Zapis o naselju Seljanuša, odrastanju u njoj i mojoj porodici
A note on the village of Seljanuša; on growing up there and my family

Summary/Abstract: Editor’s note: The manuscript that we are publishing in this issue of the “Gračanički glasnik” was written by Abdulah Avdo Sarajlić from Gračanica. He wrote it and sent it to the address of our editorial office, persuaded by a friend, as he points out in an accompanying letter, convinced that at least something of what he wrote will be interesting and useful to edit or publish. The fact that one of our fellow citizens in his old age decided to write down his memories of his growing up and of his family is already interesting in itself, but even more so is Avdo’s desire to say more about Seljanuša, the suburban settlement near Gračanica where he spent a part of his childhood – as well as a place about which nothing has been written so far. We had the intention to further expand this manuscript with Avdo, to refine it and record some details, but at the time we started preparing this issue of the “Glasnik” we learned that Avdo Sarajlić passed away on the 13th of March 2023. Nevertheless, appreciating that the manuscript is interesting in many ways, we decided to prepare and publish it. Above all, this is a testimony on one branch of the Sarajlić family, an old and numerous Gračanica family, and this manuscript will certainly be useful for some future research on genealogy. Furthermore, the manuscript is also a memory of the former settlement Seljanuša and its old inhabitants, the first built houses there, etc. In the end, this is also a memoir of a representative of a generation that grew up in the time of socialism, a specific historical period that forms parts of our history, no matter how one experiences it or what view one has on it. While preparing the manuscript, we made only the most necessary proofreading and editing interventions, and in a few places we made minor shortenings of the text. All accompanying clarifications in the footnotes were given by a member of our editorial staff, mr. sc. Rusmir Djedović.

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