Hello, all. My name is Mira Mihajlovich; my father was Lazar (Lou) Mihajlovich (b. Detroit, MI, USA 1925 - d. 1994) and my mother is Roxanda (Roxy) Vrebac Mihajlovich (b. McKeesport, PA, USA 1925). I am looking for any descendents of my paternal grandfather whose name, I believe, was Milorad Mihajlovic. The Ellis Island website indicates that my grandmother Zorka (b. 1900) and a "Milovac" Mihajlovic (b. 1896) emigrated from Erdut, which I understand is now in Croatia, in November 1921. By 1925, they were divorced (or he just left) and we don't know what happened to Milorad, whether he stayed in the US (as "Michael") or returned to then-Yugoslavia. I also know that they had a child (son) while still in the old country, who unfortunately died. My family celebrates Sveti Jovan as slava (January) but I am not sure if that was the Mihajlovic slava or if my grandmother Zorka just followed her family's slava after Milorad left.

Zorka Mihajlovich was a Culic by birth. Her mother was Danica and her father was Stefan. Her oldest brother, whose name I believe was Rade, remained in Europe while the remainder of her family (brothers Mladen and Cajica?/Casper and sister Leposava/Lillian) came to this country. However, the records I found for Danica, Stefan, and Mladen Culic from Ellis Island say they came from Stopar. None of the Serbian people I have met in the United States know where Stopar is or what Stopar is. Does anyone on the board know where they might have been talking about?

Finally, my maternal grandfather emigrated from Bosna - his name was Nikola (Nicola) Vrebac. He became a US Citizen in 1944; I thought I had his birth certificate, but cannot find it now, but if I recall correctly, it was in Dubica or something like that. My mother never met any of his sisters or brothers (if he had any) - her parents divorced when she was young and she did not live with her father until after she turned 18.

I am planning on visiting Serbia (and perhaps the other countries in that area) for the first time next summer. I will be 50, and was hoping to find where my grandparents came from and to meet any relatives I might have who still live in "the old country." I looked in the database of surnames and did not find Mihajlovic or Culic. I forgot to look for Vrebac.

Any help that I can get would be greatly appreciated!