Lidija Sambunjak, professional genealogist

Building family history on a firm evidence

Some time ago I got an interesting inquiry from a man who’s ancestors came from Croatia. He had worked on his family tree for some…

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Lidija Sambunjak, professional genealogist

What a joy it is to connect lost relatives!

Six months ago, a family from Illinois contacted me. Their grandfather emigrated to the US in the early 1900’s and left a daughter behind in…

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Lidija Sambunjak, professional genealogist

Help saving vital records from the worms!

One thing every genealogist is concerned about is the condition of the books he or she uses in the research. Today, many of the archival…

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Lidija Sambunjak, professional genealogist

Where did the children hide?

This week I did an extensive research for a family whose grandparents came from a small village of Gornje Prilišće near Karlovac, Croatia. I had…

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Lidija Sambunjak, professional genealogist

Be careful not to miss a widower

A family from the US contacted me, and asked if I could do the research on their great grandfather from Croatia. They didn’t know much…

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Lidija Sambunjak, professional genealogist

Bingo! Elderly superladies!

In spite of the holiday season, past couple of weeks were quite busy. Between the Christmas and the New Year’s Eve I had an interesting…

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Lidija Sambunjak, professional genealogist

Quality time with an expert

From January 15th, 2010, Lidija Sambunjak is joining the Croatian Genealogy & Family History team as a columnist Probably the best way how to learn…

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