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It is very important because it tells you where you need to look. E.g. the Catholic Church has its own books just… SGS Membership Membership Required You must be a SGS Membership member to…

Some time, Serbia’s archives are not microfilmed and not availible online due to data protection laws. This means you need to go… SGS Membership Membership Required You must be a SGS Membership member to…

There are several tools on the internet, one of them is e.g. Google Translate. Although not 100% accurate it can help you… SGS Membership Membership Required You must be a SGS Membership member to…

How to start your genealogical research When you decided to start with your genealogical research the challenge begins. The genealogical world is… SGS Membership Membership Required You must be a SGS Membership member to…

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Serbian law states that we cannot offer bulk archival data. This means that we only offer data that our members put online…. SGS Membership Membership Required You must be a SGS Membership member to…

You can file a request for both the design and the registration of a coat of arms at the Serbian Heraldry Society… SGS Membership Membership Required You must be a SGS Membership member to…

STATUTES Name, goal Article 1 1. The name of the society is the Serbian Genealogical Society / Srpsko Rodoslovno Društvo. 2. The society was created on the 24th of October 2002, and has been engaged for an in definitive amount of time. The SGS is the legal successor of the Serbian Genealogical Foundation. 3. The society’s year is the same as the calendar year. Article 2 1. The society’s goal is to promote and stimulate genealogy and related sciences in the broadest sense of the word in Serbia-Montenegro and the rest of the region. To supply resources both online and offline for the general public and members. 2. To assist the archives in promoting and assisting in genealogical research in the broadest sense of the word.

We receive many requests if we as a society can do research. As we have stated many times on the forums and other subsequent pages the society does not do hired research. The main reasons for this are that we are not a commercial orgnanization, nor do we have the resources for this. As a society we seek to empower people to do their own research. The logic behind this is that people become more aware of their cultural heritage and it claims a sense of ownership. Other reasons for not doing research are that citizens of Serbia are free to access the archives whenever they want. However, for foreigners there are restrictions. One must first obtain permission of the Serbian Government before one can access the archives.

BOOKS The titles of the books displayed at the Serbian side, are in n/a in English. These books are displayed by the… SGS Membership Membership Required You must be a SGS Membership member to…