Ronald,

Yes a researcher could be an option. I do have to say though that a lot of the data of that area has been damaged or lost due to the last war. So it will take a lot of patience.....

Figures. Well, thank you for the info. Any suggestions about a researcher?

Hello!

I have researched Svica a little. My husband's family came from Svica near Otocac, Croatia.
Family History Centers have some Vital books for Svica mikrofilmed. You can check them out on
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=551248. Some of the ones that are missing can be found in Otocac archive. Please contact me if you stil need professional help.

sincerely,
Lidija Sambunjak

I've heard these archives can be hard to interpret or understand. Would I be better off having a professional do it?

My grangrandfather name was Josip Anic,he live in somewhere in Croatia,he was ortodox.He have a son Zivotije and Zivotije Anic have a son Milos,Milos have a son me

For future reference:Mrs. Lidija Sambunjak, *professional* genealogist who posted in this thread,  is highly NOT recommended to carry out any genealogical research of ethnic Serbian ancestors . After reviewing the *reports* she submitted to a client it was found that : she failed to identify the parish of origin correctly for church vital records, she failed to identify the relevant municipal office for civil vital records, she failed to ask the central HDA archive  which vital records exist and where they are  ie. she failed to carry out basic preliminary research factually and thoroughly.

Not to mention that she neither consulted nor referenced in the report any of the specific research sources that must be consulted in order to carry out  genealogical research into ethnic Serbian ancestry:

http://www.rodoslovlje.com/en/documentation/guide-researching-ethnic-serbian-ancestors-austria-hungary

On top of that she lied to representatives of the Serbian Orthodox Church and failed to offer a due apology after being caught doing it.

Anyone who attempts to charge a steep tariff for *reading obsolete scripts*  - meaning the Old Church Slavonic language in its Serbian recension in which the records of the Serbian Orthodox Church are written, should provide a certificate or a reference proving that they actually learned /know  this language. It is taught as part of linguistic courses at universities, and besides that all priests, monks, and Serbian Orthodox Church religious education teachers learn it as a compulsory subject during their education. Otherwise you are being ripped off, because interpreting the Serbian Orthodox Church vital records written in Old Church Slavonic  based on merely knowing the Cyrillic script of modern Serbian language can be done by literally anyone - Cyrillic script is taught in first grade of the primary school over here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_Cyrillic

For research and information about Serbian ancestors from Švica, Croatia, and historical resources on the village and area,  contact our member Jasminka:

http://www.rodoslovlje.com/en/user/jasminka-bs

Jasminka has a great network of local contacts there, and she should be able to recommend someone who can go to the archives and research on your behalf, or even better, locate the descendants of the family you are researching.

@dimorphius - ethnicity and religion of your ancestors, as well as exact village of origin need to be confirmed before doing any factual research.

@asteroid : ethnic Serbian ANIĆ families of Serbian Orthodox faith in Croatia around 1900. according to the public records  lived in :

JAKŠIĆ (Slavonija), MOKROPOLJE (Pađene), ROVIŠKA (Glina),KOMLETINCI (Vinkovci),

If you had hired a professional genealogist in the past and would like SGS Rodoslovlje  to review the accuracy and quality of the preliminary / in depth research that you paid for, you can contact any of the active team members  or send me an  email :

[email protected]