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What is SGS Membership?
Membership in the SGS allows you to do more on our site then regular visitors can do. You get access to the member section and you can do the following:
- – Letter templates to write to the archives,
- – Translations on the SGS forums,
- – Possibility to post confidential info on the SGS forum which is not a public forum,
- – family page,
- – SGS magazine with the latest news and updates from Serbia concerning genealogy and heraldry,
- – contacting other members to assist you in your research,
- – archival network
- – attaching files to the forums
- – and more,
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Serbian heraldry FAQ
1. Does my family have a coat of arms?
No, most families in Serbia and the region were not armigerous due to the fact that the Ottoman Empire ruled the area. However certain families did get arms granted in service of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In general most families don’t have a coat of arms because it was a privilege held in medieval times by noble families.
2. How do I make sure my family does or doesn’t have a coat of arms?
The only way to make sure is to do genealogical research. Genealogy is a science based on facts so by doing research you will be able to discover if your family did or didn’t have a coat of arms. So before you start looking to get a coat of arms designed by someone make sure to do your genealogical research.
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Researchers
We receive many requests if we as a society can do research. As we have stated many times on the forums and…
Academic Section Opened
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Porodično stablo
Kreirali smo na srpskom porodićno stablo na pdf format….
Board meeting 2008
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How to start
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The suffix in Serbian surnames
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Using Ellis Island for research in Serbia
Ellis Island
Ellis Island is useful for those in Diaspora, descendants of those who have immigrated to the United States. Ellis Island is a harbour in New York close to the Statue of Liberty. From 1892 until 1954 this Island was used as a terminal for those who wanted to settle in the United States.
When new immigrants arrived they were subjected to a medical examination. Only those who were qualified were allowed to enter, others were send back. On the website of Ellis Island more information can be found about the Island that played such a crucial role in the history of many families.