Mudrovcic<BR>1895</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Marija<BR>Petrinovic<BR>1895</TH><TH>3rd<TH>Adalbert<BR>1863</TH><TH>bro-<BR>sis</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Marija<BR>1856</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Petar<BR>Segulja<BR>1884</TH><TH>5th<BR>self</TH><TH>Petar<BR>Segulja<BR>1884</TH><TH>4th<BR>dtr.</TH><TH>Margaret<BR>Segulja<BR>1924</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Robert<BR>Sockolich<BR>1929</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Vladimir<BR>1895</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>bro-<BR>bro</TH><TH>Ivan<BR>1893</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Petar<BR>Segulja<BR>1884</TH><TH>bro-<BR>sis<TH>Genoveva<BR>Segulja<BR>1878</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Margaret<BR>Segulja<BR>1924<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>6th<BR>self</TH><TH>Margaret<BR>Segulja<BR>1924<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>5th<BR>son</TH><TH>Michael<BR>Pottorff<BR>1947<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Paula<BR>1964 <BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Dragan<BR>1930</TH><TH>bro-bro</TH><TH>Vladimir<BR>1932</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Miljenko<BR>1945</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Margaret<BR>Segulja<BR>1924</TH><TH>1st<TH>Katarina<BR>Maricic<BR>1905</TH></TR> <TR><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>6th</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Tamara<BR>1970<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Boris<BR>1970<BR><IMG SRC="germ.gif"></TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Milena<BR>Jezic<BR>1985<BR><IMG SRC="montenegro.gif"></TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Michael<BR>Pottorff<BR>1947<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Ranko<BR>Sokolic<BR>1928<BR><IMG SRC="argent.gif"></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">This includes many US, German, Belgian, and US Jezics, Merzlocks, and Woods. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="red">**</FONT COLOR="red">note Texas and Arizona babas for webmaster's generation were 3rd cousin to their dede's father! <P> . . .and some more of Paula's relatives <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH></TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH> </TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Bartol<BR>Kukalj<BR>1707</TH><TH>mar</TH><TH>Catherine<BR>Sokolic<BR>1711</TH><TH>sis-bro</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Gergur<BR>Sokolic<BR>1727</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Ivan<BR>Sokolic<BR>1736</TH><TH>mar<TH>Jelena<BR>Sebalja<BR>1730</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Jakov Kriskovic</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Margaret<BR>Kukalj</TH><TH>sist</TH><TH>Katarina Kukalj</TH> <TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Matij<BR>1761</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Gaspar<BR>1768</TH><TH>bros</TH><TH>Petar<BR>1769</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Ivan<BR>Kriskovic<BR>1778</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Silvester<BR>1780</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Josip<BR>Piskulic<BR>1769</TH> <TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Maria<BR>1793<BR>mar. another<BR>Sokolic</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Margareta<BR>Sokolic<BR>1790</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Ivan<BR>1804</TH><TH>mar</TH><TH>Catherine<BR>Kriskovic<BR>1807</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Thomas<BR>1813</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Thoma<BR>Piskulic<BR>1800</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Pavlus<BR>1820</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Francisca<BR>Kriskovic<BR>1824</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Ivan<BR>1836</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Jacob<BR>1846</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Stipan<BR>1837</TH> <TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Giorgio<BR>1853</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH>Margareta<BR>Dobric<BR>1848</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Franko<BR>1883</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Albin<BR>1880</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Raphael<BR>1865</TH> <TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Hector<BR>1906</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Visko<BR>Mudrovcic</TH><TH>bro-<BR>sis</TH><TH>Ivanja<BR>Mudrovcic<BR>1895</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Robert<BR>Sockolich<BR>1929</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Marija<BR>1911</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Franjo<BR>1897</TH> <TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>6th</TH><TH>Giorgio<BR>1948</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mathew</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Margaret<BR>1924</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Paula<BR>1964<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Boris<BR>1947<BR><IMG SRC="nz.gif"></TH><TH>6th</TH><TH>Rafael<BR>1930</TH><TH>bro-<BR>bro</TH><TH>Jose<BR>1931</TH> <TH>7th</TH><TH>Patrizia<BR><IMG SRC="cro.gif"></TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mary Posa<BR>Helen Franich<BR>Drina Dobrec<BR><IMG SRC="nz.gif"></TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH><FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">Mike<BR>1947<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>6th</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>Erica<BR>1959<BR><IMG SRC="argent.gif"></TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Cecilia<BR>1963<BR><IMG SRC="chile.gif"></TH> <TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <FONT COLOR="red">*</FONT COLOR="red">this includes all Novi, Arizona, and Texas Seguljas <P> <BR> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <TABLE> </TH><TH> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Mike- <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Thank you so so much for this information. My dad will be thrilled as well!! I will continue to research and keep in touch with you, Lynette, and Patrizia. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>I am so impressed with your ability to find these records and do this amazing work. I thought my roots in Croatia were lost. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Thanks so much for your help and staying in touch. Yes, that is me you found on Facebook. I have to log in at home to accept you. I am at work now and have no access. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Take care, <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Paula </TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Jelena Sebalja 1730<BR>mar Ivan Sokolic 1836</TH>.<TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Petar 1769</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH><TR> <TR><TH>Ivan 1804</TH><TH>.</TH><TH>.</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Ivan 1836</TH><TH>bro-<BR>bro</TH><TH>Marcus<BR>Sokolic<BR>1839</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Franko<BR>Sokolic<BR>1883</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Maria 1871</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Robert<BR>Sockolich<BR>1929</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Kate<BR>Dobric<BR>1905</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Paula<BR>Sockolich<BR>1964<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH><TH>3rd</TH><TH>Vatroslava<BR>1925</TH></TR> <TR><TH>.</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH><John<BR>Paskulich<BR>1949<BR><IMG SRC="australia.gif"></TH></TR> </TABLE> </TH><TH> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH></TH><TH></TH><TH><Toma<BR>Kriskovic<BR>1740 <TR><TH>Margaret<BR>Kriskovic<BR>1766</TH><TH>sis-<BR>bro</TH><TH>Adam<BR>1803</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Maria<BR>Mudrovcic<BR>1784</TH><TH>1st</TH><TH>Maria<BR>1834</TH><TR> <TR><TH>Maria<BR>Dobric<BR>1827</TH><TH>2nd</TH><TH>Nicomedes<BR>1865</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Roko<BR>Segulja<BR>1850</TH><TH>3rd<TH>Marija Petrinovic</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Genoveva<BR>1878</TH><TH>4th</TH><TH>Robert<BR>Sockolich<BR>1929</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Filipina<BR>Maricic<BR>1908</TH><TH>5th</TH><TH>Paula<BR>Sockolich<BR>1964<BR><IMG SRC="usa.gif"></TH></TR> <TR><Th>Karmen<BR>Miletic<BR>1950<BR><IMG SRC="sa.gif"></TH><TH>6th</TH><TH>.</TH></TR> <TR><Th>Marijana<BR>Antic<BR>1982<BR><IMG SRC="be.gif"></TH><TH>7th</TH><TH>.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </TABLE> <P> <P> <IMG SRC="bran.jpg"ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=15>Welcome <A HREF="jezdob.html">Branimir Mrak</A> to our online family.<BR>Descended from Adalbert Jezic, he is the webmaster's 3rd cousin twice removed, Julie Laughlin's 4th cousin, once removed, and Alyssa Laughlin's 5th cousin.<P>He is most closely related to the Seguljas, Merzlocks, and Woods as follows: <P><BR><P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH>Adalbert Jezic b. 1863<BR>mar. Marija Dobric</TH><TH>brother--sister</TH><TH>Marija Jezic b. 1857<BR>mar. Roko Segulja</TH><TH>=</TH><TH>Marija Jezic b. 1857<BR>m. Roko Segulja</TH><TH>sister-brother</TH><TH>Franko Jezic b. 1852<BR>mar. Marija Kabalin</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Elizabet Jezic b. 1891<BR>mar. Mile Sojat abt 1885</TH><TH>1st cousin</TH><TH>Venceslav Segulja<BR>mar. Marija Mudrovcic</TH><TH>brother-brother<BR>sister-sister</TH><TH>Petar Segulja<BR>mar. Johana/Ivana Segulja</TH><TH>1st cousin</TH><TH>Lucia Jezic 1877</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Mila Sojat b. 1913<BR>mar. Vinko Uravic b. 1906</TH><TH> 2nd cousin</TH><TH>John Segulja. 1907<BR>mar. Frances Tippit</TH><TH>double<BR>1st cousin<TH>Margaret Segulja</TH><TH>2nd cousin</TH><TH>John Mrzljak Sr. b. 1904</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Tomo Uravic b. 1937<BR>mar. Katica (Beka) ?? b. 1938</TH><TH>3rd cousin</TH><TH>Osceola Segulia</TH><TH>double<BR>2nd cousin</TH><TH>Yvonne Peck b. 1950<BR>(webmaster's sister)</TH><TH>3rd cousin</TH><TH>Patricia b. 1943<BR>John Jr. b. 1944<BR>Veronica b. 1946<BR>Terrance b.1946<BR>Michael b. 1947<BR>Barbara b. 1949<BR>Richard b. 1957<BR>the US Merzlocks through Franco Jezic<BR>and all the Woods</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Maja Uravic b. 1964<BR>mar. Zoran Mrak b. 1964</TH><TH>4th cousin</TH><TH> Julie McElroy<BR>mar. Don Laughlin</TH><TH>3rd cousin</TH><TH>Aaron Peck b. 1980</TH><TH>4th cousin</TH><TH>see <A HREF="merzlock.html">Merzlock page</A></TH></TR> <TR><TH><FONT COLOR="red">Branimir Mrak b. 1990</TH><TH>5th cousin</TH><TH>Allysa Laughlin</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="red"><FONT SIZE=6>MEET COUSIN MILENA JEZIC</FONT SIZE=6></FONT COLOR="red"></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="milenaworkout.jpg"><IMG SRC="milenaworkout.jpg" HEIGHT=400 WIDTH=300></A></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Newly found 3rd cousin (to the webmaster) Milena Je~ic of Montenegro, by way of Rijeka, sends her regards.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Milena is also 3rd cousin to all the Arizona, Texas, Novi, Seguljas, and to the U.S. Merzlocks and Woods in the webmaster's generation.<P ALIGN=Left><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>As she is related to these people in 10+ ways (3rd the closest), she undoubtedly shares relations with most of the people in this page.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The Adriatic has many beautiful beaches and islands, shown here, but Milena is blocking the view. No surprise: she teaches aerobics.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Below, see how she is related.</TH><TH><A HREF="milenaisland.jpg"><IMG SRC="milenaisland.jpg" HEIGHT=400 WIDTH=300></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <TABLE BORDER> <TR><TH></TH></TH><TH></TH><TH><A HREF="jezdob.html">Adalbert Jezic</A> b. 1863</TH><TH>brother--sister</TH><TH>Marija Jezic b. 1857</TH><TH>sister-brother</TH><TH>Franko Jezic</TH></TR> <TR><TH></TH></TH><TH><TH>Ivan Jezic b. 1893</TH><TH>1st cousin</TH><TH>Petar Segulja b. 1884</TH><TH>1st cousin</TH><TH>Lucia Jezic 1877</TH></TR> <TR><TH>(1st) Adalbert Jezic b. 1925</TH><TH>brother-brother</TH><TH>(12th) Milenko b. 8 Sept 1945</TH><TH>2nd cousin</TH><TH>Margaret Segulja b. 1924</TH><TH>2nd cousin</TH><TH>John Mrzljak Sr. b. 1904</TH></TR> <TR><TH>Robert Jezic b. 1955</TH><TH>1st cousins</TH><TH>Velimir Jezic b. 18 Sept 1983<BR><FONT COLOR="red">Milena Jezic</FONT COLOR="red"> b. 26 April 1985<BR>See Milena's Jezic branch <A HREF="jezdob.html">Here</A><BR><A HREF="velandmil.jpg">Velimir And Milena</A><BR>seated right</TH><TH>3rd cousin</TH><TH>Michael Pottorff b. 1947<BR>and all the Arizona Seguljas<BR>the Texas Seguljas<BR>and the Novi Seguljas descended from Josip</TH><TH>3rd cousin</TH><TH>Patricia b. 1943<BR>John Jr. b. 1944<BR>Veronica b. 1946<BR>Terrance b.1946<BR>Michael b. 1947<BR>Barbara b. 1949<BR>Richard b. 1957<BR>the US Merzlocks through Franco Jezic</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P><P> <P> Cousin <A HREF="patsoco.html">Patrizia Socolich</A> (currently of Zagreb) sends photos of a lightning storm looking south towards the town of Rijeka, just a bit north of Novi Vinidolski. (I surmise from near where cousin Suzana Devcic lives) <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="rijeka1.jpg" HSPACE=100><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>This is "Rijeka 1;" to see more click images to the right</TH> <TH><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rijeka Lightning Images <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="rijeka2.jpg">2</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="rijeka3.jpg">3</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="rijeka4.jpg">4</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="rijeka5.jpg">5</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="rijeka6.jpg">6</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="rijeka7.jpg">7</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="rijeka8.jpg">8</A> </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="treykids.jpg" WIDTH=500 HEIGHT=350></CENTER> <P> The Reynolds kids from Colorado: l-r Kathryn, Daniel, and Theresa. They are the children of Toni Kriskovich, grand kids of (Arizona) </A HREF="maryk.html">Mary Segulja</A>, great grand kids of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic and great great grandkids of Roko Segulja and Marija Jezic and Matij Mudrovcic and Margareta Dobric, with an equal complement of Cro relatives on their grandfather Anton Kriskovich's side. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="argwinners.jpg"><IMG SRC="ericawinner.jpg"></A> </CENTER> Erica Piskulic, victorious, after winning her class in a rowing regatta on the Parana river delta near her home in Tigre, Argentina.<P>Click on the photo to see her teammates, Natalia Dimenna and Sergio DelPino.<P>Erica is related to all the US Seguljas, the Istrian Sokolics, the Australian Paskulics,and the New Zealand Sebaljas.<P>This story was previously posted, but as the webmaster is bouncing around using computers in 4 locations, a non-updated computer, updated the webpage without this story, so it's not my fault. <P> <FONT SIZE=6>It's Back to School Time, and What Better Time for Tirzah Rao to Make Her Worldwide Film Debut on a Prominent International Website?</FONT SIZE=6> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kLsYfPhJO-o&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kLsYfPhJO-o&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Tirzah, at left, with take 1 of her close up. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>And, it sounds like her proud father Anand, and not Mr. Demille, giving stage instructions</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Tirzah is the oldest of 3rd cousin (to the webmaster) Tamara Jezic's growing brood. Scroll down for latest addition <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="ylpredfish1.JPG"><IMG SRC="ylpredfish1small.JPG" HSPACE=75></A><P><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><A HREF="margay.html">Yvonne Peck</A> and her redfish</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Yvonne Peck, the webmaster's sister, shows off her fine redfish under her boathouse canopy in her backyard, along the Arroyo Colorado, in Arroyo City Texas.<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>There are 10 tagged redfish that entitle the lucky angler to a new boat, motor, and trailer. The first 5 also get a new truck to pull it with, but those have already been taken. <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Husband Ron and Yvonne are still trying for one of the remaining boats. . .looking for that tagged redfish!</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5>Welcome Tahlia Rao to the family!</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> Tahlia's Mom, Tamara Jezic Rao, is the webmaster's third cousin. Tamara's great grandfather, Adalbert Jezic, was brother to Marija Jezic, wife of Roko Ivan Segulja, and brother to Franko Jezic, whose daughter Lucija would become matriarch to the Merzlocks in America. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="tahliarao.jpg"><IMG SRC="tahliaraosmall.JPG" HSPACE=100></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Tahlia--two days old</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Check out the newest family addition on her own website<P><A HREF="http://www.tahliarao.com">www.tahliarao.com</A>. </TABLE> <P> <P> Margaret Segulja Pottorff is pleased to announce that her grandson, Aaron Peck, missing the competition around the homefires, or, at least the card table, walked on to an all-comers duplicate bridge tournament, met another math teacher looking for a partner, hooked up and proceeded to win the tournament.<P>Margaret is the grand daughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, while Aaron is a great great grandson. <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="red"><FONT SIZE=5>Jennifer Segulja is Preggo!! Congratulations to the Lucky Bio-Parents<BR>and God Bless Jennifer!</FONT SIZE=5></FONT COLOR="red"></CENTER <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="preggojs.jpg" HEIGHT=233 WIDTH=270 HSPACE=10><TH><IMG SRC="jmsegsmall.jpg" HEIGHT=87 WIDTH=100 HSPACE=10></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2>Jennifer Vanzant Segulja we have a beautiful BETA number of 131 :-). <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT SIZE=2>God is so very good!!!! 6 hours ago · <P><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="BLUE"><FONT SIZE=2>Comment · Like<P> To follow this adventure, Click<P><A HREF="http://www.asurrodiary.blogspot.com/"><FONT SIZE=6>A Surrogate's Diary</FONT SIZE=6></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> Jennifer is married to <A HREF="tom.html">Michael Segulja</A>, son of the webmasters double 2nd cousin Robert Segulja, grandson of Tom Segulja, great grandson of Vence Segulja, and great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, and Matij Mudrovcic and Margareta Dobric. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH> <A HREF="aaronbassl.jpg"><IMG SRC="aaronbassl.jpg" WIDTH=600 HEIGHT=325 ALIGN=LEFT></A></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Aaron Peck and his wife Holly at Willow Cove at California's Bass Lake. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Aaron is the son of Yvonne Pottorff Peck, the grandson of Margaret Segulja Pottorff, and the great grandson of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and the great great grandson of Roko Segulja and Marija Jezic, and, Matij Mudrovcic and Margareta Dobric. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Aaron is a math teacher in Ventura County, California, while Holly is working in the legal field.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5>Dianne Miller Havertine goes to Russia!</FONT SIZE=5></CENTER> <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>Hi Mike- <P> Dick and I just returned from a 3 week trip to St. Petersburg and Moscow--my elementary knowledge of the Slav language came in handy! Mike is not on line--don't know about Kay! How is Nina related to us? <P> Dianne </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> Dianne is the daughter of <A HREF="radetic.html">Cecelia Radetic Miller</A>, 7th cousin to the US Seguljas, 2nd cousin (?) to the US Zoricics, and 3rd cousin, once removed to the New Zealand Sebaljas. To see how the Radetics have spread since arriving in America, Click <A HREF="radetic.html">Here</A>. <P> <P> Cousin <A HREF="john.html">Mark McElroy</A> checks in: <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="markcut1.JPG" HSPACE=50> <BR> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>He is a competitive cow pony cattle cutter!</TH> <TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>And, he is the author of: <P> <FONT SIZE=5><FONT COLOR="red">How to Win the War with Epilepsy<BR>One Battle at a Time</FONT COLOR="red"></FONT SIZE=5> <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Enrich your understanding of epilepsy by sharing Mark's successful insights into coping with and combatting this affliction. <P> <A HREF="Howtowin.pdf">CHECK IT OUT</A> </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Mark is the son of Osceola Segulia, the webmaster's double 2nd cousin. He is the grandson of John Segulia, the great grandson of Vence(slav) Segulja, and the great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja. <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> Dustin Berg Checks In </FONT SIZE-6></CENTER <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="DMBYOTEBARD.JPG"><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><A HREF="annie.html">Dustin</A> gets another one</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> In addition to avenging the coyote murders of the webmaster's cats: Snyder, Bailey, Gatsby, Humphrey, and Max, Dustin also has a more civilized side. see right.<P><P ALIGN=LEFT>The family outing was on the old Pioneer Mail Trail in San Diego's Laguna Mountains. Pictured along with the family dog are Dustin, wife Debbie, and Meghann and Kaitlyn. Dustin is the son of the webmasters 1st cousin, Paula Hansen.</TH><TH><A HREF="dbfam2.JPG"><IMG SRC="dbfam2small.JPG"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dustin and family</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> The webmaster's 1st cousin, Johanna Hansen Whisman, daughter of Annie Segulja, and granddaughter of Petar Segulja, and great granddaughter of Roko Ivan Segulja, took her family to Utah. <P> While the boys played golf daily, sometimes twice, including stops in Las Vegas in both directions, Johanna's high point of the trip was meeting a "sister-wife"--a member of the reputedly polygamous sect of Mormons, residing in the boondocks of Utah. <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="ravenbryce.JPG"><IMG SRC="ravenbrycesmall.JPG"></A></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>At left view the raven that escorted the Whismans as they travelled through Bryce National Park Utah, making all the tourists stops. To the right, view son, Elden, at one of these stops. Elden bid the bird adieu as they boarded the car after their final stop--the bird responded, "Nevermore!" Don didn't slow down until they reached St. George.</TH><TH><A HREF="eldenbryce.JPG"><IMG SRC="eldenbrycesmall.JPG"></A></TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="cowgirlkat.JPG"> </CENTER> <BR> Colorado cowgirl, Kathryn Reynolds, daughter of Antoinette (Toni) Kriskovich, granddaughter of (Arizona) Mary Segulja, great granddaughter of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and great great grandaughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, as she appeared in her work garb as she recently travelled home, from the stables, in her pickup truck in the Colorado mountains. <P> While the nation's earliest elk season is still weeks away, a brazen elk challenged her V-8 magnum, with the following results: 1.) Kat is fine; 2.) her truck received damages; 3.) the elk has decided the Thanksgiving menu. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="elk1.JPG"><IMG SRC="elk1small.JPG" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The windshield took a hit, keeping the elk out of Kat's face</TH><TH><A HREF="elk2.JPG"><IMG SRC="elk2small.JPG" HSPACE=20></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The sidepanel and tire will require attention</TH><TH><A HREF="elk3.jpg"><IMG SRC="elk3small.JPG" HSPACE=20></A><BR>.<FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> . .and a little front panel and grill work will be required.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="elkfilet.JPG"><IMG SRC="elkfiletsmall.JPG"></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Kat's friend James, making the deceased elk "presentable."</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The story had a happy ending, except for the elk, as it appears that everyone involved will be able to laugh about it. . .over elk dinner!</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> What a way to celebrate the webmaster's birthday!<BR>A U2 concert in Zagreb!<BR>Attended by <A HREF="danijel.html">Dragana Segulja</A> (10 August 2009) </FONT SIZE=6></CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="dragU2fan.jpg"><IMG SRC="dragU2fan.jpg" HSPACE=5 HEIGHT=250 WIDTH=400></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Dragana `egulja (rt.) with friend Marijana Miler</TH> <TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>U2 returns to the Balkans for the first time since a concert in Sarajevo, then, in the old Yugoslavia.</TH> <TH><A HREF="maksimir.jpg"><IMG SRC="maksimir.jpg" HSPACE=5 HEIGHT=250 WIDTH=400></A><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Maksimir Stadium, home of Dinamo Zagreb.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> Dragana is the daughter of the webmasters 2nd cousin Dubravko Segulja of Novi. Dragana lives near Zagreb and is employed in the medical/pharmacy field. <P> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="jennsurrog.JPG" HSPACE=50><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Jenn, suited up to begin the blessed event.</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Jennifer Segulja, accomplished baby maker, for her own account, has found it in her heart to be a human incubator for embryos of another couple experiencing difficulty with "the program." <P><P ALIGN=LEFT>For more information about Jenn's gift/adventure, click on: <P><A HREF="http://www.asurrodiary.blogspot.com/"><FONT SIZE=6>A Surrogate's Diary</FONT SIZE=6></A> <P><P ALIGN=LEFT>Jennifer is married to Michael Segulja, son of Robert Segulja, the webmaster's double 2nd cousin, therefore sharing all of the webmasters Cro relatives.</TH></TR></TABLE> <P> Ok to post this Jenn? <P> She replies: <BLOCKQUOTE> Post away <IMG SRC="smile.gif"> And thanks for sharing our news! <P> Hopefully I will be posting pics of positive home pregnancy tests before too long <IMG SRC="smile.gif">. But the official blood tests will occur on Monday the 25th, so I ll know for sure, whether we are pregnant or not! <P> We are all praying and crossing our fingers!!! </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <P> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=6> Gladys Elizabeth DAlonzo's Photos - Despedida Eze Aeropuerto Cordoba </FONT SIZE=6> <P> <IMG SRC="ezeairport.jpg"> <BR> Ezequiel Piskulich of Cordoba Argentina, prior to departing to New Zealand for a year-long experience*. </CENTER> <P> Photo provided courtesy of mother Gladys's facebook page. Pictured from left to right is the webmaster's 6th cousin/Eze's father, Esteban, Eze, sister Josefina, mother Gladys, and sister Milca. <P> experience, per Esteban--<I>*Mi hijo, Ezequiel, viajó a New Zealand, va a andar un año por aquellos lugares.</I> <P> <P> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="auty-4.jpg"> </CENTER> <BR> Welcome Whitney Suzanne Leavitt to the family! <P> Whitney's parents are Jeffrey Leavitt and Autumn Tippit (Leavitt), grandparents are Suzanne and Bryan Tippit, great grandparents are J.T. Tippit and <A HREF="ann.html">Anne Segulja</A>, great-great grandparents are Venceslav Segulja and Marija Mudrovcic, and great-great-great grandparents are Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, and Matij Mudrovcic and Margareta Dobric. <P> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="tamjshower.jpg"> </CENTER <BR> <A HREF="jezdob.html">Tamara Jezic Rao</A>, seated center, (daughter of Dragan Jezic) is surprised at work with a baby shower in honor of her baby girl, due next month (September.) <P> Tamara is 1st cousin to the German Jezics, 2nd cousin to the Belgium Jezics, 3rd cousin to the US Jezics, Seguljas, and Woods, and 3rd cousin to the Novi Seguljas. . .and while Tamara has a "bun in the oven," husband Anand and son Sebastian are at home <A HREF="sebanand.jpg">baking cookies</A>. <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="libby.jpg"></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Libby Merzlock Atkinson, daughter of the webmasters 3rd cousin, T.J. Merzlock has checked in--the first in T.J.'s family! <P><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>She comments: <BLOCKQUOTE><P><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Hi Mike, how great is this!! <P><P ALIGN=LEFT>I'm not on the Web page you mentioned above, just some of the other family, Rick & his daughter, John and a couple of his kids. <P><P ALIGN=LEFT>Where do you currently reside? <P><P ALIGN=LEFT>Thank you for sending the message, this is very exciting!!</BLOCKQUOTE><P ALIGN=LEFT>Libby is 1st cousin to a truckload of US Merzlocks, 2nd cousin to US Woods, 3rd cousin-once removed to the Jezics and Seguljas (in the webmaster's generation) </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <P> Mike, the webmaster, with his mother, <A HREF="margay.html">Margaret Segulja Pottorff</A>, at left, taking respite from the heat, in their air conditioned time share in Indio, during a balmy 114 degree July afternoon. <TABLE> <TR><TH><A HREF="mimaindio.JPG"><IMG SRC="mimaindiosmall.JPG" HSPACE=20></A><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> Mike, Margay, Gin, and, Tonic</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>At right, check out Margay, wheeling around a mile and half away, straight up! As she enjoys the less brutal temperatures at the tram stop on the slopes of Mt. San Jacinto that takes one from the desert floor at near sea level to the alpine pine forests.</TH><TH><A HREF="indio015.jpg"><IMG SRC="indio015.jpg" HEIGHT=200 WIDTH=300 HSPACE=20></A><P><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Margay atop Mt. San Jacinto</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <CENTER><IMG SRC="indio012.JPG"></CENTER><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT>Cece, at left, blond again with her half sister, Carolina "the Captain," to the right, then her half brother Wayne, and across the counter, wearing the crown is half sister Jackie--the rest are friends. Not included was Margay, me, Cece's sister Deborah, Cece's step-mother Andrea, and 8 other friends who were soaking in the lazy river pool. The jaegermeister toast was for cooler weather, and, after a couple of shots, they claimed it worked. <P> Swapping weekend adventures with Suzie Tippit, wife of second cousin Bryan Tippit, son of Anne Segulja, I was astonished to find that they too, were in the Palm Springs metroplex, cavorting at another nearby timeshare. <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=5>Check out the flying <A HREF="pisk4.html">Piskulich-Dicksons</A> of Argentina</FONT SIZE=5> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="argentpisk.JPG"> <BR>l-r Christine, Duncan, Angie, Gloria, Marian, Ian, Peter, Felicity <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Above, view the children of the webmaster's 6th cousin,<BR> Erica Piskulich, except for shutterbug Katy at right </TH><TH><IMG SRC="katyarg.JPG" HSPACE=100><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Katy</TH</TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="sophia.jpg"><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Sophia</TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><A HREF="merzlock.html">Sophia Merzlock</A> (left) and her husband, Brian Price (right), have a new daughter, Emmy Grace, born 29 July, 2009.<P><P ALIGN=LEFT>To view the entire U.S. Merzlock line, click <A HREF="merzlock.html">HERE</A>.</TH><TH><IMG SRC="brianprice.jpg" HEIGTH=300 WIDTH=400><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Brian</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=5>Attention Arizona and Texas Mudrovcic Seguljas, and Kiwi Mudrovcic-Franich/Posa/Dobrecs <BR> Meet cousin <A HREF="kati.html">Margita Butkovic Balic</A></FONT SIZE=5> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Hallo Michael, <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Drago mi je da imamo na ovaj nacin kontakt. Kod nas je jako vruce, ali je jako lijepo za kupanje i uzivanje ! <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Kako Tvoja mama? <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Moja mama ima 91 godimu i jos je jako dobro. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Pozdrav od <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Margite@Zvonka <P> </TH> <TH><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN=LEFT>Hello Michael, <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>I'm glad that we have made contact this way. Here, it is very hot, but it is really nice for swimming and sunbathing! <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>How is your mom? <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>My mom is 91 years old and still is very well. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Regards from <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Margita and Zvonko <P> </TH></TR> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="katebutk.jpg"><BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Kate Mudrovcic Butkovic (at right), Margita's mother,<BR>and her first cousin Margaret Segulja Pottorff in 2002.<P><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Both Kate and her daughter Margita have homes in Novi Vinidolski.</TH><TH><IMG SRC="mikmarg2002.jpg"><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN=LEFT>The webmaster, Mike, and second cousin Margita Balic.<P><P ALIGN=LEFT>Margita is 2nd cousin to all Arizona and Texas Segulja-Mudrovcics, and 4th cousin to the Novi Seguljas. <P><P ALIGN=LEFT>Other Segulja 2nd cousins: Mary Posa, Helen Franich, Drina Dobrec, Vinko Sokolic and Milica Zoricic are her 1st cousins.<P><P ALIGN=LEFT>The other two Segulja-Mudrovcic 2nd cousins are Ivica Butkovic and Marija Antonic, her brother and sister.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=5>View Margita and her family in the early 1950's</FONT SIZE=5> <P> <IMG SRC="kate.jpg"><BR> Pictured above is Kati Mudrovcic (b. 31 Oct 1918, her husband Joso Butkovic (b. 23 Oct 1911 d. 6 Dec 1986), and their children Marija (13 Jan 1947), Margita (11 November 1948), and Ivica (3 Sept 1938). </CENTER> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="zayli.jpg"> <BR> Kim and <A HREF="merzlock.html">Daren Merzlock</A> with new arrival, Zayli Jo Merzlock, born 24 July 2009. <BR> (entered on birthday page--if you see missing <A HREF="birthday.html">birthdays</A>, let me know) </CENTER> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="miml.jpg" HSPACE=10><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Mike the webmaster and Mladen in Novi, 2002</TH><TH><IMG SRC="lrcandle.gif"></TH><TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>The Kiwi Dobrecs made their appearance in San Diego and visited with Margaret Segulja Pottorff and her son Michael and girlfriend Cece. A very nice, albeit brief, visit. Unfortunately, we were to learn some very sad news: 2nd cousin(s) Drina Dobrec, Mary Posa, Helen Franich, Marija Antonic, Ivica Butkovic, and Margita Balic's uncle, Mladen Sokolich passed away this last year. Mladen, pictured left was the father of the U.S. Segulja's other 2nd cousins, Milica Sokolic Zoricic and Vinko Sokolic.</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <FONT SIZE=5>Nina Radetich Wins an Emmy! <BR> 6 PM & 11 PM Anchor</FONT SIZE=5> <BR> <FONT COLOR="blue">nradetich@ktnv.com</FONT COLOR="blue"></Center <P> Nina has spent the last decade covering news and events in the Las Vegas valley. She recently joined the Channel 13 Action News team to anchor the 6 and 11pm newscasts with Steve Wolford. <P> <IMG SRC="ninaemmy.jpg" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=7>Nina's work has been recognized with several awards, including an Edward R. Murrow award for journalistic excellence for a series in which she went through real training at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Academy. She also earned an Emmy for her work on Murder One, a story that took viewers behind the crime scene tape at the first murder of the year. She has been named Best Local News Anchor by Las Vegas Life Magazine and nominated several times for Best Anchor in the Electronic Media Awards. <P> Nina is most proud of her work with The Rape Crisis Center. As a member of their board of directors, she works to raise money and community awareness for victims of sexual assault. Since 2004, Nina has hosted an annual event called Nina's Night Out at The Palms Casino Resort. The event features a cocktail party and benefit concert designed to celebrate those who've survived a horrific crime. Since its inception, the event has brought in close to $500,000 for the Rape Crisis Center. <P> Nina was born and raised in San Rafael, California, and attended UCLA, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications. She started her television career in 1994 at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, where she worked behind the scenes. She got her first on-air job at KERO-TV in Bakersfield, California. <P> In her spare time, you can find Nina hanging out with her chocolate lab, Duke, and her black lab mix, Roxy. <P> Nina is 6th cousin to the webmaster through Mudrovcic, and so, to all his U.S. Segulja cousins, and his Kiwi Dobrec, Franich, and Posa 2nd cousins. Curiously, courtesy of the wreath, she is also 6th cousin to the webmaster's 5th cousin Boris Sebalja in New Zealand. That, of course, provides links to the Dobrics, Paskulichs, Paladins etc. <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=6>The Kiwi Dobrecs cross America at light speed!</FONT SIZE=6> <P> <IMG SRC="dobrecniagara.jpg"> <BR> In this photo: Lucretia Dobrec, Goris Dobrec, Rachel Dobrec, Samuel Dobrec, <A HREF="mattm.html">Drina Dobrec</A>, Janet Jones, Macy LaPorte, Ivan Dobrec (photos), Amanda Laporte, Forrest Jones </CENTER> <P> Drina Mudrovcic Dobrec, second cousin to the US Seguljas and her husband, Goris Dobrec, 2nd cousin to "our" (The US and Cro Segulja's) Maricic cousins in New Zealand) and their son Ivan, his wife Rachel, their children Lucretia and and Samuel, and their friends in Toronto, pose at Niagara Falls during their journey West. Hopefully, we will see them in San Diego on the 14th of July. <P> <P> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="allegraandrick.jpg"><BR><A HREF="merzlock.html">Rick Merzlock</A> (without hat and spurs) with, Allegra, the daughter he "gave away." <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="allegrawedding.jpg" WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=250 HSPACE=50><BR></CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Rick Merzlock (father of the bride), Janet (mother of the bride).<BR> Allegra (the bride) and Ron Russell (the groom)</TH><TH><IMG SRC="allegraron.jpg" WIDTH=400 HEIGHT=250 HSPACE=50><BR></CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Allegra and Ron's first dance as husband and wife.</TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> Rick is brother/uncle to the Northwestern Merzlocks, cousin to the Woods, 2nd/3rd cousin to the Jezics. and 3rd cousin to the U.S. and Novi Seguljas, Spoja, Miletics, and the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics. as well as the Argentine Sokolics. <P> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=7>Meanwhile, Way Out West</FONT SIZE=7> </CENTER <BR> <CENTER> The Family Gets Another Rodeo Star! <BR> Meet Cash! </CENTER> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="cashrodeo.jpg" HSPACE=10><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Above meet William Peter Vander Pol VI, the son of <A HREF="ann.html">Amber Tippit Vander Pol</A> and WPVP V. But, he goes by his "cowboy name," Cash<P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="billamber.jpg" HSPACE=10><BR><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Bill (the "V") and Amber--Cash's proud parents</CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4></TH><TH><IMG SRC="cashbuckle.jpg" HSPACE=10><BR></CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Behold the belt buckle attesting to his cowboy credentials!</TH></TR> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="cowboyup.jpg" HSPACE=10><BR></CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Today, Cash passes on the bronco busting and bull riding and elects to go mutton bustin'. Above, note that Cash beats the clock before being thrown off his mount.</TH><TH><IMG SRC="cashmedal.jpg" HSPACE=10><BR></CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Cash, Victorious!</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4><P ALIGN=LEFT>Cash's grandpa (Bryan Tippit, son of Anne Segulja Tippit, grandson of Vence Segulja) is double 2nd cousin to the webmaster, sharing all Segulja, Jezic, Mudrovcic, Dobric, Piskulic, Sokolic, Kabalin etc etc relationships. Cash is a great, great, great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja. <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="jorcar2small.JPG" HSPACE=50><BR><BLOCKQUOTE><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="blue"><FONT SIZE=2>View Photos of Carrie (5)<BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="blue"><FONT SIZE=2>Send Carrie a Message<BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="blue"><FONT SIZE=2>Poke Carrie<BR><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="blue"><FONT SIZE=2>Subscribe via SMS</TH> <TH><CENTER> <FONT COLOR="purple"><FONT SIZE=7><B>FAMILY DRAMA</B></FONT SIZE=7></CENTER><P><BR><P> <P> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> <P ALIGN=LEFT>No!, the honeymoon is not over, but. . . <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>It seems that, as a facebook friend of both Carrie Segulja (viewed at left on her big day) and her mother, Chris, I was witness to a case of parental neglect. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Knowing <A HREF="tom.html">Carrie</A>, I am sure that the enormity was accidental and abetted by the joy and confusion of her recent marriage. <P> <P ALIGN=LEFT>You be the judge!</TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <FONT SIZE=4><FONT COLOR= blue ><B><P ALIGN=LEFT>Chris Segulja</B></FONT COLOR= blue ></FONT SIZE=4><FONT COLOR=#00000><FONT SIZE=3>Well, daughter dear, it would probably be nice to invite your MOTHER to be on your facebook! Love the profile pic. Love U. . .</FONT SIZE=3><BR><FONT SIZE=2>2 hours ago  Comment - <FONT COLOR= blue >Like Unlike</FONT COLOR= blue ><BR><FONT COLOR=#00000>- Show Feedback (2) Hide Feedback (2) -</FONT COLOR=#00000> <FONT COLOR= blue >See Wall-to-Wall</FONT COLOR= blue ><BR><FONT COLOR=#00000>You like this</FONT COLOR=#00000></FONT SIZE=2> <P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <FONT SIZE=3><FONT COLOR= blue ><P ALIGN=LEFT>Michael Pottorff</FONT COLOR= blue ><FONT COLOR=#00000> at 10:18 July 3<BR>Wow! Family drama! Can I put this on the family gossip page? </FONT COLOR=#00000> <FONT COLOR= blue >http://www.segulja.net/bulletin.html <P> </CENTER> <P ALIGN=LEFT>Chris Segulja</FONT COLOR= blue ><FONT COLOR=#00000> at 10:36 July 3<BR>Go ahead, we have no family secrets. . . . ?</FONT COLOR=#00000> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <P> <CENTER> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="nickplane.jpg"><P><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Nick Aleksich of Auckland, and his ride.<P ALIGN=LEFT> Nick is the son of <A HREF="anton.html">Margaret Maricich Aleksich</A>, the grandson of Anton Maricich, the great grandson of Genoveva Segulja Maricic, and the great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Nick manages the Mills Reef Winery in Tauranga. </TH></TR> </TABLE> <P> <P> <TABLE> <TR><TH><IMG SRC="avalon.JPG" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=15></TH> <TH><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Margaret Segulja Pottorff--daughter of Petar Segulja and Johana Mudrovcic, and grand daughter of Roko Ivan Segulja, Marija Jezic, Margaret Dobric, and Matij Mudrovcic-- "chaperones" some young ones, relatively speaking, to Catalina <P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4>Seated front center left is Margay, then Cece's sister Debbie, then son Mike, then Cece, then Cece's sister Trisha, then Cece's half sister Carolina (AKA: "The Captain,") then Cece's step-mother Andrea. </TH></TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> <P> <P> <CENTER> <IMG SRC="joeseggirls.jpg"> <BR> <FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> <P ALIGN=LEFT><A HREF="tom.html">Joe and Kathy Segulja's daughters</A> provide a Texas summertime pic <BR> clockwise starting at 9:00: Kristen Segulja, Sara Segulja, Liz Segulja, Mary Kathryn Segulja-Nader, and daughter Lydia Nader. <BR> Father Joe Segulja is double second cousin to the webmaster, sharing Segulja, Jezic, Mudrovcic, and Dobric great grandparents.</CENTER> <p> This section has gotten huge, so we had to break it up--to see more family news, click <A HREF="bulletin2.html"><FONT SIZE=7>HERE</FONT SIZE=7></A>. <P> </FONT COLOR="purple"><B><FONT SIZE=4> </CENTER> <P> <CENTER><A HREF=""><IMG SRC="home.jpg" BORDER=0 HSPACE=0 HEIGHT=80 WIDTH=50></A> <BR> <FONT COLOR="red">home</FONT COLOR="red"></CENTER> <p> </BODY> </HTML> <p> </BODY> </HTML>