Dear visitors to our website, We are very pleased to see that our website has attracted the interest of our fellow countrymen across the world. Mr Žarko Valenčič, who was born in the USA, sent us a friendly letter, making us aware that he knows many people who would love to read about interesting things in our village but who do not speak the language of their ancestors. So we have decided to translate our website into English. In this period of Christmas and New Year’s festivities, we would like to welcome you to our updated website about Javorje.
Mr Žarko Valenčič gave us permission to publish his letter. It is published in its original form and we have also provided an English translation.
Dear villagers,
My name is Žarko Valenčič. My father was from the Lakacov family and my mother from the Klajps family. They were both born in Javorje in 1900 and 1906. I read your description of the history of Javorje and I would like to commend you for having written such beautiful things about our home country.
Please forgive me because I cannot write in correct Slovenian since I was born in the USA. My late brother was born in Javorje. He passed away in 2005, my father in 1975 and my mother in 2002.
I am 87 years old and I am still interested in learning more about our home villages. Do any of you speak English? I can barely read Slovenian because I learned the language from my parents who had only completed 3 years of school, and so I speak a Javorje dialect. It is difficult for me to read literary Slovenian. Would it be possible to translate the history of the village into English? I am asking this because there are more than 90 of us here who come from the Valenčič family and would like to read something about the area of our home.
If you have anything interesting to write, please send me an e-mail:
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Thank you very much for your efforts and I hope to receive a letter from you. Thank you all again!
Zarko Valencic
We would like to thank all the visitors to our website. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
