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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.


This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Belarus topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
===Vital Events ===
 
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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"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Census|Census]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
*[[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], [[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Belarus Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Belarus Governates and Voivodeships|Governates and Voivodeships]], [[Belarus Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Maps|Maps]], [[Belarus Geography|Geography]]
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
|-
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Belarus Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Belarus Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Belarus History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, Social Life and Customs
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
*Land and Property
|-
|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Belarus Language and Languages|Languages]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Directories
*Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Directories, Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Belarus Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Census|Census]]
*[[Belarus Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Belarus Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| align="left" | Residence
| Names, Personal
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[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 ===
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|-
|-
| Noble families
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Belarus Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Heraldry
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Occupations
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], Occupations
*[[Belarus Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], Land and Property
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Belarus Gazetteers|Gazetteers]], [[Belarus Governates and Voivodeships|Governates and Voivodeships]], [[Belarus Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belarus Maps|Maps]], [[Belarus Geography|Geography]]
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], Land and Property
*[[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
 
| [[Belarus Genealogy|Genealogies]]
|-  
| Societies
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Belarus Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]], [[Belarus Church Directories|Church Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Belarus Language and Languages|Languages]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
Personal Names
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*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.
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social Life and Customs
|
| —
*[[Russian Letter Writing Guide]] Might come up translated into English. Use tools in browser to change back to Russian.
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