The Society of Serbian Genealogists “Poreklo” (Origin) is a civil association from Belgrade that researches the origin of Serbian surnames, families, and in a broader sense, the origin of Serbian people. The Society was founded in 2012, and today counts more than 500 members from Serbia (for Membership see here), the Southeast Europe and the world. In the last ten years of work it has launched several projects of national importance.
On the internet the Society is present through Portal Poreklo.rs and Forum Poreklo.
The main projects of the Society are Serbian DNA project, Genealogical Digital Library, Heraldic Project Grbovnik and Catalogue of genealogical archival resources.
The Society functions through editorial boards and committees.
Editorial Board of Serbian DNA project
Serbian DNA project was launched in September 2012. The project is managed by a group of editors, members of Editorial Board of Serbian DNA project.
In the last ten years, they have started the series of genetic ancestry researches: 200 Serbs (2016), Serbs of Old Herzegovina (2016), Serbs of South Serbia (2016), Serbs of Romanian Banat (2018), Upper Zeta (2019-2020), Grbalj (2020), Stara Raska and Stari Vlah (2020), Pcinja and Macedonia (2020), Gornje Polimlje (2020), Pivljani and Banjani (2020), Vrlika Region (2021), Semberija (2022), Baranja (2022), Kalnik (2023), Ozren (2023).
Currently, the best predictor of Y-DNA haplogroups in the world, NevGen.org, was developed under the auspices of the Serbian DNA project.
The work of Editorial Board of Serbian DNA project is monitored by Science Council of Serbian DNA project composed of professional biologists, ethnologists and historians.
CONTACT PERSON
Nikola Vukosavljevic
Chief Editor of Serbian DNA project
[email protected]
Committee for Archeology
The Committee for Archeology was formed in 2018. It has initiated archaeological and archaeogenetic research of the tomb of Count Nikola Raskovic Drobnjak in archaeological site Cernica in Herzegovina in 2018. The results of this research are published in the genetic ancestry and ethnographic study Geneticko poreklo Srba Stare Hercegovine (2021).
CONTACT PERSON
Nikola Vukosavljevic
President of Committee for Archeology
[email protected]
Committee for Archivistics
The Committee for Archivistics was formed in 2017. In 2018 the committee established the Archival Catalogue which now counts more than 15.000 archival units. The main goal of this committee is to create interactive database of Serbian genealogical resources.
CONTACT PERSON
Bozidar Andric
President of Committee for Archivistics
[email protected]
Committee for Digitization
It was founded in 2017 after the establishment of Digital Library Poreklo (end of 2016). In four years of work it has digitized more than 8000 books and magazines. On average, each year the committee digitize about 170.000 pages. The base of Digital Library is Poreklo’s Library with more than 12.000 books from the field of genealogy, history, ethnology, archaeology, linguistics and heraldry. In 2020 Committee formed a special Serbian Library in English. Committee also manages Library Catalogue.
CONTACT PERSON
Velibor Mihic
President of Committee for Digitization
[email protected]
Committee for Heraldry
It was founded in 2017 in parallel with the launch of Project Grbovnik. The main goals of this committee is collecting, researching and publishing of heraldic materials related to the lands where the Serbs are living or have lived in the past. First years of work have been spent on collecting the so-called Illyrian armorials (17 of 19 available) and the Lists of medieval nobility (13 of 14 available).
CONTACT PERSON
Branko Todorovic
President of Committee for Heraldry
[email protected]
Committee for construction of the House of Serbian Genealogists
It was founded in 2020 with the idea of constructing of the House of Serbian Genealogists. Soon it became clear that it would be important to establish Foundation “Poreklo” as well. In October 2021, after collecting more than 30.000 euros the Foundation “Poreklo” was established. The House of Serbian Genealogists will be the first Genealogical Library and Genealogy Research Center in Serbia.
CONTACT PERSON
Vladimir Tomasevic
President of Committee for construction of
Home of Serbian Genealogists
[email protected]
Committee for Marketing
The committee deals with advertising on the portal Poreklo.rs and promotion of the portal Poreklo.rs and the SSG “Poreklo” in the public and on the internet.
CONTACT PERSON
Marijana Savic
President of Committee for Marketing
[email protected]
Editorial Board of Portal Poreklo.rs
The Editorial Board of Portal Poreklo.rs gathers dozens of contributors who provide texts about news from genealogy, genetical genealogy, origins of families, surnames, origins of village populations, national customs, archival sources, interviews with famous persons etc.
CONTACT PERSON
Jovica Krtinic
Chief Editor of Portal Poreklo.rs
[email protected]
ADDRESS
DRUŠTVO SRPSKIH RODOSLOVACA “POREKLO”
POŽEŠKA 118A, SPRAT I, LOKAL 20
11131 ČUKARICA-BELGRADE
SERBIA
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