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*To learn about the history of the shtetl your ancestor lived in, see the [http://jewua.org/ '''Ukrainian Jewish Heritage'''] site.
*To learn about the history of the shtetl your ancestor lived in, see the [http://jewua.org/ '''Ukrainian Jewish Heritage'''] site.


== Find the Town ==
==Find the Town==
In order to research your family in Ukraine, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. It is not enough to know only 'Ukraine;' you must know the town or shtetl that they came from. In addition to research in the records of the country the immigrated to, you may also want to examine the following sources to help you determine possible town locations.  
In order to research your family in Ukraine, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. It is not enough to know only 'Ukraine;' you must know the town or shtetl that they came from. In addition to research in the records of the country the immigrated to, you may also want to examine the following sources to help you determine possible town locations.  


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*Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnsearch.php Standard Surname Database] if you know your ancestor's given name, surname, or town name. This database is comprised of name lists from local historians and heads of Jewish communities, name lists from books, and name lists from various archives.
*Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnsearch.php Standard Surname Database] if you know your ancestor's given name, surname, or town name. This database is comprised of name lists from local historians and heads of Jewish communities, name lists from books, and name lists from various archives.
*Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/ocrsearch.php OCR Surname Database] (optical character recognition) to search for your ancestor's surname in either the Latin alphabet or in Cyrillic. This database is comprised of information from business directories, address calendars, telephone books, typed name lists, and name lists from books and from archives.
*Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/ocrsearch.php OCR Surname Database] (optical character recognition) to search for your ancestor's surname in either the Latin alphabet or in Cyrillic. This database is comprised of information from business directories, address calendars, telephone books, typed name lists, and name lists from books and from archives.
==== Database of the Ukrainian residents born between 1650 and 1920 ====
*[https://pra.in.ua/en '''Pra.in.ua's'''] database contains over 3.7 million individuals. The database is not exclusively Jewish, but does contain Jewish individuals.


==Maps and Gazetteers==
==Maps and Gazetteers==
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*[https://www.tkfgen.org '''TKF'''] seeks to locate and share knowledge about Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. There are several resources available on their website including the [https://www.tkfgen.org/shtetls.html '''Ukrainian Shtetl Finder.''']
*[https://www.tkfgen.org '''TKF'''] seeks to locate and share knowledge about Jewish communities in Eastern Europe. There are several resources available on their website including the [https://www.tkfgen.org/shtetls.html '''Ukrainian Shtetl Finder.''']


==== Gesher Galicia ====
====Gesher Galicia====
This site is useful for areas that are now part of modern-day Ukraine, but were historically Galicia. Use the '''[https://www.geshergalicia.org/galician-town-locator/ town locator,]''' which is organized alphabetically, to determine jurisdictions for your town  
This site is useful for areas that are now part of modern-day Ukraine, but were historically Galicia. Use the '''[https://www.geshergalicia.org/galician-town-locator/ town locator,]''' which is organized alphabetically, to determine jurisdictions for your town  


====Maps====
====Maps of your Ancestor's Town====


*Miriam Weiner's website offers select '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps2.shtml historical maps of Ukraine]''', as well as a variety of '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/imagesearch.php historical images]''' from towns in Ukraine that may prove useful in your family history.
*'''[https://maps.geshergalicia.org/ Gesher Galicia's Map Room]''' has online historical maps for both regions, and specific towns. The collection even has cadastral land maps.
*To view present-day Ukraine at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=ukraine&hl=en&ll=48.385442,31.157227&spn=13.140538,33.815918&sll=51.917168,19.160156&sspn=12.211657,33.815918&hnear=Ukraine&t=m&z=6 '''here'''].
*To view present-day Ukraine at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=ukraine&hl=en&ll=48.385442,31.157227&spn=13.140538,33.815918&sll=51.917168,19.160156&sspn=12.211657,33.815918&hnear=Ukraine&t=m&z=6 '''here'''].
*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|'''here''']].
*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|'''here''']].
*For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png '''here'''].
*For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png '''here'''].
*To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false '''here'''].
*To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false '''here'''].
==Genealogies==
====JewishGen Family Finder====
*The [https://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ '''Family Finder'''] is a database of both ancestral hometowns and surnames that have been researched by their descendants world wide. The Family Finder allows you to connect with others who are researching similar ancestors and origins and collaborate your research. To add the surnames and locations you are researching, click on '''Modify (Edit your existing entries)''' or '''Enter (Add new entries)'''. Type in the surnames and/or locations of interest and hit '''Submit'''. To search the database and see if you can connect to family members and other researchers, choose '''Search (Search the database)''' from the Town Finder home page. You can search for a surname and/or a town. Search results will appear in a chart format giving you the surname, town, country, and researcher information (often includes contact information) and the date they last logged into JewishGen.
====Database of the Ukrainian residents born between 1650 and 1920====
*[https://pra.in.ua/en '''Pra.in.ua's'''] database contains over 3.7 million individuals. The database is not exclusively Jewish, but does contain Jewish individuals.


==1897 Census==
==1897 Census==
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==School Records==
==School Records==
The Volhynia Archive has digitized a collection of '''[https://volyn.archives.gov.ua/elekt_archives/elekt_spravi/sprav20.php school records from the Lutsk Jewish Gymnasium.]''' Records are organized in tables by year (1923-1938), and then by grade or annual marks. To view a record, click on the blue hyperlinked number found in the third column (under the heading ''No. Справи/No. Cases'').  
The Volhynia Archive has digitized a collection of '''[https://volyn.archives.gov.ua/elekt_archives/elekt_spravi/sprav20.php school records from the Lutsk Jewish Gymnasium.]''' Records are organized in tables by year (1923-1938), and then by grade or annual marks. To view a record, click on the blue hyperlinked number found in the third column (under the heading ''No. Справи/No. Cases'').  
 
==Historical Photos==
The [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/imagesearch.php '''Image Database'''] on Miriam Weiner's website contains photographs and postcard views of many towns and cities throughout Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Poland, and other select countries dating back to the early 1900s. These include pre-WWI and current town views, photos of synagogues, Jewish cemeteries, and Holocaust memorials. Even if you are unable to find a picture of your ancestor's town, it may still be interesting to see what other towns in the area looked like, which will allow you to a get a feel of what life may have been like for your ancestor.
==Additional Records and Finding Aids/Record Inventories==
==Additional Records and Finding Aids/Record Inventories==


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====Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation====
====Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation====
Search the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/lnintro.shtml new Surname Database]''' which includes indexed records from Miriam Weiner's collection!
Use the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/search.php Archive Database]''' to locate what records exist for your ancestor's town, and where to find them. Search for the name of your ancestor's locality, and the database will provide results for known surviving records from that location, and where the records are held. (Remember to adjust the search criteria for Soundex options or spelling variations).


The [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/index.shtml '''Routes to Roots'''] site contains articles, essays, maps, archivist insights, and an archival inventory for Jewish research in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries. The website also contains a database of record inventories that is searchable by town. The search for documents in Eastern European ancestral towns is complicated, partly because of the destruction of documents during the Holocaust and changing borders and names. Only the first few letters of the town needs to be known, as all towns beginning with those letters will appear in the list. Some towns will even be cross-referenced with spelling variations or name changes. However, to determine the current spelling of a town, consult the [https://www.jewishgen.org/communities/loctown.asp '''JewishGen Gazetteer'''] or ''Where Once We Walked'' by Mokotoff and Sack. The database will note the types of documents that has survived for that town, including army lists, Jewish vital records, family lists, census records, voter and tax lists, immigration documents, Holocaust material, school records, occupational lists, and more. The span of years covered by these documents and where to find them will also be provided. Records in the archives can be accessed on various websites or databases (such as [https://www.jewishgen.org/ '''JewishGen''']) in person at the archives, by writing to the archives directly, or by hiring a professional researcher to do the work.<ref>Weiner, Miriam. "Eastern European Archival Database Planned". ''AVOTAYNU'' XVII no. 3 (Fall 2001): 3-5.</ref> 
This database contains documents such as army/recruit lists, family lists and census records, Jewish vital records (birth, marriage, death, divorce), immigration documents, voter and tax lists, property and notary records, Holocaust documents, police files, and pogrom documents (school records, occupation lists, local government and hospital records).


*See [http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ '''Routes to Roots Foundation'''] and '''hover over Ukraine''' for a Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe
*See [http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ '''Routes to Roots Foundation'''] and '''hover over Ukraine''' for a Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe.


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