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Towns listed nearby within its pages were geographically close to the town, so finding an ancestor's hometown on the same page as a town with a church in it might suggest that the ancestor attended that church. Many volumes include alphabetical indexes in the back of the books.<Br> | Towns listed nearby within its pages were geographically close to the town, so finding an ancestor's hometown on the same page as a town with a church in it might suggest that the ancestor attended that church. Many volumes include alphabetical indexes in the back of the books.<Br> | ||
:'''2) RGN Gazetteer''' [[File:FS purple question mark.jpg|20px|link=https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/f/f2/1.2-RGN_Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf]] | :'''2) RGN Gazetteer''' [[File:FS purple question mark.jpg|20px|link=https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/f/f2/1.2-RGN_Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|"How to"]] | ||
The ''Russisches Geographische Namenbuch'', or RGN Gazetteer, can be accessed at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library INTL Book 947 E5r). If you are unable to visit Salt Lake City, try checking [https://search.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] for availability in a library near you. | The ''Russisches Geographische Namenbuch'', or RGN Gazetteer, can be accessed at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library INTL Book 947 E5r). If you are unable to visit Salt Lake City, try checking [https://search.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] for availability in a library near you. | ||
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If you can identify the town, proceed to '''<font color="#f17367">Find the Records</font>'''. If you cannot identify the town, consider conducting more general online searches or reviewing other family records for additional details. | If you can identify the town, proceed to '''<font color="#f17367">Find the Records</font>'''. If you cannot identify the town, consider conducting more general online searches or reviewing other family records for additional details. | ||
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Other than World War II records, most of the Belarusian records available online are for 1918 and earlier. The following record types will be most helpful in your research: | Other than World War II records, most of the Belarusian records available online are for 1918 and earlier. The following record types will be most helpful in your research: | ||
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