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How Konavle’s History and Culture Contributed to the Economy of California
Donna F. Mekis and Kathryn Mekis Miller Authors of Blossoms Into Gold: The Croatians in the Pajaro Valley We spent six years conducting...


1837 Austrian map of Konavle
Here is an interesting exercise that will show you what Konavle looked like in 1837. In 1837, the Austrian government sent out teams of...


Kuna and Banovac, Croatian money
In 1994, Croatian money was switched from dinar to kuna. It changed to the euro (€) on 1 Jan. 2023. In the Croatian language, a kuna is a...


Early fruit labels of Watsonville, CA
The Pajaro Valley of central, coastal California is famous for its fruits and vegetables. The main town in the valley is Watsonville with...
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