Belarus Record Finder

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Record Finder

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census
Birth date and birthplace	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census, Military Records
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)	Gazetteers, Governates and Voivodeships, Historical Geography	Maps, Geography
Death information	Church Records, Civil Registration	Cemeteries
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration	Societies
Historical background	History	Societies, Social Life and Customs
Language helps	Languages	Handwriting
Living relatives	Directories	Societies
Maiden name	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census
Marriage information	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census
Naming customs	Names, Personal]]	Social Life and Customs
Noble families	Nobility	Heraldry
Occupations	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census, Occupations
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census, Land and Property
Physical description	Military Records	—
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers, Governates and Voivodeships, Historical Geography	Maps, Geography
Places of residence	Church Records, Civil Registration	Census, Land and Property
Previous research (compiled genealogy)	Genealogies	Periodicals, Societies
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries, Church Directories	—
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History