At left, Zoey Price comes out of the chute. At right, Zoey stands victorious. Zoey is the daughter of Sophia Merzlock and Brian Price. The granddaughter or Rick Merzlock and Janet Gibson (Merzlock). Great granddaughter of John Luke Merzlock and Belva Brisco. Gg granddaughter of Lucia Jezic and Joseph Merzlock For more see Merzlock.

Click on photos, above, for more photos and HERE and HERE

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.

A Catholic church integrated into the natural scenery		A red rock lover's paradise!
	We're home. Thanks for the awesome time. Kyle and E golfed all days but one, and, Don and I combed the countryside for art and stuff. Fun!! --Johanna
Elden at the Grand Canyon		the red cliffs of Sedona

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.

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.

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.

Elvira and husband Santiago Leguizamon

Mario Leguizamon introduces his talented family, from de Añatuya Santiago del Estero, Argentina--

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.

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.

Argentina Has Colder Winter Than Antarctica, Spurring Record Power Imports
By Rodrigo Orihuela - Aug 3, 2010 7:45 AM PT

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.

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.

Cecilia Sokolic Ruiz, daughter of the webmaster's Argentine 2nd cousin, Antonio Sokolic

Click on photo for more pictures

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.

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.

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.

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.

Relationship to others found within these pages:

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Merzlocks.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Adalbert Jezic branch.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Durdica Jezic, the museum curator.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Istrian Socolichs and Sebaljas.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Kargacins and Cvetkos, and Deranjas.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Idaho Sockolichs.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Novi Sokolics.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Krsto Zoricic, the town Historian.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Australian Paskulichs and Arizona Dobrics.

Ranko, through Maricic and Sokolic, was also 1st cousin to the Kiwi and Aussie Maricics, the children of his Aunt Filipina, as well as to Ivan Paladin, whose mother, Anka Sokolic, was sister to Ranko's father, Anton Sokolic.

When asked if she had given up competitive rowing for a life of chaufferred leisure, Argentine cousin Erica Piskulich responded:

"Hello, Mike

This boat is meant for only one of us to row while the other one steers and we exchange places every seven/ten minutes.

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.

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."

Tags provided by Jose Sokolic and Cecilia Sokolic Ruiz--Click on the photo above to view Antonio's family.

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.

Click on photo above to be linked to Rick's daughter, Sophia's photos of Rick (and grandkids) at a competition.

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.

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.

Liz weds Aaron Bruce. Click above to see photos stolen off of Chris Segulja's facebook page.

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.

Ivan Mazuranic, 5th cousin to the webmaster, celebrates the first harvest of figs, July 1, 2010. Figs the size of small oranges!!

June grad Nicole Merzlock Kotter, being congratulated by sister Corrine.

Nicole and Corrine are daughters of the the webmaster's third cousin, John Merzlock. They are great great granddaughters of Franko Jezic, brother to Marija Jezic who married Roko Ivan Segulja.

The Family Opens Hunting Season Early, Again

	Sophia Merzlock Price and husband Brian open deer season. Brian was at the wheel of his V-8 Magnum flat bed. 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."

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.

Goodby Margay

Margaret Segulja Pottorff, the webmaster's mother, whose devotion to family and encouragement to bring it together is responsible for this page is gone. . .

To learn more of her life and passing, click HERE.

MICHAEL SEGULJA AND FAMILY GO TO SEAWORLD!
Click photo for more of the vacation

The Michael Segulja family: Michael and Jennifer Segulja, Ian, Alex, and Morgann.

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.

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.

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:

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.

Pavlus Jezic 1820 married Lucia Radetic 1816 Franko Jezic 1852 m. Marija Kabalin 1856 bro-sis Marija Jezic 1857 m. Roko Segulja sis-bro Adalbert 1863 Lucia Jezic 1877 m.Joseph Merzlock 1872 1st cousin Vence Segulja 1878 Marija Mudrovcic 1888 John Luke Merzlock 1904 m. Belva Mae Briscoe 1918 2nd cousin John Segulja 1907 Frances Tippit 1920 Richard Merzlock 1957 m/div Janet Gibson 3rd cousin Osceola Segulja 1938 m. Gary McElroy 1936 Hadley Sophia Allegra see more. 4th cousins Julie McElroy 1958 Travis Armstrong 1981 Alyssa Laughlin 1998

MORE BIG BEAR PHOTOS
Southern California Segulja Reunion

Click above photo to see more photos--three cameras never made it up the mountain. . .at least the Tippits came through.

LATE BREAKING NEWS!!! THE WEBMASTER'S ALMA MATER, EL CAPITAN HIGH SCHOOL, JUST WON THE DIVISION III CIF BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP!

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)

. . .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.

MEMORIAL DAY 2010
A TIME TO THANK OUR VETERANS, AND TO BE WITH OUR FAMILIES
HOW IT'S DONE--TEXAS STYLE

Julie, at the ranch for the holiday	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)	Olivia, above with her beau Gerald

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.

The Boston Premier of a New Movie
and see who is in attendance!

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.

Voices from the Basement A film about Boston's original Filene's Automatic Bargain Basement, told by the people who worked and shopped there 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." 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. 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. 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.

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.

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

Zdravko Paladin 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)

Ivan's mother, Anka Sokolic was sister to Anton Sokolic, making Ranko, Elvira, Margarita, and Antonio, his first cousins.

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.

There was still a little bit of snow when we got there, but, a week later (May 24) it snowed again!

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!

Tania Matulovich Mahoney, Auckland, New Zealand, is flanked by her father Ante Matulovich and mother Mary Matulovich at the apres event photo session.

Tania is a cousin to Lynette Matulovich Sebalja, who is married to Boris Sebalja, who is related to virtually everyone in this page.

El Capitan’s ‘E-Wiz’ raps hits on, off field By Bill Dickens, SPECIAL TO THE UNION-TRIBUNE Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 12:04 a.m. 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. Peggy Peattie / UNION-TRIBUNE 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. 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.” “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.” El Capitan sophomore first baseman Troy Conyers has heard Whisman’s work. “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.” 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. 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. “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.” “Peanut Butter Cologne” was inspired by his teammates. “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.” Whisman said he has eclectic taste in music. Rap is his preference, and Eminem and Jay-Z are his favorites. “What I do doesn’t have any particular rhyme or rhythm,” Whisman said. “I guess you could say I put lyrics to a beat.” 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. “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.” Conyers said the musical endeavors of “E-Wiz” are more about comedy than about enjoying music. Whisman revealed a sample of his work — the first two lines of “The Muffin Man”: “Walking down the street with a big fat muffin, going to town gonna keep on stuffin’ … ” 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. “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.” Sophomore catcher-first baseman Charles Moorman said Whisman is one of a kind. “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.”

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.

Above, view Josefina Piskulich, along with her father, Esteban. Esteban is the webmaster's 6th cousin.

The celebration is Argentina's bicentennial. To view more of the celebration at Josefina's school, click HERE.

	The Preakness wasn't the only notable race this weekend!!!

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.

center--Anand's facebook avatar, purportedly not meant to torment the webmaster.

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.

The event was the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, held in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Lauren Kargacin, top left, smiles for the camera immediately prior to the reality of gravity taking effect. A prelude to graduation.

Lauren is a hotel management major at Mizzou (University of Missouri). Her great great grandmother was sister to Roko Ivan Segulja, making her mother Terry, the webmasters 3rd cousin, and, Lauren the webmaster's 3rd cousin, once removed.

AMBER (TIPPIT) VANDER POL ADDS ANOTHER LEAF TO OUR CRO TREE

Amber, cradling freshly minted, Vincent Moss Vander Pol, checking in at 10 lbs 9 ounces on 8 May 2010	Oldest brother Cash with newborn brother Vincent

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.

Novi List, "our newspaper" reports a new book by famed Croatian poet Amalija Zoricic:

Pjesnikinja Amalija Zoricic objavila je novu knjigu pod naslovom »Ocima duše«, podnaslovljenu kao »Knjigu osvrta i recenzija«.
(Poet Amalija Zoricic has published a new book titled "Soul Eyes," subtitled as "book reviews and review.")

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."

GRAD NOVI VINODOLSKI 67th 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. (Na temelju clanka 2. Odluke o priznanjima Grada Novog Vinodolskog (»Službene novine« Primorsko-goranske županije broj 14/98) i clanaka 17. i 19. Statuta Grada Novi Vinodolski (»Službene novine« Primorsko-goranske županije broj 24/01) Gradsko vijece Grada Novi Vinodolski, na sjednici održanoj dana 20. prosinca 2002.) Article 1 Winners of the City of Novi Vinodolski, 2002. were as follows: (Dobitnici Nagrada Grada Novog Vinodolskog u 2002. godini su:) ANNUAL AWARD town of Novi Vinodolski MSc. AMALIJA ZORICIC prof. (ODIŠNJA NAGRADA GRADA NOVI VINODOLSKI Mr. sc. AMALIJA ZORICIC prof.) to highlight the creative work in the field of literature and promoting cultural values of the City of New Vinodolski and the entire coastal region. (za istaknuti i stvaralacki rad iz podrucja književnosti i promicanja svih kulturnih vrednota Grada Novi Vinodolski kao i cijelog primorskog kraja. Article 2 Prizes will be awarded on 6 January 2003. The Day of the City of Novi Vinodolski. (Nagrade ce se dodijeliti dana 6. sijecnja 2003. godine na Dan Grada Novog Vinodolskog.) Article 3 Winning receive a written acknowledgment and reward in the amount of: (Nagradeni dobivaju pismeno priznanje i novcanu nagradu u iznosu od:) - MSc. AMALIJA ZORICIC prof. 3.000,00 kuna

Margaret Segulja Pottorff and Milica Zoricic in the Bonavia Hotel Michael and Margaret Pottorff with Milica Sokolic Zoricic where she presented second cousin Michael with a copy of a book of poems, entitled Zalo written by her sister-in-law, Amalija Zoricic. 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.

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 HERE

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"	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. 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. 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. 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. Check out John Paskulich's condensed History.	A very British looking Sarmatian soldier

Teresa Reynolds, in red, prior to celebrating the end of her high school days at her Senior Prom

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.

	Jennifer Vanzant Segulja Emma Madison, 7 lbs 6oz, 19 1/2 inches, 5:30pm about an hour ago via Facebook for iPhone · Comment ·Like Unlike · View Feedback (19)Hide Feedback (19) · Share

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Vea Esteban, victorioso encima de la montaña. ¡Chani lloró como un bebé!	Esteban on top of Nevado de Chani, click photo for more note the Salinas Grandes in the distance

Esteban José Piskulich April 25 at 6:33pm Mike: Te mando el relato y te envìo las fotos a tu dirección (mike@pottorff.net) Un abrazo, Esteban Ascenso al Nevado del Chañi – Cumbre General Manuel Belgrano (5896 msnm) 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. 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. El equipo estuvo integrado por María Eugenia Montini, Fabián Conte, Agustín Traversaro y por mí, Esteban Piskulich, todos Socios del Club Andino Córdoba. 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. Este es el resumen de muestro itinerario: 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. 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. Día 3: Lo destinamos a descansar e hicimos un para de ascensiones por los cerros ubicados alrededor del puesto para aclimatar. 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. 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. 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. 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 Día 8: Del campamento a Despensa. Día 9: De Despensa a Encrucijada (confluencia del Río Molina con el Río León). 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!!! Esteban José Piskulich Córdoba (Argentina) ejpiskulich@yahoo.com.ar

Esteban José Piskulich April 25 at 6:33 pm Mike: I send the story and we will send photos to your address (mike@pottorff.net) A hug, Esteban Climbing Nevado del Chañi - General Manuel Belgrano Summit (5896 m) 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. 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. The team consisted of Maria Eugenia Montini, Fabián Conte, Agustín Traversaro and me, Esteban Piskulich, all club members Andino Córdoba. 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. This is a sampling summary of our schedule: 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. 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. Day 3: The rest and we spend on a pair of climbing the hills located around the post to acclimatizing. 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. 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. 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. 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 Day 8: From Camp to Pantry. Day 9: Pantry at Crossroads (confluence of the Rio Molina León). 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! Esteban José Piskulich Córdoba (Argentina) ejpiskulich@yahoo.com.ar

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.

Check Esteban's expanded Argentine family. Esteban's entire personal family is on facebook

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.

Kathryn Reynolds, of Colorado, visits her/our Kiwi cousins, and, celebrates the grape harvest and birthdays. Also featured: Boris and Lynette Sebalja. Click photo at right to see more

Rachel and Karen Dobric, along with friends Brittany, Caroline, and Sue cavort in Fiji. To view highlights of their trip, as captured in all their digital glory, click on the thumbnail to the right

(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!

Olivia and her boyfriend, Gerald Tolifson, pose for the big event

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)

(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!

To see more of Cecilia, Ricardo, and Franco's trip, click the photo

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.

Cecilia gives a chamber of Commerce pitch:

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

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.

Bill Kriskovich scuba diving the reefs around Roatan Island in Honduras	Bill, with fellow adventurer Laurie, capturing a "Starkist tuna."

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.

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!

Gary Sebalja Canadian Visa Locked in. Road trip well looks a little like this. See More

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Mark Woods
looks like a decent trip Gaz... How long are you allowing for it???
March 31 at 8:15pm ·

Gary Sebalja
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
April 8 at 12:18am ·

Mark Woods
ahhh, aren't we all.... :o)
April 8 at 12:42am ·

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!]
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Gary Sebalja is saying watch out Canada, May is lurking

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

Rosa Cecilia Sokolic (horrible translation by webmaster) 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!!! Rosa Cecilia Sokolic 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! 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

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. 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, Katarina Maricic, grand daughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic.

This is how they are related to the "Seguljas"

						Roko Segulja mar. Marija Jezic
						Genoveva	sis -bro	Vence	bro -bro	Petar	bro -bro	Filico	bro -bro	Ivan	bro -bro	Eduard	bro -bro	Josip
Anton siblings Ivan & Marija died as students	bro -bro	Andjelko	bro -sis	Filipina	sis -sis	Katarina	1st	John Matt Chris Vance Anne Mary Jim Victor Joe Zora Lucy	1st	Mary Margaret Annie Peter	1st	-0-	1st	-0-	1st	Anica	1st	Marija Blazenka Danijel
Ivan Boris Margaret Erena	1st	-0-	1st	Nikola Vinko Zeljka Karmen Maruska Petar	1st	Ranko Elvira Margareta Antonio	2nd	John: Osceola Vincent Matt: -0- Chris: -0- Vance: -0- Tom: Robert Tom Joe Mary: Laurie Steven Anne: Ronald Debra Bryan Jim Victor: -0- Joe: -0- Zora: Mary Jo Lucy: Rebecca	2nd	Mary: William Antoinette Margaret: Michael Yvonne Annie: Paula Johanna Peter Jr.: Kathi Peter III	2nd	-0-	2nd	-0-	2nd	Anica: -0-	2nd	Marija: -0- Blazenka: Visnja Danijel: Dubravko Ivica
Ivan: Janine Sonia Margaret: Helen Nick Jason	2nd	-0-	2nd	Nikola: Dalibor Diana Vinko: Lari Nikol Zeljka: Biserka Denis Karmen: Dominic Marijana Maruska: Suzana Sonja Petar: Damir Zeljko	2nd	Ranko: Luis Rosa Cecilia Elvira: ? Margareta: Juan Andres Antonio Alejandra Dante Maria Gabriela Antonio: Cecilia Estella Jose Claudia Antonio	3rd	Osceola: Gary Julie Johnny Mark Robert: Michael Carrie Tom: Matt Doug Olivia Joe: Mary Elizabeth Kristen Sara Steven: Dillon Connor Bryan: Robert Amber Autumn Debra: Jarrett Dustin Ron: Derek	3rd	Antoinette: Kathryn Teresa Daniel Yvonne: Aaron Ryan Paula: Dustin Johanna: Daniel Elden Kathi: Ty	3rd	-0-	3rd	-0-	3rd	-0-	3rd	Ivica: Stefan Nina Dubravko: Cedomir Dragana Visnja: Dejan Asja

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Merzlocks.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Adalbert Jezic branch.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Durdica Jezic.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Istrian Socolichs and Sebaljas.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the U.S. Kargacins and Cvetkos, and Deranjas.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Idaho Sockolichs.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Novi Sokolics.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to Krsto Zoricic.

Click HERE to see how the Argentine Sokolics are related to the Australian Paskulichs.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Marina Bouhier of Buenos Aires, Argentina says "the water is fine!"	Peter Paskulich (rt.) and his mates around Perth	Kiwis Dino Botica and cousin Dylan Posa claim a soccer championship.	Esteban, Gladys, and Josefina Piskulic, of Cordoba, Argentina, enjoy a day at the beach

Colorado Kathryn Reynolds lands in Auckland and is immediately surrounded by Kiwi cousins:

Kat and First Wave of Cousins/Greeters

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

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.

Philip Deranja and his bride, Nisha, effective Valentine's Day, 14 February 2010

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.

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 HERE! to check it out.

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.

Perly and Luis Sokolic

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. 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: Estilo de Reunión de Dakar Argentina. 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.

Martina Baznik joins our online Cro family.

Martina in Cro checkerboard, with beverage laden pals Martina confesses: "my can is in the corner of the picture, behind my friend :)))))"

Martina is 3rd cousin once removed from the webmaster, the U.S. and Novi Seguljas, the U.S. Merzlocks some U.S. Jezic cousins, while being 2nd to many in her Adalbert Jezic line in the U.S. Germany, England, Montenegro, and Belgium, and 3rd to our online French Jezic cousins. 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. 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. 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

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! Attached in this LINK find sample appelations and prices. Should you have an interest in purchasing a quantity of this wine, feel free to contact Erica (who speaks excellent English) Erica Piskulich.

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.

	A STAR WAS BORN now shining bright in Las Vegas 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. Autumn and Jeff are entertaining offers for seats at future Grammy Awards.

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!

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...
By: Kathryn Reynolds

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.

Suzanne Downes Tippit: 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 :) Bryan is double second cousin to the webmaster, sharing Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, and, Matij Mudrovcic and Margaret Dobric as great grandparents.

. . . and she checks out the possibilities: mountains, desert, beach agriculture, all within an hour's drive

. . .and she meets a few Novljani

Rachel, Yvonne, & Margaret	Elden, Rachel and Don	Rachel, Cece, & Margaret

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.

Rachel Dobric January 21 at 8:02am

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!

Rachel Dobric 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. :)
Yesterday at 4:26am

The Webmaster's javelina drought is over after. . .a long long time.

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!

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

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 BushClinton.com organization!

Paula Sockolich January 13 at 7:39pm

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.

Paula Sockolich January 18 at 5:46pm

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.

Hope you are well. Also, nationalgeographic.com 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.

Rick Merzlock I'm very excited I will be a Grand'pa very soon this morning.
about an hour ago ·

Rachel Dobric 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
Sat at 1:34pm ·

Another Cousin, Found Too Late

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. 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. 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. 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." 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. Photo Anne and John Merrick, 1987

Matij Segulia Nov 1883 mar. Slavica Ferkovic 1888 bros Dragutin (Charles) Segulia 1886 mar. Lena Sokolic 1895 Matij Segulia 1907 mar. Francis Merrick 1909 1st Anne R. Segulia 4 July 1915 mar. George Pickolic 2nd mar. to John Merrick Wayne Segulia 1930 2nd Chuck Pickolick mar. Judy Mike Segulia 1960 3rd Kevin D.J. Cheryl Kirsten Segulia 1996 4th Alexandra Pickolick

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!

Alyssa Laughlin 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
3 hours ago ·

Julie McElroy Laughlin Hey!!! I was letting her sleep! Who knew she would actually wake up on her own!! Poor little darling.
3 hours ago

Brooke Drillette Hahaha me too I was scared my parents wouldn't wake me up
3 hours ago

Lisa Williams Ok, how is there no school there today?
2 hours ago

Julie McElroy Laughlin Ice! Another benefit to living in North Texas.
2 hours ago

Julie's mother, Osceola Segulja, is a double second cousin to the webmaster.

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.

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.

Rachel Dobric 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
Yesterday at 5:46pm

K.C. Merzlock My wife got knocked up again! #3. Due right about the time I ship off to Iraq, September 11th
9 hours ago

KC is the son of the webmaster's 3rd cousin, Michael Merzlock, from the Northwest USA Merzlocks.

Rachel Dobric doesn't want to leave home. [Rachel is on Korcula, the home of the other half of her family; Novi Vinodolski is "home!"]
5 hours ago

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.

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.

Kathryn shares these relationships with the U.S. Mudrovcic-Seguljas: Sebastian Rau son of Tamara Jezic 4th Marijana Antic daughter of Karmen Miletic 3rd Sasa Sokolic son of Vinko Sokolic 3rd Nevin Antonic son of Marija Butkovic 3rd Cedomir Segulja son of Dubravko Segulja 3rd Doug Segulja son of Tom Segulja 3rd Nina Segulja daughter of Ivica Segulja 3rd Libby Merzlock daughter of Terrence Merzlock 4th Asja Mrdja daughter of Visnja Spoja 3rd Liz Segulja daughter of Joe Segulja 3rd Lauren Kargacin daughter of Terri Kargacin 4th Andrea Cvetko daughter of Ivan Cvetko 4th Ana Hlaca daughter of Marija Kastelan 4th once removed Zlatan Justic son of Mara Krpan 4th Andres Tonelli son of Margaret Sokolic 3rd Jason Aleksich son of Margaret Maracich 3rd

Kathryn and Gary at the Coors Brewery Kathryn shares the following relationships with Gary and the webmaster (Mike). Kathryn's mother, Antoinette, shares Sebalja lines with Boris and so, can be substituted with Boris; Antoinette, likewise shares both lineages (Segulja and Mudrovcic) with the webmaster, and can be substituted for him (Mike). Russell Dobric 4th-1 rem Roy Dobric 4th-1 rem Karen Paskulich 4th Ivan Paladin 5th Boris Sebalja 1/2 5th with Arizona Mike Pottorff ----- 4th-1xrem 2nd-1xrem 3rd 2nd with Kiwi Russell Dobric 4th-1xrem ----- 1st-1xrem 5th 4th-1xrem with Arizona Roy Dobric 2nd-1xrem 1st-1xrem ----- 4th-1xrem 5th with Jeff & Karen Paskulich 3rd 5th 4th-1xrem ----- 2nd with Kiwi Ivan Paladin 2nd 4th-1xrem 5th 2nd ----- with Kiwi Boris Sebalja

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:

Goodwood Barbecue

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. Steven, of the Texas clan of Seguljas is an experienced restauranteur, having developed another national chain of restaurants. (the former choice of Novljani) 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.

To check on locations, menu, prices, take-out, or to enroll in the Goodwood BBQ news letter, click HERE

See below to see the relationship through Jezic:

See below to see the relationships through Piskulic, Kriskovic, and Sokolic:

(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.

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.

Nikola's aunt, Anna, married a Sokolic and became the matriarch of our branch of Idaho/Montana Sokolics that include Robert and Paula Sockolich.

Josip Segulja, relationship not yet established, has shared another example of the strange effects that the weather is having on human behavior.

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.

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.

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.

To View Novi's skiing event, click HERE.

Rachel Dobric is in Lumbarda for Christmas.
about an hour ago

John Merzlock says:

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".

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.

Thank You,
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.

Thank You,

John Merzlock

Branimir, far right

Branimir Mrak of Rijeka, third cousin, twice removed from the webmaster takes a hike through the snow covered Croatian mountains with his classmates.

Branimir descends from the Adalbert Jezic line.

Rachel Dobric, returning from the Copenhagen "global warming" convention in Copenhagen
working up a sweat at an undisclosed castle in Ljubljana, Slovenia, enroute to Croatia

Rachel Dobric is in Ljubljana. If you thought Copenhagen was cold, THINK AGAIN.
Yesterday at 1:43am

It Cannot Get Any More Official Than This: It is the Christmas Season

I noticed Velimir Jezic's facebook status was "married," which I did not know--I asked for details:

Velimir Jezic

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 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.

. . .and maybe we'll find out what he was doing in Singapore. . .and his fiancee's name!

Velimir is 3rd cousin to the webmaster, descended through the Adalbert Jezic line.

Paula Sockolich and boyfriend Richard take in Vermont's Fall Colors

Paula is the webmaster's quintuple 5th cousin, plus 75 other lesser relations, providing proof positive that our family tree is a wreath!

Kathryn Reynolds oh my goodness!!! I just booked my flight to NEW ZEALAND! ahhhh I leave Monday February 8!
Yesterday at 9:13pm

Hi Mike!!

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.

I don't have my lap top with me but can check my email while i'm at the conference.

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 :-)

Hope you are well!!

Love Marijana

Computer Techie News From Austria

"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 really work. . .and I thought the on-off switch took care of all that!

Charles is better known in genealogy circles as the webmaster and co-conspirator of the Mazuranic.com website. Most everyone in Novi is related to the Mazuranic family.

Charles is also the father of web techie, Florian Wardell. . .

Hi Mike, Just to ask you a favour . . . Florian and some friends recently launched a new blog called TechHaze. Please take a look http://techhaze.com. 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. 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! If you have questions, contact Florian directly: florianwardell@techhaze.com He'll be thrilled to get your feedback. Ideas and suggestions (e.g. topics, interview partners, etc.) are always welcome. Thanks ..... and please help spread the word. Tell the world about TechHaze. Best wishes, Charles Charles Wardell Hauptplatz 7/1/3	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. 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 florianwardell@techhaze.com To meet Florian's compatriots in this venture, click this link: http://techhaze.com/about	We’re launching today! Dear readers, 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. 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. 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. The TechHaze team

This Week in Copenhagen 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 looks like he lied about that!, 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. 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. 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. It is reasonably suspected that the subject of climate change and political machinations, and ham or turkey will be table fare.

Two Mermaids in Copenhagen Harbor

For a more expanded account of Rachel's European adventures, Click on Rachel's Blog.

Rachel Dobric Denmark is bloody expensive... ><
Fri at 12:06pm

Third cousin twice removed (from the webmaster) Lamika 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. 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. 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 Adalbert.

Rachel Dobric is in Copenhagen. Off to the Bella Centre after lunch and a shower
4 hours ago

Jennifer Segulja, performing admirably as a surrogate mother! Jennifer is the wife of Michael Segulja, the webmasters double 2nd cousin, once removed.

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).

Woohoo for progress!!!

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!

Grow baby grow!!

Posted by Jennifer at 6:36 PM

Rachel Dobric is going to another museum today! I love the castle here... So sad we have to leave tonight! :(
7 hours ago

Rachel Dobric is off to a museum. Christmas markets tonight!!!! ? Germany....
16 hours ago

Rachel Dobric is in Germany. The Christmas cookies are AWESOME.
Yesterday 7:35 a.m.

Like Lightning, Nobility has struck in a forest of Mrzljaks/Merzlocks. . .now where was that tree?

	Daniella Merzlock, working on the Merzlock family tree, inquired as to the possibility of her line carrying a family crest. 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. Ivan immediately responded, providing these crests.

	Mike, 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. It is just friendly advice. People not able to prove are simply considered as fake nobility. Best Ivan M.

Rachel Dobric is sticky. Why does it have to be 26 degrees in Kuala Lumpur airport? It's just like being on the plane still. . .
5:53 a.m.

Rachel Dobric is going to Europe today
Saturday at 3:14 a.m.

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.

Fortunately, the house had a good builder, as only the drywall collapsed.

And, neither Julie's injuries nor the ceiling's will be permanent.

the hole formerly occupied by Julie

Julie is the webmasters double 2nd cousin, one generation removed, sharing all of his Segulja and Mudrovcic relatives.

Meanwhile, way out West, Bryan and Suzie Tippit hit the long trail with the Blythe Riding Club, riding through Mineral Canyon Wash, Arizona.

Bryan is the webmasters double 2nd cousin, sharing both Segulja and Mudrovcic great grandparents.

Food was provided by Gourmet Outfitters, with one of the principals being Suzie Tippit!

Bryan and Suzie on their mounts	Bryan riding drag, (except Suzie took the picture)	End of the trail party

The Novi-Arizona Radetics and Seguljas

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).

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.

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.

Eventually, the boys got their own house, where they stayed until the racially infused labor dispute of 1917, which resulted in The Great Bisbee Deportation, that saw the boys herded into boxcars at gunpoint.

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.

Cece and Michel attended the first family reunion in Ruidoso New Mexico.

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?

Greg Dobric Barbara 1821 sist & Bro Vinko 1827 Martin Pisk 1850 1st Marg Dobric 1848 Kata Pisk 1886 2nd Ivanja Mudrov 1895 Cece Radetic 1913 3rd Marg Segulja 1924 Michel Miller 1946 4th Michael Pottorff 1947	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. Below, see how they are related (7th, once removed) through the Segulja side. Also note, how kiwi Boris Sebalja is 3rd cousins to their mother, Cecelia Radetic Miller.

		Jurai Radetic 1701	Brother	Ivan Radetic 1702
		Anton Radetic 1743	1st cousins	Mark Radetic 1737
Peter Piskulic (Mekinina) & Catharina Potocnjak	Had two daughters	George Radetic 1784	2nd cousins	Anton Radetic 1761
Ludovica Piskulic 1824 mar. Martinus Sebalja	sister in law <----	Mikula Radetic 1823 mar. Maria Piskulic 1818	3rd cousins	Marci Radetic 1785
Petrus Sebalja 1867	1st cousin	Anton Radetic 1849	4th cousins	Lucia Radetic 1816 mar Pavao Jezich
Ivan Sebalja 1905	2nd cousin	Daniel Radetic1882	5th cousins	Maria Jezic 1857 mar Roko Segulja
Boris Sebalja 1947	3rd cousin	Cece Radetic Miller 1913 Katy Radetic Miller 1919	6th cousins	Petar Segulja 1884
Gary, Wayne, & Lisa Sebalja	4th cousin	Dianne (Havertine), Michel, & Kay Miller (Ainsworth)	7th cousins	Margaret Segulja Pottorff 1924
		Mark and Leslie Havertine (Angelillo) Matthew, Ryan, Dana, and Tyler Ainsworth	8th cousins	Michael Pottorff 1947 Yvonne Pottorff Peck 1950
		Luke Angelillo	9th	Aaron and Ryan Peck

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: Baba and Fifty Cents.

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..

Webmaster: We all should have had Dana's foresight

Filip Deranja abt 1705 mar /Had: Manda Kriskovic Lovre 1756 bro & sist Kata 1735 Mathi 1786 1st Franica Merzljak 1768 Lovre 1826 2nd Ivan Segulja 1795 Filip 1850 3rd Petrus 1823 Mikula (Nick) 1891 4th Roko 1850 Phillip 1922 5th Petar 1884 and bro Texas Vence Dana 6th Margaret 1924 7th Michael 1947

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. 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. 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). Dana's tree is still a work in progress, but progress has been made; check it out HERE.

Dana in high school 40 years ago	Dana, holding up a tree	Cheryl and Dana stir fry, island style	Dana outdoors
Dana with proteges in Bali	Dana and Hawaiian snow at Mauna Kea volcano	Dana's son Phil	Dana's daughter, Caitlin reflecting on herself

Dana adds:

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.

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.

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.

Regards,

Dana

Nick & Rosalija Deranja	Mary Sokolic	Joe Sokolich

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 Here.

. . .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.

Marijana and Nikol in Germany.	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. Marijana and Sasa's blood links Gregor Dobric mar Catharina Kabalin Barbara Dobric 1821 sist & bro Vinko 1827 Maria Piskulic 1841 1st Margareta 1848 Nicolaus Maricic 1869 2nd Vinko Mudrov 1887 Filipina 1908 3rd Marija 1932 Karmen Miletic 1950 4th Vinko Sokolic 1954 Marijana Antic 1982 5th Sasa 1976	Nikol, Marijana, and Jelena

Anton Zoricic	mar.	Dorotija Brozicevic
Paval 1782	bro & sis	Ursula 1784
Josephus 1819	1st	Dorothea 1819
Rozaria 1852	2nd	Ursula Maricic 1854		Manda Segulja	sis-bro	Roko Segulja	mar.	Marija Jezic
Josip Sokolic 1884	3rd	Josip Kargacin 1885	mar	Tereza Petrinovic	1st	Genoveva	sis	and	bro	Vence	bro-bro	Petar	bro-bro	Josip
Mladen 1931	4th	John 1929	.	.	2nd	Filipina	.	.	1st	Tom	1st	Margaret	1st	Danijel
Vinko 1954	5th	Teresa	.	.	3rd	Vinko	bro-sis	Karmen	2nd	Tom Jr.	2nd	*Yvonne Pottorff	2nd	Dubravko
Sasa	6th	Lauren	.	.	4th	Nikol	1st	Marijana Antic	3rd	Doug	3rd	Aaron Peck	3rd	Cedomir

*--The webmaster's sister

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.

Margarita Dobric mar. Mathew Mudrovcic Visco Mudrovcic bro-sis Marija Mudrovcic sis-sis Johana Mudrovcic Mica Mudrovcic 1st cous Tom Segulja 1st cous Margaret Segulja Vinco Sokolic 2nd cousin Tom Segulja Jr. 2nd cous *Yvonne Peck Sasa Sokolic 3rd cousin Doug Segulja 3rd cousin Aaron Peck	Joannes Piskulic mar. Cath Fumic Maria 1820 sisters Ursula 1829 Kate Kabalin 1852 1st Maria Potocnjak 1867 Maria Zoricic 1887 2nd Franjo Mrzljak 1897 Kate Mudrovcic 1918 3rd Marija 1927 Margita Butkovic 1948 4th Dubravko Segulja 1955

*webmaster's sister

Lauren Kargacin (explaining the photo) 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 : ) Apparently, Lauren is not aware of the standards we maintain at the gossip page!

Lauren, at right in blue shirt

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.

GREETINGS FROM BELGIUM

Hi uncle Mike!

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.

Big kisses for aunty Marge and a big hello to the rest of the family!

Marijana

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)

Ezequiel Piskulich writes home to his mother Gladys in Argentina from his workplace in New Zealand:

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!!

(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].

l-r Tomas, Patricia, Roberto, Cecilia, Sebastian, and Francisca.	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.
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.	clockwise from lower left, Cece's sister, Deborah Brown, Cece, Margaret Segulja Pottorff, Gary Sebalja, Yvonne Pottorff Peck. Michael was hidden behind the camera

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!

5th Cousin Paula Sockolich, the webmaster, 4th cousin, once removed Robert Sockolich, 5th cousin Gary Sebalja	Paula and her main man, Richard Getz, a two-time Emmy winning Madison Avenue Director!

Paula also does the family proud, being a mover and shaker in the critical care of infants. To read of her exploits, click HERE

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.

View Marian, 2nd from rt on ship's stern	Same spot with adoring fans perched on rocks

Mother Debra has another kid she is proud of, her son Jonathan--who got a job in California!

Debra Vallecillo Harp October 20 at 12:22pm

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 HERE.

Vivian's graduation day!

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.

Liz and Doug Segulja go Home!

USA Seguljas at home in Novi	Doug with his father's (and the webmaster's) 2nd cousin Novljani Dubravko Segulja

Liz and Doug Segulja in front of the Segulja house
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
October 2009
And Dubravko, another second cousin to the webmaster,
reprises his 2001 role, as Novi guide, par excellance

Other pilgrimages home. . .

As photographed by Mary Segulja Cooper in 1947	As viewed by Margarget Segulja Pottorff in 1978	As viewed by Michael Pottorff in 2001

ABOUT THAT CROATIAN BLOOD!

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!

4:17pm Michael ok--I'll use that--proud of you! 4:18pm Michael does the man have to be in the same age division or older? 4:18pm Erica Thanks, Mike!!! I was very proud myself. It's a good lesson for my children: Croatian blood stands everything... 4:18pm Michael I'll quote you! 4:21pm Erica 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. 4:25pm Erica 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.

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.

Kathryn Reynolds I just got my PASSPORT!
:) time to prepare for New Zealand
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How Ana and Nika Hlaca and Ursula and Andrija Kastelan are related to the US (Adalbert) Jezics and Seguljas

Marija Jezic 1856	=	Marija Jezic 1956	sister-brother	Adalbert Jezic 1863	=	Adalbert Jezic 1863
Petar Segulja 1884	bro-bro	Vence Segulja	1st cousin	Vladimir 1895	bro-sis	Elizabeta 1891
Margaret Segulja 1924	1st	Anne Segulja	2nd	Dragan 1930	1st	Mila Sojat 1913
Michael Pottorff 1947	2nd	Bryan Tippit	3rd	Andrew 1967 Tamara 1970	2nd	Maja Uravic 1941
.	3rd	Robert Amber Autumn	4th	Sebastian 2006 Tahlia 2009	3rd	Zeljko Kastelan 1964	bro-sis	Marija Kastelan 1965
Arizona Seguljas	4th	a whole bunch see Anne Segulja Texas Seguljas	5th	.	.	Ursula 1995 Andria 1996	1st	Nika Hlaca 1993 Ana Hlaca 1995

Cousin Milena Ježic, of Cetinje, Montenegro,
is now Milena Ježic Martinovic!

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.

Newlyweds greet the world	The ceremony begins. . .	Listening carefully!	A wedding toast!

See Milena's Jezic line.

Hadley Merzlock is engaged! To the lovely Diana Poe (rt) Details and film at 11:00

"Momma's Quarterback," Chris Merzlock	Aspiring grid iron star, Chris Merzlock, makes a couple all-star maneuvers for the camera. 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). Chris, and family, live in Salt Lake City

Hello, Cousin Ana!

Ana, 2nd from left, eating ice cream, contemplating her Korcula "cruise."	Meet cousin Ana Hlaca, 3rd cousin to the webmaster, two generations removed. Ana, from Rijeka, Croatia descends from Adalbert Jezic, brother of Marija Jezic, wife of Roko Segulja. Ana and her friends get ready for the Ferry ride to the island of Korcula. Ana, left, cavorts on the island of Korcula with friends, Karla, and Mara.	Cousin Ana, friends Karla & Mara

Alyssa Laughlin, 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!)

Alyssa and a friend in contemplation	Alyssa, dealing with the needle	bruised, battered, and pierced!

The saga of the family tree wreath continues. . .

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.

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.

3RD COUSIN SUSAN KARGACIN HURST HAS FOUND OUR PAGE

After much note exchanging and emailing, we have reconstructed Susan's tree; Check it out: Kargacin Tree

Josip Kargacin's family	Two members of the Kargacin family, Jimmy Miller and Susan Hurst, have independently contacted our page within the last month, and, have become reunited. 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.	Vladimir Kargacin's Novi Vinodol home

Petrus Segulja b. 1823	mar. /had	Maria Dobric b. 1827
Roko Segulja b. 1850 mar. Marija Jezic	bro- sis	Margaretha Segulja b. 1847 mar.Vincentius Zanich	sis-sis		sis-sis	Manda Cecilia Segulja b. 1852 mar. Ivan Petrinovic
*Petar Segulja b. 1884 mar. Ivana Mudrovcic	1st cous	Pilipina Zanich b. 1875 mar. Joannes Cvetko	1st cous		1st cous	Tereza Petrinovic b. 1877 m. Josip Kargacin bro Charles Karg. died 6 Jan 1949 age 65 Novi
Margaret Segulja b. 1924 mar. Nathan Pottorff	2nd cous	Cvetislav Cvetko b.1914 mar. Andrina Sokolic	bro-sis	Marija Cvetko b. 1900 mar. Ivan Deranja	2nd cous	Vladimir b. 1913 mar. Ann Puccio	sis-bro	Mary b. 1922 mar. Fred Miller	sis-bro	Joe 1926 mar. 1. Mable 2. Patty	bro- bro	John b. 1929 mar.Wilma Larson
Michael Pottorff b. 1947 mar/div Godzilla	3rd cous	Ivan Cvetko b. 1947 mar._______	1st cous	Nada b. 1922 Peter b. 1926	3rd cous	Walter Jr. b. 9 Aug 1946 d. 26 Sept 1946 Susan b. 17 Nov 1954 mar. Dan McDonald m. 26 Jun 1973 m. Bradley Hurst 2 Nov 1990	1st cous	Jimmy Miller Patty Miller	1st cous	Dan Mabel's not Joe's	1st cous	John David Michael Terri
All Tx, Az, & Novi children of webmaster's generation	4th cous	Ivan 1975, Andrea 1976	2nd cous	Peter & Nada's kids	4th cous	*Brooke Ann McDonald 26 Jun 1973 m.Charles Pemberton *Tannin Joan McDonald b. 19 May 1978 m. Zack Crask	2nd cous		2nd cous	nice people not Cro's not inter- ested	2nd cous	*Terri's: Lauren
SEGULJA Petar (Arizona) was brother to Vence (Texas) and Josip (Novi) sub for your branch	*	CVETKO	3rd	DERANJA	5th	KARGACIN *Brooke's: Kaleigh Pemberton 11 Sept 1999 Korrigan Pemberton 10 May 2003 *Tannin's: dtr Riley Crask b.28 Jul 2005 d. 28 Jul 2005 Adler b. 2 Nov 2006 Campbell b. 27 April 2009	*	-->	*	-->	*	-->|

MEET PAULA SOCKOLICH

"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.

To see Paula's entire tree, click HERE.

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.

Margareta 1743	sis- bro	.	.	.	.	Toma Kriskovic 1740	Had mar 2X
Katarina Kargacin 1767	1st	Margareta 1766	sis- bro	Joseph 1794	bro- bro	Adam 1803	1/2 bro	Paval 1772
Margareta Umiljenovic 1792	2nd	Maria Mudrovcic 1784	1st	Franciska Kriskovic 1824	1st	Maria 1834	1st	Catherine 1791
Petrus Segulja 1823	3rd	Maria Dobric 1827	2nd	Margareta Dobric 1848	2nd	Nicomedes 1865	2nd	Pavel Jezic 1820
Roko Segulja	4th self	**Roko Segulja 1850	3rd	Johana Mudrovcic 1895	3rd	Marija Petrinovic 1895	3rd	Adalbert 1863	bro- sis	.	.	.	.	Marija 1856
Petar Segulja 1884	5th self	Petar Segulja 1884	4th dtr.	Margaret Segulja 1924	4th	Robert Sockolich 1929	4th	Vladimir 1895	.	.	bro- bro	Ivan 1893	1st	Petar Segulja 1884	bro- sis	Genoveva Segulja 1878
Margaret Segulja 1924	6th self	Margaret Segulja 1924	5th son	Michael Pottorff 1947	5th	Paula 1964	5th	Dragan 1930	bro-bro	Vladimir 1932	1st	Miljenko 1945	2nd	Margaret Segulja 1924	1st	Katarina Maricic 1905
.	.	.	.	.	.	.	6th	*Tamara 1970	1st	Boris 1970	2nd	Milena Jezic 1985	3rd	Michael Pottorff 1947	2nd	Ranko Sokolic 1928

*This includes many US, German, Belgian, and US Jezics, Merzlocks, and Woods.

**note Texas and Arizona babas for webmaster's generation were 3rd cousin to their dede's father!

. . .and some more of Paula's relatives

								Bartol Kukalj 1707	mar	Catherine Sokolic 1711	sis-bro	.	.	Gergur Sokolic 1727
		Ivan Sokolic 1736	mar	Jelena Sebalja 1730	.	Jakov Kriskovic	.	Margaret Kukalj	sist	Katarina Kukalj	.	.	1st	Matij 1761
		Gaspar 1768	bros	Petar 1769	.	Ivan Kriskovic 1778	.	Silvester 1780	1st	Josip Piskulic 1769	.	.	2nd	Maria 1793 mar. another Sokolic
		Margareta Sokolic 1790	1st	Ivan 1804	mar	Catherine Kriskovic 1807	1st	Thomas 1813	2nd	Thoma Piskulic 1800	.	.	3rd	Pavlus 1820
		Francisca Kriskovic 1824	2nd	Ivan 1836	.	.	2nd	Jacob 1846	3rd	Stipan 1837	.	.	4th	Giorgio 1853
		Margareta Dobric 1848	3rd	Franko 1883	.	.	3rd	Albin 1880	4th	Raphael 1865	.	.	5th	Hector 1906
Visko Mudrovcic	bro- sis	Ivanja Mudrovcic 1895	4th	Robert Sockolich 1929	.	.	4th	Marija 1911	5th	Franjo 1897	.	.	6th	Giorgio 1948
Mathew	1st	Margaret 1924	5th	Paula 1964	.	.	5th	Boris 1947	6th	Rafael 1930	bro- bro	Jose 1931	7th	Patrizia
Mary Posa Helen Franich Drina Dobrec	2nd	*Mike 1947	6th	.	.	.	.	.	.	Erica 1959	1st	Cecilia 1963	.	.

*this includes all Novi, Arizona, and Texas Seguljas

Mike- 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. I am so impressed with your ability to find these records and do this amazing work. I thought my roots in Croatia were lost. 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. Take care, Paula	. Jelena Sebalja 1730 mar Ivan Sokolic 1836 . . Petar 1769 . . Ivan 1804 . . Ivan 1836 bro- bro Marcus Sokolic 1839 Franko Sokolic 1883 1st Maria 1871 Robert Sockolich 1929 2nd Kate Dobric 1905 Paula Sockolich 1964 3rd Vatroslava 1925 . 4th Paskulich 1949	Kriskovic 1740 Margaret Kriskovic 1766 sis- bro Adam 1803 Maria Mudrovcic 1784 1st Maria 1834 Maria Dobric 1827 2nd Nicomedes 1865 Roko Segulja 1850 3rd Marija Petrinovic Genoveva 1878 4th Robert Sockolich 1929 Filipina Maricic 1908 5th Paula Sockolich 1964 Karmen Miletic 1950 6th . Marijana Antic 1982 7th .

Welcome Branimir Mrak to our online family.
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.

He is most closely related to the Seguljas, Merzlocks, and Woods as follows:

Adalbert Jezic b. 1863 mar. Marija Dobric	brother--sister	Marija Jezic b. 1857 mar. Roko Segulja	=	Marija Jezic b. 1857 m. Roko Segulja	sister-brother	Franko Jezic b. 1852 mar. Marija Kabalin
Elizabet Jezic b. 1891 mar. Mile Sojat abt 1885	1st cousin	Venceslav Segulja mar. Marija Mudrovcic	brother-brother sister-sister	Petar Segulja mar. Johana/Ivana Segulja	1st cousin	Lucia Jezic 1877
Mila Sojat b. 1913 mar. Vinko Uravic b. 1906	2nd cousin	John Segulja. 1907 mar. Frances Tippit	double 1st cousin	Margaret Segulja	2nd cousin	John Mrzljak Sr. b. 1904
Tomo Uravic b. 1937 mar. Katica (Beka) ?? b. 1938	3rd cousin	Osceola Segulia	double 2nd cousin	Yvonne Peck b. 1950 (webmaster's sister)	3rd cousin	Patricia b. 1943 John Jr. b. 1944 Veronica b. 1946 Terrance b.1946 Michael b. 1947 Barbara b. 1949 Richard b. 1957 the US Merzlocks through Franco Jezic and all the Woods
Maja Uravic b. 1964 mar. Zoran Mrak b. 1964	4th cousin	Julie McElroy mar. Don Laughlin	3rd cousin	Aaron Peck b. 1980	4th cousin	see Merzlock page
Branimir Mrak b. 1990	5th cousin	Allysa Laughlin

MEET COUSIN MILENA JEZIC

	Newly found 3rd cousin (to the webmaster) Milena Ježic of Montenegro, by way of Rijeka, sends her regards. 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. 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. The Adriatic has many beautiful beaches and islands, shown here, but Milena is blocking the view. No surprise: she teaches aerobics. Below, see how she is related.

		Adalbert Jezic b. 1863	brother--sister	Marija Jezic b. 1857	sister-brother	Franko Jezic
		Ivan Jezic b. 1893	1st cousin	Petar Segulja b. 1884	1st cousin	Lucia Jezic 1877
(1st) Adalbert Jezic b. 1925	brother-brother	(12th) Milenko b. 8 Sept 1945	2nd cousin	Margaret Segulja b. 1924	2nd cousin	John Mrzljak Sr. b. 1904
Robert Jezic b. 1955	1st cousins	Velimir Jezic b. 18 Sept 1983 Milena Jezic b. 26 April 1985 See Milena's Jezic branch Here Velimir And Milena seated right	3rd cousin	Michael Pottorff b. 1947 and all the Arizona Seguljas the Texas Seguljas and the Novi Seguljas descended from Josip	3rd cousin	Patricia b. 1943 John Jr. b. 1944 Veronica b. 1946 Terrance b.1946 Michael b. 1947 Barbara b. 1949 Richard b. 1957 the US Merzlocks through Franco Jezic

Cousin Patrizia Socolich (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)

This is "Rijeka 1;" to see more click images to the right	Rijeka Lightning Images 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The Reynolds kids from Colorado: l-r Kathryn, Daniel, and Theresa. They are the children of Toni Kriskovich, grand kids of (Arizona) Mary Segulja, 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.

Erica Piskulic, victorious, after winning her class in a rowing regatta on the Parana river delta near her home in Tigre, Argentina.

Click on the photo to see her teammates, Natalia Dimenna and Sergio DelPino.

Erica is related to all the US Seguljas, the Istrian Sokolics, the Australian Paskulics,and the New Zealand Sebaljas.

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.

It's Back to School Time, and What Better Time for Tirzah Rao to Make Her Worldwide Film Debut on a Prominent International Website?

	Tirzah, at left, with take 1 of her close up. And, it sounds like her proud father Anand, and not Mr. Demille, giving stage instructions

Tirzah is the oldest of 3rd cousin (to the webmaster) Tamara Jezic's growing brood. Scroll down for latest addition

Yvonne Peck and her redfish

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. 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. Husband Ron and Yvonne are still trying for one of the remaining boats. . .looking for that tagged redfish!

Welcome Tahlia Rao to the family!

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.

Tahlia--two days old	Check out the newest family addition on her own website www.tahliarao.com.

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.

Margaret is the grand daughter of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic, while Aaron is a great great grandson.

Jennifer Segulja is Preggo!! Congratulations to the Lucky Bio-Parents
and God Bless Jennifer!

		Jennifer Vanzant Segulja we have a beautiful BETA number of 131 :-). God is so very good!!!! 6 hours ago · Comment · Like To follow this adventure, Click A Surrogate's Diary

Jennifer is married to Michael Segulja, 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.

Aaron Peck and his wife Holly at Willow Cove at California's Bass Lake. 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. Aaron is a math teacher in Ventura County, California, while Holly is working in the legal field.

Dianne Miller Havertine goes to Russia!

Hi Mike-

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?

Dianne

Dianne is the daughter of Cecelia Radetic Miller, 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 Here.

Cousin Mark McElroy checks in:

He is a competitive cow pony cattle cutter!	And, he is the author of: How to Win the War with Epilepsy One Battle at a Time Enrich your understanding of epilepsy by sharing Mark's successful insights into coping with and combatting this affliction. CHECK IT OUT

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.

Dustin Berg Checks In

Dustin gets another one	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. 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.	Dustin and family

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.

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.

		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.

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.

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.

The windshield took a hit, keeping the elk out of Kat's face	The sidepanel and tire will require attention	. . .and a little front panel and grill work will be required.

Kat's friend James, making the deceased elk "presentable."	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!

What a way to celebrate the webmaster's birthday!
A U2 concert in Zagreb!
Attended by Dragana Segulja (10 August 2009)

Dragana Šegulja (rt.) with friend Marijana Miler	U2 returns to the Balkans for the first time since a concert in Sarajevo, then, in the old Yugoslavia.	Maksimir Stadium, home of Dinamo Zagreb.

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.

Jenn, suited up to begin the blessed event.

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." For more information about Jenn's gift/adventure, click on: A Surrogate's Diary Jennifer is married to Michael Segulja, son of Robert Segulja, the webmaster's double 2nd cousin, therefore sharing all of the webmasters Cro relatives.

Ok to post this Jenn?

She replies:

Post away And thanks for sharing our news!

Hopefully I will be posting pics of positive home pregnancy tests before too long . But the official blood tests will occur on Monday the 25th, so I’ll know for sure, whether we are pregnant or not!

We are all praying and crossing our fingers!!!

Gladys Elizabeth DAlonzo's Photos - Despedida Eze Aeropuerto Cordoba

Ezequiel Piskulich of Cordoba Argentina, prior to departing to New Zealand for a year-long experience*.

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.

experience, per Esteban--*Mi hijo, Ezequiel, viajó a New Zealand, va a andar un año por aquellos lugares.

Welcome Whitney Suzanne Leavitt to the family!

Whitney's parents are Jeffrey Leavitt and Autumn Tippit (Leavitt), grandparents are Suzanne and Bryan Tippit, great grandparents are J.T. Tippit and Anne Segulja, 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.

Tamara Jezic Rao, seated center, (daughter of Dragan Jezic) is surprised at work with a baby shower in honor of her baby girl, due next month (September.)

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 baking cookies.

Libby Merzlock Atkinson, daughter of the webmasters 3rd cousin, T.J. Merzlock has checked in--the first in T.J.'s family! She comments: Hi Mike, how great is this!! 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. Where do you currently reside? Thank you for sending the message, this is very exciting!! 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)

Mike, the webmaster, with his mother, Margaret Segulja Pottorff, at left, taking respite from the heat, in their air conditioned time share in Indio, during a balmy 114 degree July afternoon.

Mike, Margay, Gin, and, Tonic	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.	Margay atop Mt. San Jacinto

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.

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.

Check out the flying Piskulich-Dicksons of Argentina

l-r Christine, Duncan, Angie, Gloria, Marian, Ian, Peter, Felicity

Above, view the children of the webmaster's 6th cousin, Erica Piskulich, except for shutterbug Katy at right	Katy

Sophia	Sophia Merzlock (left) and her husband, Brian Price (right), have a new daughter, Emmy Grace, born 29 July, 2009. To view the entire U.S. Merzlock line, click HERE.	Brian

Attention Arizona and Texas Mudrovcic Seguljas, and Kiwi Mudrovcic-Franich/Posa/Dobrecs
Meet cousin Margita Butkovic Balic

Hallo Michael, Drago mi je da imamo na ovaj nacin kontakt. Kod nas je jako vruce, ali je jako lijepo za kupanje i uzivanje ! Kako Tvoja mama? Moja mama ima 91 godimu i jos je jako dobro. Pozdrav od Margite@Zvonka	Hello Michael, I'm glad that we have made contact this way. Here, it is very hot, but it is really nice for swimming and sunbathing! How is your mom? My mom is 91 years old and still is very well. Regards from Margita and Zvonko
Kate Mudrovcic Butkovic (at right), Margita's mother, and her first cousin Margaret Segulja Pottorff in 2002. Both Kate and her daughter Margita have homes in Novi Vinidolski.	The webmaster, Mike, and second cousin Margita Balic. Margita is 2nd cousin to all Arizona and Texas Segulja-Mudrovcics, and 4th cousin to the Novi Seguljas. Other Segulja 2nd cousins: Mary Posa, Helen Franich, Drina Dobrec, Vinko Sokolic and Milica Zoricic are her 1st cousins. The other two Segulja-Mudrovcic 2nd cousins are Ivica Butkovic and Marija Antonic, her brother and sister.

View Margita and her family in the early 1950's

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).

Kim and Daren Merzlock with new arrival, Zayli Jo Merzlock, born 24 July 2009.
(entered on birthday page--if you see missing birthdays, let me know)

Mike the webmaster and Mladen in Novi, 2002		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.

Nina Radetich Wins an Emmy!
6 PM & 11 PM Anchor
nradetich@ktnv.com

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.

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.

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.

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.

In her spare time, you can find Nina hanging out with her chocolate lab, Duke, and her black lab mix, Roxy.

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.

The Kiwi Dobrecs cross America at light speed!

In this photo: Lucretia Dobrec, Goris Dobrec, Rachel Dobrec, Samuel Dobrec, Drina Dobrec, Janet Jones, Macy LaPorte, Ivan Dobrec (photos), Amanda Laporte, Forrest Jones

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.

Rick Merzlock (without hat and spurs) with, Allegra, the daughter he "gave away."

Rick Merzlock (father of the bride), Janet (mother of the bride). Allegra (the bride) and Ron Russell (the groom)	Allegra and Ron's first dance as husband and wife.

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.

Meanwhile, Way Out West The Family Gets Another Rodeo Star!
Meet Cash!

Above meet William Peter Vander Pol VI, the son of Amber Tippit Vander Pol and WPVP V. But, he goes by his "cowboy name," Cash Bill (the "V") and Amber--Cash's proud parents Behold the belt buckle attesting to his cowboy credentials! 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. Cash, Victorious! 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. View Photos of Carrie (5) Send Carrie a Message Poke Carrie Subscribe via SMS FAMILY DRAMA No!, the honeymoon is not over, but. . . 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. Knowing Carrie, I am sure that the enormity was accidental and abetted by the joy and confusion of her recent marriage. You be the judge! Chris SeguljaWell, daughter dear, it would probably be nice to invite your MOTHER to be on your facebook! Love the profile pic. Love U. . . 2 hours ago – Comment - Like Unlike - Show Feedback (2) Hide Feedback (2) - See Wall-to-Wall You like this Michael Pottorff at 10:18 July 3 Wow! Family drama! Can I put this on the family gossip page? http://www.segulja.net/bulletin.html Chris Segulja at 10:36 July 3 Go ahead, we have no family secrets. . . . ? Nick Aleksich of Auckland, and his ride. Nick is the son of Margaret Maricich Aleksich, the grandson of Anton Maricich, the great grandson of Genoveva Segulja Maricic, and the great great grandson of Roko Ivan Segulja and Marija Jezic Nick manages the Mills Reef Winery in Tauranga. 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 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. Joe and Kathy Segulja's daughters provide a Texas summertime pic clockwise starting at 9:00: Kristen Segulja, Sara Segulja, Liz Segulja, Mary Kathryn Segulja-Nader, and daughter Lydia Nader. Father Joe Segulja is double second cousin to the webmaster, sharing Segulja, Jezic, Mudrovcic, and Dobric great grandparents. This section has gotten huge, so we had to break it up--to see more family news, click HERE. home