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== Belarusian Genealogy Tips == | == Belarusian Genealogy Tips == | ||
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Gubernia>Uezd>Gmina>Wies | Gubernia>Uezd>Gmina>Wies (Province>District>Town>Village) | ||
=== <u>Ecclesiastical Church and Synagogue Records</u> === | === <u>Ecclesiastical Church and Synagogue Records</u> === | ||
==== Jewish Synagogue Records | ==== Jewish Synagogue Records ==== | ||
To find records you need to know the name of your ancestor's ''shtetl'' (town). | To find records you need to know the name of your ancestor's ''shtetl'' (town). | ||
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Diocese>Deanery>Town where Parish Church was/is located> Parish Church Name* | Diocese>Deanery>Town where Parish Church was/is located> Parish Church Name* | ||
The church ecclesiastical divisions are unlikely to be the same as the civil | The church ecclesiastical divisions are unlikely to be the same as the civil Administrative Divisions.* | ||
''The Chuch records page of Wiki FamilySearch Belarus has some links that may help you determine the correct diocese and deanery.'' | ''The Chuch records page of Wiki FamilySearch Belarus has some links that may help you determine the correct diocese and deanery.'' | ||
=== Orthodox Church Records | === Orthodox Church Records === | ||
The church divisions are <u>''not''</u> likely to be the same as the civil Administrative Divisions.* | The church divisions are <u>''not''</u> likely to be the same as the civil Administrative Divisions.* | ||
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<u></u>Genealogical investigations can be challenging enough without the addition of the ever-changing political boundaries.There are many maps of Belarus, Poland, Lithuania and the Ukraine that can help in the understanding of how to locate the Voivodeship>Powiat>Gmina>Wies (Province>District>Town>Village) you need for civil records or for church records the shtetl or Diocese>Deanery> ParishTown. | <u></u>Genealogical investigations can be challenging enough without the addition of the ever-changing political boundaries.There are many maps of Belarus, Poland, Lithuania and the Ukraine that can help in the understanding of how to locate the Voivodeship>Powiat>Gmina>Wies (Province>District>Town>Village) you need for civil records or for church records the shtetl or Diocese>Deanery> ParishTown. | ||
=== <u>Languages</u> | === <u>Languages</u> === | ||
Belarus has areas that were once a part of Poland, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine. So, create a key to use that has the name of towns and villages that you are seeking written in Belarusian, Russian, Polish and English.-An online translator that will translate from and to cyrillic text will help with Belarusian and Russian translaions. | Belarus has areas that were once a part of Poland, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine. So, create a key to use that has the name of towns and villages that you are seeking written in Belarusian, Russian, Polish and English.-An online translator that will translate from and to cyrillic text will help with Belarusian and Russian translaions. | ||
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