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== Online Resources and Websites ==
== Online Resources and Websites ==
<br>'''Ukraine and Regions Births, Marriages, and Deaths'''<br>
<br>'''Ukraine and Regions Births, Marriages, and Deaths'''<br>
*'''1600-1937''' {{RecordSearch|1910265|Ukraine, Western Ukraine Catholic Church Book Duplicates, 1600-1937}} at FamilySearch — index and images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62389/ Ancestry]($)
*'''1600-1937''' {{RecordSearch|1910265|Ukraine, Western Ukraine Catholic Church Book Duplicates, 1600-1937}} at FamilySearch — index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62389/ Ancestry]($)
*'''1650-1920''' [https://pra.in.ua/ Ukrainian Citizens Database Births 1650-1920], index, incomplete. Birth registers, fiscal and parish censuses, lists of nobility, voters, the military, and victims of repressions, address directories.
*'''1650-1920''' [https://pra.in.ua/ Ukrainian Citizens Database Births 1650-1920], index, incomplete. Birth registers, fiscal and parish censuses, lists of nobility, voters, the military, and victims of repressions, address directories.
*'''1703-1953''' [http://archiwum.ormianie.pl/ Virtual Archives of Polish Armenians] -- index and images of Armenian Catholic church records from Chernivtsi, Horodenka, Kuty, Sniatyn, Stanisławów, Suceava, Tyśmienica, and Zolochiv.  
*'''1703-1953''' [http://archiwum.ormianie.pl/ Virtual Archives of Polish Armenians] -- index & images of Armenian Catholic church records from Chernivtsi, Horodenka, Kuty, Sniatyn, Stanisławów, Suceava, Tyśmienica, and Zolochiv.  
*'''1784-1879''' {{RecordSearch|1771086| Ukraine, Births and Baptisms, 1784-1879}} at FamilySearch Index. Incomplete.  
*'''1784-1879''' {{RecordSearch|1771086| Ukraine, Births and Baptisms, 1784-1879}} at FamilySearch Index. Incomplete.  
*'''1784-1879''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60191 Ukraine, Select Births and Baptisms, 1784-1879] at Ancestry.com, ($). Index. Incomplete.  
*'''1784-1879''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60191 Ukraine, Select Births and Baptisms, 1784-1879] at Ancestry.com, ($). Index. Incomplete.  
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*'''1710-1938''' {{RecordSearch|3511744|Ukraine, Kharkiv Church Records, 1710-1938}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Kharkiv_Church_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1710-1938''' {{RecordSearch|3511744|Ukraine, Kharkiv Church Records, 1710-1938}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Kharkiv_Church_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1717-1935''' {{RecordSearch|3656669|Ukraine, Chernigov Church Records, 1717-1935}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Chernigov_Church_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1717-1935''' {{RecordSearch|3656669|Ukraine, Chernigov Church Records, 1717-1935}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Chernigov_Church_Records_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1734-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1503045|Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734-1920}} at FamilySearch — index and images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62358/ Ancestry]($)
*'''1734-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1503045|Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734-1920}} at FamilySearch — index & images; ''Also at: [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62358/ Ancestry]($)
*'''1734-1930''' {{RecordSearch|4133834|Ukraine, Cherkasy Church Books, 1734-1930}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Cherkasy_Church_Books_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1734-1930''' {{RecordSearch|4133834|Ukraine, Cherkasy Church Books, 1734-1930}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Cherkasy_Church_Books_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1741-1937''' {{RecordSearch|4440335|Ukraine, Poltava, Metrical Books, 1741-1937}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine, Poltava, Metrical Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1741-1937''' {{RecordSearch|4440335|Ukraine, Poltava, Metrical Books, 1741-1937}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine, Poltava, Metrical Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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*'''1780-1898''' {{RecordSearch|3754709|Ukraine, Odessa Church Books, 1780-1898}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Odessa_Church_Books_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1780-1898''' {{RecordSearch|3754709|Ukraine, Odessa Church Books, 1780-1898}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Odessa_Church_Books_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1780-1930''' {{RecordSearch|3753994|Ukraine, Dnipro Church Books, 1780-1930}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine, Dnipro, Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images
*'''1780-1930''' {{RecordSearch|3753994|Ukraine, Dnipro Church Books, 1780-1930}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine, Dnipro, Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images
*'''1786-1937''' {{RecordSearch|4426190|Ukraine, Lviv, Metrical Books, 1786-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Ukraine, Lviv, Metrical Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*'''1786-1937''' {{RecordSearch|4426190|Ukraine, Lviv, Metrical Books, 1786-1937}} at FamilySearch — [[Ukraine, Lviv, Metrical Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1790-1917''' {{RecordSearch|4447266|Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books, 1790-1917}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1790-1917''' {{RecordSearch|4447266|Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books, 1790-1917}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine, Mykolaiv, Metrical Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1799-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2290980|Ukraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1799-1911}} at FamilySearch — partial index and images
*'''1799-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2290980|Ukraine, Kiev Confession Lists, 1799-1911}} at FamilySearch — partial index & images
*'''1809-1928''' {{RecordSearch|2269694|Ukraine, Donetsk Church Books, 1809-1928}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Donetsk_Church_Books_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1809-1928''' {{RecordSearch|2269694|Ukraine, Donetsk Church Books, 1809-1928}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Donetsk_Church_Books_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1828-1921''' {{RecordSearch|4426189|Ukraine, Ternopil, Church Books, 1828-1921}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine, Ternopil, Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1828-1921''' {{RecordSearch|4426189|Ukraine, Ternopil, Church Books, 1828-1921}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine, Ternopil, Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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'''Misc. Locations'''<br>
'''Misc. Locations'''<br>
*'''1792-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/739982 Armenian Apostolic Church. Consistory of Besarabia. 1792-1924 parish registers] includes records from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nor-Nakhichevan area, parts of Crimea, etc.
*'''1792-1924''' {{FSC|739982|item|disp=Armenian Apostolic Church. Consistory of Besarabia. 1792-1924 parish registers}} includes records from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nor-Nakhichevan area, parts of Crimea, etc.
*'''1850-1925''' {{RecordSearch|3743680|Ukraine, Crimea Church Books, 1850-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Crimea_Church_Books_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1850-1925''' {{RecordSearch|3743680|Ukraine, Crimea Church Books, 1850-1925}} at FamilySearch - [[Ukraine,_Crimea_Church_Books_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*Some Greek Orthodox and and Roman Catholic Church records are online at: [http://www.halgal.com/ Genealogy of Halychyna].
*Some Greek Orthodox and and Roman Catholic Church records are online at: [http://www.halgal.com/ Genealogy of Halychyna].
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*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast.com, index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] at Findmypast.com, index & images ($)


===== Central Archive of Historical Records in Warsaw(AGAD) =====
===== Central Archive of Historical Records in Warsaw (AGAD) =====
This archive has records from towns in the eastern areas of Poland that became part of Ukraine after WWII and from Volhynia. Many of the images available here complement collections available on films through FamilySearch.
This archive has records from towns in the eastern areas of Poland that became part of Ukraine after WWII and from Volhynia. Many of the images available here complement collections available on films through FamilySearch.


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*[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/KsEA439x.xml Księgi metrykalne gmin wyznania ewangelicko-augsburskiego z zachodnich guberni Cesarstwa Rosyjskiego/(wschodnich woj. II Rzeczypospolitej], 1790-1940, Lutheran records from the Western provinces of the Russian Empire (mostly Volhynia).
*[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/KsEA439x.xml Księgi metrykalne gmin wyznania ewangelicko-augsburskiego z zachodnich guberni Cesarstwa Rosyjskiego/(wschodnich woj. II Rzeczypospolitej], 1790-1940, Lutheran records from the Western provinces of the Russian Empire (mostly Volhynia).


*[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/KsOMB456x.xml Księgi metrykalne i akta parafii i gmin różnych wyznań i obrządków (Ormianie, Autokefaliczna Cerkiew Prawosławna, Baptyści, Mennonici, Ewangeliczni Chrześcijanie)z terenów tzw. zabużańskich, 1685-1942], church records from other denominations, including Mennonites, Baptists, Evangelical Christians etc… from areas east of the Bug river–a relatively small collection, but much of it hasn’t been filmed.
*[http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/KsOMB456x.xml Księgi metrykalne i akta parafii i gmin różnych wyznań i obrządków (Ormianie, Autokefaliczna Cerkiew Prawosławna, Baptyści, Mennonici, Ewangeliczni Chrześcijanie)z terenów tzw. zabużańskich, 1685-1942], church records from other denominations, including Mennonites, Baptists, Evangelical Christians etc … from areas east of the Bug river–a relatively small collection, but much of it hasn’t been filmed.
 
, accessed 20 April 2020. </ref>'''


==How to Find Records==
==How to Find Records==
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=== Other Churches Today ===
=== Other Churches Today ===
A 2018 survey conducted by the Razumkov Centre found that 71.7% of the population declared themselves believers. About 67.3% of the population declared adherence to one or another strand of '''Orthodox''' Christianity (28.7% of the '''Kiev Patriarchate''', 23.4% state simply 'Orthodox' with no declaration as to which Patriarchate they belong to, 12.8% of the '''Moscow Patriarchate''', 0.3% '''Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church''', and 1.9% other types of Orthodoxy), 7.7% 'Christian' with no declared denominational affiliation, 9.4% '''Ukrainian Byzantine Rite Catholics''', 2.2% '''Protestants''' and 0.8% '''Latin Rite Catholics'''.  
A 2018 survey conducted by the Razumkov Centre found that 71.7% of the population declared themselves believers. About 67% of the population declared adherence to one or another strand of Orthodox Christianity (28.7% of the Kiev Patriarchate; 23.4% state simply 'Orthodox' with no declaration as to which Patriarchate they belong to; 12.8% of the Moscow Patriarchate; 0.3% Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church; and 1.9% other types of Orthodoxy); 7.7% Christian with no declared denominational affiliation; 9.4% Ukrainian Byzantine Rite Catholics; 2.2% Protestants and 0.8% Latin Rite Catholics.  


As of 2016, Protestants make up 2.2% of the population of Ukraine, with a strong concentration in western Ukraine (5.3%). In the country there are communities of '''Evangelicalism, Baptists, Charismatic Christianity, as well as Methodists, Mennonites, Lutherans, Presbyterians''', and others. There is also a '''Sub-Carpathian Reformed Church''' with about 140,000 members, which is one of the earliest Protestant communities in the country. The '''Embassy of God of Sunday Adelaja''' maintains a significant presence throughout the country, as do other neopentecostal groups.
As of 2016, Protestants make up 2.2% of the population of Ukraine, with a strong concentration in western Ukraine (5.3%). In the country there are communities of Evangelicals, Baptists, Charismatic Christians, as well as Methodists, Mennonites, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and others. There is also a Sub-Carpathian Reformed Church with about 140,000 members, which is one of the earliest Protestant communities in the country. The Embassy of God of Sunday Adelaja maintains a significant presence throughout the country, as do other neopentecostal groups.


As of 2016, there are 2,973 Evangelical churches, 2,853 churches of the '''Baptists''', 1,082 '''Seventh-day Adventist''' churches, 128 '''Calvinist''' churches, 79 '''Lutheran''' churches, 1,337 churches of '''Charismatic Christianity''', and 1,347 other organizations belonging to the Protestant spectrum (including 928 '''Jehovah's Witnesses''' halls and 44 '''Mormon [Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregations]. In total, as of 2016 there are 9,799 registered Protestant groups in Ukraine.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Ukraine", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Ukraine
As of 2016, there are 2,973 Evangelical churches; 2,853 Baptist churches; 1,082 Seventh-day Adventist churches; 128 Calvinist churches; 79 Lutheran churches; 1,337 churches of Charismatic Christianity, and 1,347 other organizations belonging to the Protestant spectrum (including 928 Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Halls and 44 congregations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In total, as of 2016 there are 9,799 registered Protestant groups in Ukraine<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Ukraine", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Ukraine Religion in Ukraine], accessed 20 April 2020.</ref>.


==Availability of Records==
==Availability of Records==
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The lists contain the name of the head of household, family members (including children not attending confession), their ages and relationship to head of household, residence (number of house or other identification), and whether or not they attended confession.
The lists contain the name of the head of household, family members (including children not attending confession), their ages and relationship to head of household, residence (number of house or other identification), and whether or not they attended confession.
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Image:Ukraine, Cherkasy, confession lists, 1912 007812643 00010.jpg|Confessional list, Church of the Intercession, Cherkasy, 1912
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
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==References==
==References==
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