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==How to Find Records== | ==How to Find Records== | ||
===Gazetteers=== | ===Gazetteers=== | ||
You might need to do some work in maps and gazetteers to learn more about your ancestors' locality. Not every town had a church, so villagers would travel to their nearest parish church for services. To find church records for your ancestor, you must find the name of the town and name of the parish church where your ancestor attended church. The name of the diocese and deanery are needed. The church diocese and deanery ''may not match'' the voivodeships or gubernia that you found for civil records. | |||
[[Belarus Gazetteers|'''Gazetteers''']] can help you learn these details. The online [http://www.radzima.net/eng/ '''Radzima.net Gazetteer'''] lists information about towns, villages, and parishes. It has a [http://www.radzima.net/eng/search_place/ '''place name search engine,'''] an [http://www.radzima.net/eng/places/ '''alphabetical list of places''' through the years, and lists organized by http://www.radzima.net/eng/ '''Orthodox eparchies and Catholic dioceses'''] (scroll down the left sidebar to these lists.) | [[Belarus Gazetteers|'''Gazetteers''']] can help you learn these details. The online [http://www.radzima.net/eng/ '''Radzima.net Gazetteer'''] lists information about towns, villages, and parishes. It has a [http://www.radzima.net/eng/search_place/ '''place name search engine,'''] an [http://www.radzima.net/eng/places/ '''alphabetical list of places''' through the years, and lists organized by http://www.radzima.net/eng/ '''Orthodox eparchies and Catholic dioceses'''] (scroll down the left sidebar to these lists.) | ||