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 to do our own genealogy is to watch other, more experienced genealogists doing the job, and then emulate them.
If we follow their example, we can be enriched with invaluable gems of information and wisdom which will help us in our endeavors to find out more about our ancestry.
Lidija Sambunjak, a prominent genealogist specialized for areas of Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina & Serbia, joins our team at the Croatian Genealogy & Family History web site. She will be regularly posting a column (or, better said, a blog, since we are on the internet) about her day-to-day research activities.
Efficient building of the family tree
In her entries, you will find out where and how she searches for genealogical data, what problems she faces and how she solves them. As she does the research for her customers, she will be able to give advices to visitors of our web site on how to be most efficient in building your family tree, particularly if your ancestors come from areas of former Yugoslavia.
We are excited to have Mrs. Sambunjak on board, and we hope you will enjoy her wisdom, benefit from her experience, and learn from her wealth of knowledge she gained over many years working as a professional genealogist.
I was originally Born in Zagreb May 24, 1937 to Ervin and Erna (Berger) Kohn. Left in 1943 Mom and Dad are gone but have many many questions. Dad was originally from Glina born March 14, 1900 to Hermina Kohn. Never knew my Grandfathers name. He also had a sister Zora and there was another brother who perished in the Holocaust.. I do know more about my mothers family that came from Nova Gradiska. Leopold Berger born October 4, 1870 and Johanna (Kohn) Berger born November 8, 1878 They had 4 sons Egon Leon Hugo and Otto and my mother Erna Berger Kohn but never never knew that there was another sister Olga Berger born December 5, 1907 but have no clue what happened to her there are no pictures of her and there was never a mention of her and was wondering if there are any birth and Death records of her in Nova Gradiska. Was hoping you could help me with that. My Grandfather Leopold his two sons Hugo and Otto perished in Jacenovac My undle Leon and Egon managed to escape and Egon wrote a book in the 60’s called 44 Months in Jacenovac. Would love to know more about my family both Kohn and Berger if you could help me with it..Thank you so Much. Mom Dad my brother Branko Kohn and I came to the USA on October 11, 1949. We were in hiding for a couple of yrs and lived in Italy from 1945 till 1949. They are all gone with alot of questions unanswered…