[Sergej]

Hi,

Did you read the FAQ? Can you provide me with some more info on what you tried thus far? Do you speak any Serbian?

[Sergej]

Oh before I forget, Serbian organizations are known for slow responses. Please check out the Learning Center and the articles we have there such as the FAQ etc. It will help 😉

[Sergej]

Hi Kat,

Did some digging for you. What you can do is the following:
1. Check online records at : http://www.novisad.rs/maticar/
2. Contact Belgrade Cemetaries and see if they have records: http://www.beogradskagroblja.rs/
3. Contact Matica Slovenska v Srbsku at http://www.maticaslovenska.rs/
4. Contact Slovenský evanjelický a. v. cirkevný zbor v Kysáči at:
Vuka Karadzica 2
NOVI SAD, Vojvodina
Serbia 21000
[email protected]

Regards.

Sergej

[Sergej]

Hello and welcome,

Just some questions from my side. Do you have some family there still?
Also, do you speak any Serbian? You might need it for inquiries with local authorities.

[Sergej]

Zdravo,

Prvo bih pogledao ovde da vidim da li možete pronaći Jura Đipanovića;
Državni arhiv u Bjelovaru
Trg Eugena Kvaternika 3, 43 000, Bjelovar

Ako to ne uspije, odaberite jednog od predaka o kojem imate informacije i zatražite informacije iz arhive.

Obično arhivi imaju informacije koje su vam potrebne da biste pronašli više rođaka. Arhivi u Hrvatskoj su mikrofilmirani i možete ih pretraživati putem interneta.
Većina knjiga treba takođe da navede i izvor; to takođe vredi proveriti.

[Sergej]

Yes, the HMBG number is the equivalent of a social security number. So there is no way around it unfortunately.

[Sergej]

Alas I have no idea what that fee would be. But it is Serbia so I don’t think it’s too high.
I think you’d be better of with hiring a local researcher that can access records for you. The archives have to comply with privacy laws so I think they will keep asking for proof of citizenship.

[Sergej]

Zdravo Agatha,

Datoteka je Word dokument. Zato je preuzmite i otvorite pomoću programa Word. To bi trebalo raditi.

[Sergej]

Hi Flo,

Well, most likely its because they are manned by a generation that doesn’t speak English 🙂 and they require every request to be in Serbian according to law. Depending on the town it can be very outdated, also on top of that Serbia knows a data protection law that is very strict. Only citizens or direct relatives that can make inquiries get replies. But the best way to get things done is to have someone on the ground there and go through the books. We used to have some active researchers here on the forums, otherwise you would have to Google for someone. What you can try is the Letter Template that we have and use that and see if it yields a response. You can always try calling them and see what they say.

Novi Sad covers the South Bačka area and Zrenjanin is more focused on central Vojvodina. The thing is that because the archives are not all microfilmed and digital it is still pioneering when it comes to research.

https://www.facebook.com/people/Meszecsov-Laszlo/100018340696035
https://www.facebook.com/karoly.meszecsov
These are people that still live there and I know Kovin pretty good. Kovin historically has a diverse community so it would be worth checking out in my opinion.

Let me know if you can find the Letter Template as wel are still into redesigning things on the website 😉

[Sergej]

Da, moze biti spori, a ponekad i ne reaguju. Ako od njih ne čujete ništa, savetovao bih da potražite nekoga ko živi u Srbiji i ko može tamo da istraživa za vas.

[Sergej]

Well, what you can do and what I believe is the shortest way to find out if you are related to the same Bumbasirevic is contact the branch that is still out there. Stojanovic is a common surname so randomly contacting them wouldn’t really be the best option.
There are two of them who have an online profile you could contact.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marko_Bumbasirevic
https://www.facebook.com/urosbu

I would just send them a message and see if you can get a response.

As for the rest you should use the template we have and write to the archives in Uzice
IA Užice
Dimitrija Tucovića 52, 31000, Užice
http://arhivue.org.rs/

They should have all the information you are looking for, meaning birth records etc.

[Sergej]

Hello,

I am merging this post with the other one. Did you ever have contact with: http://www.arhivzrenjanin.org.rs/ ?

The archives in Serbia are not availible digitally. So you should most likely contact them the old fashioned way by snail mail.

I know of a Meszecsov family in Kovin, the Banat. Have you tried reaching out via people currently living in that area? The name is specific and I saw that they left from Bremen, some of them didn’t leave.

[Sergej]

Hello Agata,

The best way for you to get this information is to write to the archives in Zajecar as Knjazevac falls unders their jurisdiction:

Historical Archive of Timok Region Zajecar
19000 Zajecar, Nikola Pasic 160
tel / fax: (+381 19) 425-490; 420-285,
e-mail: [email protected]

Please be aware that you need to write them in Serbian. We have a letter template that you can download. Let me know if you can find it.

[Sergej]

Hello,

I know Mačkat, I was there 3 weeks ago 😉
Vojislav Bumbaširević was a colonel in the Serbian army and quite famous.
Mačkat is in Čajetina municipality.
What is this article you are referring to?
The archives are not available online, you could contact them via email/mail or have someone go there and check things out for you.
http://www.cajetina.org.rs/sr is only availible in Serbian.

How did you obtain the names thus far, via immigration records? I am asking because of the spelling of Cevata.

[Sergej]

Hello and welcome.

Do you speak English as we don’t speak French 😉

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