Letters from Slovenia

 

Grandson of Teja and Alphonz Princic, Luka Komic, and Mary Lou Egan

 

Letter from May 5th, 1948 

“Dearest Brother Andrew,

Thank God we received your letter – we were so happy.” Apparently the families lost touch during the war and my grandpa had trouble locating them. This seems to have been their first contact since before World War II.  

Grandpa's sister was named Alojiza, (Louise) and she was married to Anton Korsic. The family's home was burned by the Nazis and they moved to the nearby town of Steverjan, which had been awarded to Italy. Each day, they had to cross a checkpoint and show their visas to work in their own vineyards in Gornje Cerovo. Two of her sons were killed during World War II.
“Dreya, I’m telling you that we are now the last of this family. I had six boys and one girl, and now I have four boys and one girl. My health is not good because of the war.”  

Two subsequent letters included photos of the family and talks about each person. Alojiza promised to write and hoped that he would too. She hoped to get her children to write also. The last letter dates from 1957.

That's the end of the correspondence, but not the end of the story. 

With hard work, the independence of Slovenia, and the European Union, the family was able to open a tavern, osteria gostilna korsic, now famous for its food, wine and hospitality. On the "History" tab on their website, is the photo of
Alojiza's family, and the answer to many questions about grandpa's family.

 

Extended family at the osteria gostilna korsic