@Matt: There are official annual business ownership registers as well as tax records available locally, those that you need are stored in the state archive in Sombor, Serbia. There should be copies available in the state archives in Budapest Hungary but I would have to check before I can tell you if that is the case. Donauschwaben business owners cooperated greatly with Serbian Trade Association "Privrednik" and took on many apprentices from the ranks of its cadets - when looking for information on your Donauschwaben ancestors who were store owners or craftsmen it is good to start by searching the Privrednik database that is free and available online here: http://baza.privrednik.net/privrednik.php Here is an article in English explaining this database and how best to search it: http://www.rodoslovlje.com/documentation/serbian-trade-association-privrednik-merchant-database In this database there is a Dresner Adam listed as inn keeper in Apatin in year 1926. : http://baza.privrednik.net/privrednik.php?find=Dresner&field=poslodavac&searching=yes&search=Pretraga&t=0 I will be working in Sombor archive and visiting the villages in that area the first week of July, if anyone needs documentation or research done please send a separate email. State historical archive in Sombor holds the records for these current municipalities Sombor Apatin Kula Bač Odžaci vital and other records that are available are for the period 1718 -1949. Jugoslava Ilankovic "Rodoslovlje" Serbian Genealogy Society www.rodoslovlje. com 2. Researching Businesses in Apatin (matt dresner) > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: matt dresner <mdresner@gmail.com> > To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 23:03:52 -0500 > Subject: [DVHH] Researching Businesses in Apatin > My great-great grandfather had a logging business in Apatin in the early > 20th century. Does anyone have an idea if there was, or still exists a > business directory of some sort for that time period? I am hoping such a > list would have the business owner's name so that I can research that end > of my family's heritage. > Right now I have a family tree that is just names. All of the brothers ( > and one sister) who came to America between 1907-1912 are deceased, with no > written records of their time in Apatin. > DVHH has come through in a big way, and have researched my family from > their roots in Germany. Now I would like to start filling in the blanks. > Thanks, Matt Dresner > > > >