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== Record Finder Table for Belarus ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
This Record Finder table links to the Belarus topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
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Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
 
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Belarus Census|Census]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
*[[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], [[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belarus Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Belarus Governates and Voivodeships|Governates and Voivodeships]], [[Belarus Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Belarus Maps|Maps]], [[Belarus Geography|Geography]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Belarus Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Belarus Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| —
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus History|History]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| Societies, Social Life and Customs
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
*Land and Property
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Language and Languages|Languages]]
*Directories
| —
*Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Directories, Societies
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| —
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belarus Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Belarus Census|Census]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belarus Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Belarus Census|Census]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Names, Personal
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| —
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| Heraldry
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
*Land and Property
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], Occupations
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Belarus Nobility|Nobility]]
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], Land and Property
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| —
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belarus Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Belarus Governates and Voivodeships|Governates and Voivodeships]], [[Belarus Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Belarus Maps|Maps]], [[Belarus Geography|Geography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*Social Life and Customs
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], Land and Property
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Genealogy|Genealogies]]  
*[[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
| Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
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===Reading the Records===
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|-
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Belarus Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
| —
*[[Belarus Language and Languages|Languages]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
Personal Names
| —
|-
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| align="left" |Online classes
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Social Life and Customs
*Reading Russian Handwriting
| —
**[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/reading-russian-documents-the-russian-alphabet Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet]
*Additional Russian Paleography Classes
**[http://www.russianforeveryone.com/RufeA/Lessons/Introduction/Alphabet/Alphabet.htm Russian for Everyone: The Russian Alphabet]
**[https://www.sggee.org/research/rus_translate/Cyrillic_Handouts.pdf SGGEE Cyrillic Handout.pdf] for months and numbers in Russian cursive.
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
*[[Russian Letter Writing Guide]] Might come up translated into English. Use tools in browser to change back to Russian.
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[[Category:Belarus Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]
[[Category:Belarus Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Revision as of 22:45, 5 November 2017

Belarus Wiki Topics
Flag of Belarus.svg.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Belarus Background
Local Research Resources

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 —
Historical background History Societies, Social Life and Customs
Language helps Languages —
Living relatives Directories, Societies —
Maiden name Church Records, Civil Registration Census
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration Census
Naming customs Names, Personal —
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 Societies
Record-finding aids Archives and Libraries, Church Directories —
Religion Church Records —
Social activities Social Life and Customs —
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