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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 ===
 
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| 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 ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Directories, Societies
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[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]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| 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"
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Names, Personal
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Belarus Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Heraldry
*[[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Belarus Census|Census]]
*Land and Property
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Occupations
| 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]], Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], Land and Property
*[[Belarus Nobility|Nobility]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
| 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]]
 
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| [[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]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Belarus Church Records|Church Records]], [[Belarus Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Belarus Census|Census]], Land and Property
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Belarus Genealogy|Genealogies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies
*[[Belarus Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
|-
|-
| 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
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Online classes
| Social Life and Customs
| 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.
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
*[[Russian Letter Writing Guide]] Might come up translated into English. Use tools in browser to change back to Russian.
|}
|}


[[Category:Belarus Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Selection_Tables]]
[[Category:Belarus Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Latest revision as of 11:39, 20 March 2024


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Record Finder Table for Belarus[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Belarus topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives
  • Directories
  • Societies

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns

Personal Names

Online classes
Writing for records
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