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== Belarusian Genealogy Tips == | == Belarusian Genealogy Tips == | ||
<u></u>If you are starting out with very little family information, you may definitely be in for a challenge as you seek genealogical records for your ancestors. | |||
=== <u>Civil Records</u> === | |||
To find civil records you need to know the Administrative Divisions of your ancestor's: | |||
Voivodeship>Powiat>Gmina>Wies (Province>District>Town>Village) | |||
or | |||
Gubernia>Uezd>Gmina>Wies (Province>District>Town>Village) | |||
=== | === <u>Ecclesiastical Church and Synagogue Records</u> === | ||
==== Jewish Synagogue Records ==== | |||
To find records you need to know the name of your ancestor's ''shtetl'' (town). | |||
Records for shtetls have been well documented and can be found on line through various sources. | |||
==== Roman Catholic Church Records ==== | |||
To find church records you need to know the name of your ancestor's nearest large town where their parish church was located, the diocese and deanery. | |||
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 Administrative Divisions.* | |||
''The Chuch records page of Wiki FamilySearch Belarus has some links that may help you determine the correct diocese and deanery.'' | |||
=== Orthodox Church Records === | |||
<u></u> | ''see Belarus church records page'' | ||
=== <u></u><u>Changing Borders</u> === | |||
<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. | |||
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