{"id":6896,"date":"2026-02-10T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T09:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/?p=6896"},"modified":"2026-02-10T10:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:02:09","slug":"from-minnesota-back-to-slovenia-ancestral-guided-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/from-minnesota-back-to-slovenia-ancestral-guided-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Iz Minnesote nazaj v Slovenijo: vodeni obisk doma\u010dij prednikov"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iz Minnesote nazaj v Slovenijo: vodeni obisk doma\u010dij prednikov<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Oktobra preteklega leta sem imel prilo\u017enost voditi sprehod po doma\u010dijah prednikov, ki je znova potrdil, zakaj so tak\u0161na potovanja za potomce slovenskih izseljencev toliko ve\u010d kot zgolj ogled krajev. Tokratni udele\u017eenec, Joel, je Slovenijo obiskal prvi\u010d \u2013 a ne kot turist. Pri\u0161el je kot potomec ljudi, katerih zgodbe, hi\u0161e, poti in odlo\u010ditve so globoko vtkane v slovenski prostor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Joel se je na obisk izjemno dobro pripravil. V Slovenijo je pri\u0161el z bogatim predznanjem o svoji dru\u017einski zgodovini, kar je omogo\u010dilo poglobljene pogovore in skupno razmi\u0161ljanje o \u0161ir\u0161em kontekstu slovenskega izseljenstva. Iskreno lahko zapi\u0161em, da sem se tudi sam veliko nau\u010dil \u2013 predvsem skozi njegovo razumevanje in raziskovanje, kako so se slovenski priseljenci v ZDA prilagajali novemu okolju, kako so pridobivali zemljo in si z lastnimi rokami postavljali nove domove.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Od Polj\u0161ice pri Gorjah do Minnesote<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Joelovi slovenski predniki izvirajo iz Polj\u0161ice pri Gorjah, njegova rodbina pa se razteza \u0161e v kraje, kot so Bled, Vi\u0161elnica, Krnica in Zatrnik. Eden klju\u010dnih likov te zgodbe je Andrej \u0160imnic, ki je Slovenijo zapustil \u017ee leta 1866 in se odpravil v Zdru\u017eene dr\u017eave Amerike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Njegov odhod v ZDA zelo verjetno ni bil naklju\u010den. V tem \u010dasu so namre\u010d po slovenskih \u010dasopisih kro\u017eili zapisi misijonarja Franceta Pirca, ki je deloval na obmo\u010dju dana\u0161nje Minnesote. Pirc je v svojih pismih in \u010dlankih slikovito opisoval \u017eivljenje v Ameriki ter slovenskim mo\u017eem in dru\u017einam posredno \u2013 in v\u010dasih zelo neposredno \u2013 sporo\u010dal, da se onkraj Atlantika ponuja prilo\u017enost za nov za\u010detek.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u010clanek Franca Pirca, objavljen 8. oktobra 1864 v slovenskem \u010dasopisu U\u010diteljski tovari\u0161.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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V enem izmed zapisov iz leta 1864 je zapisal znamenite besede, da se v Minnesoti \u00bbzastonj dobi najlep\u0161a zemlji\u0161\u010da v velikosti 160 oralov\u00ab, kar je za \u0161tevilne kmete iz slovenskih de\u017eel, obremenjene z razdrobljeno zemljo in rev\u0161\u010dino, zvenelo kot obljuba svobode in dostojnega \u017eivljenja.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Franc Pirc in slovenska sled v Minnesoti<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Franc Pirc (1785\u20131880) je ena klju\u010dnih osebnosti zgodnjega slovenskega priseljevanja v ZDA. Pred odhodom v Ameriko je bil znan kot pionir sadjarstva na Kranjskem, nato pa se je kot misijonar podal med severnoameri\u0161ke Indijance. S\u010dasoma je postal tudi eden najpomembnej\u0161ih spodbujevalcev slovenskega naseljevanja v Minnesoti.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Franc Pirc, slovenski misijonar v Minnesoti leta 1864.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Njegovo delovanje je pustilo izjemno sled: St. Stephen (Sv. \u0160tefan) je edino naselje v Zdru\u017eenih dr\u017eavah Amerike, ki so ga ustanovili prav slovenski priseljenci. Okoli cerkve sv. \u0160tefana, katere za\u010detki segajo v leto 1871, se je oblikovala skupnost, ki je \u0161e danes ponosna na svoje slovenske korenine. Slovenska imena na nagrobnikih, ohranjeni obi\u010daji in zgodovinski spomin pri\u010dajo o mo\u010dni identiteti te skupnosti.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Doma\u010dije, kjer zgodovina \u0161e \u017eivi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Najin obisk Slovenije se je za\u010del na Bledu, kjer sva se sre\u010dala z \u017eupanom Antonom Me\u017eanom. \u010ceprav med njima ni neposrednega sorodstva, se je izkazalo, da z Joelom delita isto doma\u010dijo na obmo\u010dju Zatrnika. Zgodba te doma\u010dije sega v \u010das med letoma 1574 in 1592, ko je bila dodeljena enemu od treh nezakonskih sinov upravitelja blejskega gradu Josipa Lenkovi\u010da \u2013 kar ponovno poka\u017ee, kako globoko in nepri\u010dakovano segajo dru\u017einske vezi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sre\u010danje z \u017eupanom Bleda. Pogled na Blejsko jezero in Blejski grad.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Na Bledu sva obiskala tudi doma\u010dijo pri Pretnarju, kjer doma\u010dini \u0161e danes ohranjajo zavest, da je doma\u010dija v lasti iste dru\u017eine \u017ee od leta 1585. Na Krnici sva spoznavala daljno sorodstvo na doma\u010diji Pri Avtrnek, kjer se dru\u017einska zgodovina prena\u0161a iz roda v rod.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Posebej ganljiv je bil obisk izvorne hi\u0161e Andreja \u0160imnica na Polj\u0161ici, kjer se je ohranila originalna \u010drna kuhinja iz \u010dasa, ko je Andrej \u0161e bival v tej hi\u0161i. Prostor, vonj lesa in kamna ter sre\u010danje z danes \u017eivimi sorodniki so ustvarili trenutek, ko se zgodovina ne bere \u2013 ampak do\u017eivi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Razumevanje prostora in \u010dasa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Za bolj\u0161e razumevanje zgodovinskega ozadja sva obiskala tudi Blejski grad z muzejem, Oplenovo hi\u0161o v Studorju ter Liznjekovo doma\u010dijo v Kranjski Gori. Tak\u0161ni obiski pomagajo potomcem izseljencev razumeti, v kak\u0161nem svetu so \u017eiveli njihovi predniki \u2013 kako so bivali, delali, verovali in razmi\u0161ljali.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Za Joela, ki je Slovenijo obiskal prvi\u010d, je bilo to potovanje ve\u010d kot raziskovanje dru\u017einske zgodovine. Bilo je sre\u010danje z delom lastne identitete, ki je bila dolgo prisotna le v dokumentih, imenih in dru\u017einskih pripovedih.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Zgodba, ki se nadaljuje<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Z Joelom sva po kon\u010danem obisku ostala v rednem stiku. \u0160e naprej si izmenjujeva dokumente, povezane s slovenskimi priseljenci v ZDA in njegovimi predniki v Sloveniji. Tak\u0161na sodelovanja pogosto prerastejo v dolgoro\u010den raziskovalni proces \u2013 in v tiho zavezni\u0161tvo pri ohranjanju dru\u017einskega spomina.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sprehod po doma\u010dijah prednikov ni le potovanje po zemljevidu. Je potovanje skozi \u010das, prostor in pripadnost. In vsaki\u010d znova potrdi, kako pomembno je, da se te zgodbe povedo \u2013 in do\u017eivijo tam, kjer so se neko\u010d za\u010dele.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Zapis o zemlji\u0161\u010du iz leta 1866, ki dokumentira zemlji\u0161\u010de, dodeljeno Andreju \u0160imnicu v Minnesoti.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Prvi obisk Slovenije skozi sprehod po krajih prednikov \u2013 sledenje slovenskim koreninam od Minnesote nazaj k doma\u010dijam, vasem in dru\u017einski zgodovini.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ancestral-tours"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6896\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.genealogyslovenia.com\/sl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}