Belarus Church Records: Difference between revisions

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=== Geneteka ===
=== Geneteka ===
Geneteka is a volunteer-based Polish indexing project. The site primarily includes indexes of records from Poland, but also has indexes for locations in Belarus as well as Lithuania and Ukraine. The project is ongoing, and names are added constantly. Geneteka primarily indexes Roman Catholic records, but does have indexes for other religions. To learn how to use this resource, see:  
Geneteka is a volunteer-based Polish indexing project. The site primarily includes indexes of records from Poland, but also has indexes for locations in Belarus (primarily western Belarus) as well as Lithuania and Ukraine. The project is ongoing, and names are added constantly. Geneteka primarily indexes Roman Catholic records, but does have indexes for other religions. To learn how to use this resource, see:  


* Geneteka: Indexed Records - [[Media:1- Geneteka - Indexed Records - Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2- Geneteka - Indexed Records - Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3- Geneteka - Indexed Records - Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
* Geneteka: Indexed Records - [[Media:1- Geneteka - Indexed Records - Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2- Geneteka - Indexed Records - Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3- Geneteka - Indexed Records - Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
* Geneteka: Accessing Records - [[Media:1-Geneteka Accessing Records-Instruction D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Geneteka Accessing Records-Activity D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Geneteka Accessing Records-Answer Key D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]
* Geneteka: Accessing Records - [[Media:1-Geneteka Accessing Records-Instruction D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Geneteka Accessing Records-Activity D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Geneteka Accessing Records-Answer Key D Jones Dec 2018 JMR.pdf|Answer Key]]


=== Polish State Archives ===
The Polish State Archives contain some records for locations in Belarus (primarily western Belarus), as some portions of modern-day Belarus belonged to Poland during the interwar period. To learn how to use the Polish State Archives website, see:
* Polish State Archives Online - [[Media:1-Polish State Archives-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Polish State Archives-Activity.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Polish State Archives-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
=== Raduraksti ===
There are some Lutheran records from areas now in Belarus available through the Latvian State Archives digital reading room, '''[https://raduraksti.arhivi.lv/collections/1:4:11:2057 Raduraksti.]''' 
=== ePaveldas ===
There are Roman Catholic records from areas now in Belarus available through the Lithuanian website, ePaveldas.
The are available for the following select locations (names are provided in Belarusian, Lithuanian and Polish):
* [https://www.epaveldas.lt/search?term=Breslaujos&page=0&size=20&order=-1&orderDir=desc&full=false&isMap=false&isDetailed=false Браслаў/Breslauja/Braslaw]
* [https://www.epaveldas.lt/search?term=%C5%BDaludko&page=0&size=20&order=-1&orderDir=desc&full=false&isMap=false&isDetailed=false Жалудок/Žaludkas/Żołudek]
ePaveldas holds documents other than metrical books pertaining to areas in Belarus. Use the main catalog search page to see what might be available. For help using ePaveldas, see:
*Online Catholic Church Records: ePaveldas - [[Media:1-ePaveldas Records Online-Instruction.pdf|Instruction]], [[Media:2-Lithuania-Online Records-Assignment.pdf|Activity]], [[Media:3-Lithuania-Online Records-Answer Key.pdf|Answer Key]]
==Records in National Archives==
==Records in National Archives==
'''National Historical Archive of Belarus in Minsk''' provides [http://niab.by/arhiv/uslugi/ '''Research Services for Fees.''']<br><br>
'''National Historical Archive of Belarus in Minsk''' provides [http://niab.by/arhiv/uslugi/ '''Research Services for Fees.''']<br><br>
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