Rodoslovlje

Serbian Genealogy Society
July 29, 2008

The suffix in Serbian surnames

Serbian surnames usually, but not always, have a suffix. With suffix we mean endings of the surname like: -ić in Latin and…

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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.


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Sources and objectivity

Always use sources. This cannot be stressed enough. Mention your sources in the footnotes, so that it will empower the next generation to have a point of reference for future genealogical research. Be objective.


Every family has its high period and low periods, ancestors that make you proud but also ancestors that don’t make you proud. It is very important with sources to use them correct. Do place them in the correct stratification.


Your family could be wealthy in 17th century, but poor in the 19th century or vice versa. Do then also try to explain the source of wealth or poverty. When doing this use the spirit of that age as a background.


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Putting your familytree online

Wouldn’t be wonderful to put your family tree online? Yes it would be wonderful and it’s even possible. There are many programs’ that allow with a simple push of the button to export your family tree to a HTML web based presentation that all people can access. You can use free software for this such as:


Great family,
Personal Ancestral File (P.A.F)
Legacy
etc


Putting your family tree online can be a simple and fast solution to get in touch with other related researchers. There can be some objections though and items that one should consider before simply placing your family tree online.


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Codenumbers in/and Gedcom files

Coding


To keep the storage of data easy to the eye it is of very great importance that you use the proper coding system to display your data. Although throughout the years many different coding systems were used we still advice you to stick to the most common one in order to prevent errors. Coding also helps you because it’s universal so it allows you to exchange data easier without translation.


The familytree


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Genealogical signs

When we do research it is sometimes not possible for various reasons to put “birth” every time we mention the date. Also…

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Internet and genealogical data

When you use a search engine or any other type of webpage to locate genealogical data you need to be aware of several issue’s.


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June 1, 2008

Historical Heraldry

This section contains several historical works related to Serbian heraldry….

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Updated site system

Welcome at our new and updated website. Although there are not a lot of changes in the way the site looks. There…

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May 10, 2008

Хералдички обичаји у срба

Стојан Новакович: Хералдички обичаји у србa Стојан Новакович: Хералдички обичаји у срба у примени и књижевности This book is a 19th century…

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