[Sergej]

Good post, we should also add this to the FAQ section under Learning Center.

[Sergej]

From now on SGS members have an increased amount of space for Private Messages. Regular members have 20, SGS members have 150.

[Sergej]

Ok, I did find several families with the name of Veljković in Štrpce and its surroundings. This may be an option later on to use.

[Sergej]

Short link of the image: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=gornja+bitinja&hl=en&ll=42.257365,21.036716&spn=0.023409,0.038409&sll=47.012518,14.593952&sspn=11.042987,19.665527&t=h&z=15

[Sergej]

Jugoslava,

Could be very well possible, I am checking now the older maps and there are two places called Uroševac and more then 5 variations of Babuš in Kosmet alone. There is a Uroševac in Štrpce as well, its much smaller though. I am going through the maps now so if I find something I will let you know.

Robert,

Thank you for the links. The German footnotes state that the maps are not 100% accurate due to various reasons and the spelling is not consistenlty in Serbian but also German, Albanian and Turkish. That would explain the discrepency.

[Sergej]

As soon as the pedigre system is up I will upload the Ugrcic tree and we can see if there any links

Evo zasto kucam na engleskom ne znam :-p

Poz

[Sergej]

OK some maps that are online. Please note that the old maps I have cannot be scanned in at the moment. We are working on getting those in the Places database but that will take time.

Detailed map of the Urosevac region: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe/kosovo_south_1959.jpg  You can see Srpski Babus on there (EN 2 location). If you look close you see its in the valley close to the railroad. The settlement was very small even then. It is very well possible there were even smaller villages that can not be found on this map. I will continue checking and get back to you all later.

[Sergej]

Robert,

With regard to the other post I can say the following. The municipality has the following villages in it: Babljak, Donja Grlica, Glavica, Gornje Nerodimlje, Muhadžer Talinovac, Raka, Softović, Srpski Babuš, Staro Selo, Tankosić (Biba, Doganjevo, Donje Nerodimlje, Gatnje, Jerli Prelez, Kosin, Laško Bare, Muhovce, Mužičane, Nekodim, Paraz, Pojatište, Sazlija, Štimlje, Trn, Uroševac, Varoš Selo, Zaskok). There is a difference between Ferizaj and Ferizovic. As for those maps, I don't know what their source is but they are not accurate. There are difference village with the ending of Babuš. It is not uncomon to give the municipality name instead of the village name as they fall under the same administrative authority.

Jugoslava already eloquently stated some important info. With the online pedigree system in testing stages I soon (1 month from now) expect that we can use it on the site. Then we can put the info in and it will be easier to talk about this as well.

I have old maps from Kosovo from that era and I will check to see if I can find Bitnic on there. However, in order to make sure all proper steps have been made I would take the data that Jugoslava listed and inquire with the Uroševac archives from that time. This means contact the archives of Serbia because the current archives don't hold that data. Also, the Serbian Orthodox Church should be contacted.

Cherie, did your grandfather ever mention a "Slava" and did he ever had a religious icon on the wall? I am asking because family saints play an important role in Serbian families and it will help in your search when you encounter families with the same surname.

So much for now, I'll write some more later.

[Sergej]

Robert,

File uploads should work now, can you repost this in the original thread please?

[Sergej]

Cherie,

I see you joined the SGS, welcome

FYI, if there is information you don't want to be on public forums, post in the SGS Member forum. You can see it after you login in the Forum List. It is for members only.

[Sergej]

Cherie en Robert,

The draft card isn't clear, at least when I try to open it. Could you try to re-upload it. Does Ellis Island have any immigration record on file? Srpski Babuš is in the Uroševac district and I believe Jugoslava already posted some info on this on the Ancestry board. It has been heavily hit during the 1999 war and aftermath. There are however still Serbs living there today. Srpski Babuš was also in occassions refered to as  Ferizovići or  Ferizaj,  Ferizovich  in English.

Uroševac was an important medieval Serbian city and it has a rich history. Until 1873 Srpski Babuš was a small town, after the construction of a rail road line it grew but even today its a relativly small place.

The Veljković surname is comon in Montenegro and southern Serbia. A lot of Serbs fled the Kosovo war to surrounding areas such as Kursumlija. Looking for relatives will take time. How long will you stay?

[Sergej]

Thnx for the info, interesting to see this.

[Sergej]

Ok, I am wondering if there is a link with the town of Mali Ivosevci. If so, both you and Viki(my wife, she has Ugrcic and Arambasic in the family) have something to talk about

[Sergej]

Sheila,

No need to be sorry, site functionalities are improving every week and this is just one of those things that needs to be added. If you look at what we compiled over the last decade things look pretty neat

[Sergej]

Jugoslava,

Ivošević, isn't that name from Dalmatia? BTW, I am re-doing the SGS Team profile page and will add you to it. Its unpublished at the moment. I've been working on getting the pedigree system online :-s

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