Well Denise:

You certainly are focused in your search. I do hope that the information will be of use to you. Don't forget the polish sounding names. Shirley Reminesky is head of the Empire State Development Corp. A great person and very much in the center of Puerto Rican life in New York.

As they say in France, "Salut" K

Hey K,

: That was a VERY interesting website. Would have never occurred to
: me to look to Corsica as a surname root place for Saluche/Salich
: etc.

: I have to slap myself and remember that all Puerto Rican roots are
: not just Spain and Africa - thanks to you I did some broader
: searches - and came up with Salich - in the Sudan, Canary
: Islands, Yugoslavia as well as the Corsican variations

: And - in re-examining the PR census - think I found my husband's
: grand-uncle, Juan SALICH in Ponce. Will have to wait till he can
: call his oldest aunt for verification.

: Thanks,

: Denise