[Sergej]

Yes, we had a fair amount of church burnings in the region over the past centuries. And the Balkans have always been a region of unrest.

Well if they used the surname Koneff it would’ve been spelled as “Konef”. With an -a suffix for a female member of the family ~ Konefa
I checked the phonebook from Prilep but couldn’t find any matches for you.
Do you have any documents from Macedonia that state the surname on it?

[Sergej]

Did you have contact with the historical archives in Bela Crkva (today’s Weisskirchen)

1. oktobra 40
26340 Bela Crkva

I would advice to write them first. Another one would be the phonebook in those places to see if there are surname matches. These are all small towns so the chance of finding relatives or people that know about them is substantial.

[Sergej]

Hi,

Do you have some more information? E.g. date of birth/death, places and other relevant info.

[Sergej]

Ok, as long as they are Serbian nationals that are allowed to enter the national archives you will be good. This is the website of the archives in Leskovac: https://www.istorijskiarhivleskovac.co.rs/ You can use Google Translate to check it out.

[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.

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