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''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] ''[[Belarus]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Belarus Governates and Voivodeships | ''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] ''[[Belarus]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Belarus Governates and Voivodeships | ||
==== Finding Historical Civil Records ==== | ==== Finding Historical Civil Records ==== | ||
===== City, Town or Village | ===== City, Town or Village , Voivodeship/Gubernia and Powiat/Uezd Names are Key ===== | ||
Many times discovering where to get civil records from where your ancestors lived, in what is now the counrty of Belarus, will require you to know the name of their city, town or village | Many times discovering where to get civil records from where your ancestors lived, in what is now the counrty of Belarus, will require you to know the name of their city, town or village, the Voivodeship or Gubernia (province) and Uezd oe Powiat where their town was or is located. -With the exception of Vilna (Vilnius), Nowogrudok, Bialystok and Polesie, voivodeships were in use only through the late 1700's. Gubierna was the term used to refer to a province from the late 1700's up until the 1920's. | ||
====== Voivodeships and Gubierna Names Changed Over the Years ====== | ====== Voivodeships and Gubierna Names Changed Over the Years ====== | ||
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Use Google translator to translate your ancestor's town into Russian, Polish and Belarusian. Keep the translations handy as you proceed with your research. | Use Google translator to translate your ancestor's town into Russian, Polish and Belarusian. Keep the translations handy as you proceed with your research. | ||
What you are looking for are the correct Voivodeship | What you are looking for are the correct Voivodeship, Uezd or the correct Gubernia, Povet (Powiat) and Gmina. | ||
====== Cracking the Language of Administrative Districts ====== | |||
Voivodeship,Gubernia or Governate = Province | |||
Uezd or Powiat (poviat) = District | |||
Gmina = Larger size town (usually where church was located) | |||
Weis = Village | |||
====== Helpful Links ====== | ====== Helpful Links ====== | ||
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''Steve's Genealogy'' blogs can also provide helpful information and understanding | ''Steve's Genealogy'' blogs can also provide helpful information and understanding | ||
[[Category:Belarus]] [[Category:Countries_in_Europe]] | [[Category:Belarus]] [[Category:Countries_in_Europe]] | ||