Saborsko Vital Records

Saborsko parish vital records destroyed

Upon receiving request to perform genealogy research for a family whose ancestors came from small Croatian village of Saborsko, we realized that during the war…

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New info on Croatian Surnames

Surnames in the Directory with an additional info

Croatian Family History & Genealogy web site is devoted to getting information on various surnames, as time and resources permit. Currently, in our database of…

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Ivan (John) in Croatian Surnames

First given name Ivan as a root for many Croatian surnames

What is in English language known as the first given name John, or in German Hans, originates from the the Hebrew Jechochanan (with the meaning…

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Croatian Surnames with Albanian Roots

Surnames in Croatia with roots in Albanian language

Migrations from southeast parts of what is today known as Albania to various regions of Balkan peninsula inhabited by Croats started as early as 14th…

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Glagolitic Alphabet

Vital records in glagolitic alphabet

Although contemporary Croats exclusively use latin alphabet in their every day written communication, in earlier times in various regions of Croatia a peculiar, glagolitic alphabet,…

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Shortest Croatian Surnames

Croatian surnames that look like abbreviations

Two letter surnames are very uncommon in among European nations. Only very few persons bear such family names in Croatia. However, about dozen two-letter surnames…

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Tutorial for Croatian Phone Directory

How to use the New Croatian Telephone Directory

The New Croatian Telephone Directory (both White & Yellow Pages) that was released in March of 2009 brings some exciting new resources to genealogists interested…

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