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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
== Record Finder Table for Ukraine ==
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.


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Ukraine topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
===Vital Events ===
 
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
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|-
| 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
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Ukraine Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ukraine Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ukraine Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ukraine Census|Census]]
*[[Ukraine Military Records|Military Records]]
 
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|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], [[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Ukraine Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ukraine Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ukraine Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ukraine Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| [[Lithuania Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Ukraine Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ukraine Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ukraine Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Cemeteries
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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|-
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Lithuania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Ukraine Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ukraine Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ukraine Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Lithuania History|History]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies
*[[Ukraine Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ukraine Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Ukraine Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ukraine Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Lithuania Language and Languages|Languages]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Ukraine Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*Directories
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
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=== 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
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*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
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*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
| Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Heraldry
*[[Ukraine Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ukraine Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ukraine Census|Census]]
*Directories
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Ukraine Nobility|Nobility]]
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Ukraine Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Ukraine Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ukraine Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Lithuania Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|
*[[Ukraine Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Ukraine History|History]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Ukraine History|History]]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Physical description
| Genealogies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies
*[[Ukraine Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
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|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Lithuania Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Directories
*[[Ukraine Languages|Languages]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| —
*Names, personal
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Online classes
| Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| —
 
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
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*[[Russian Letter Writing Guide]]
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[[Category:Ukraine Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Latest revision as of 22:24, 11 August 2025

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Record Finder Table for Ukraine[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 Ukraine 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
  • Cemeteries

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

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
  • Emigration and Immigration
  • See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin
  • Emigration and Immigration

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
  • Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records