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<u></u>If you are starting out with very little family information, you may definitely be in for a challenge. As you begin your search, below are some tips that you may find helpful as you search for your Belarusian ancestors. | <u></u>If you are starting out with very little family information, you may definitely be in for a challenge. As you begin your search, below are some tips that you may find helpful as you search for your Belarusian ancestors. | ||
Consult other the pages in this Wiki and FamilySearch for specific references for help with maps, governates and voivodeships, church records, shtetls, | Consult other the pages in this Wiki and FamilySearch for specific references for help with maps, governates and voivodeships, church records, shtetls, gazetteers etc. | ||
Helpful article from <u>Ancestry Magazine</u>- entitled "[https://books.google.com/books?id=z4hU127MHKoC&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=roots+tour+belarus&source=bl&ots=fe4a-iYu5l&sig=i5blfkOuoXFbLarVS4qx-MQ8-c0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aB6jVL6RDISSyATcpIGgAw&ved=0CHUQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=roots%20tour%20belarus&f=false Research in Russia]" covers some Belarusian | Helpful article from <u>Ancestry Magazine</u>- entitled "[https://books.google.com/books?id=z4hU127MHKoC&pg=PA40&lpg=PA40&dq=roots+tour+belarus&source=bl&ots=fe4a-iYu5l&sig=i5blfkOuoXFbLarVS4qx-MQ8-c0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aB6jVL6RDISSyATcpIGgAw&ved=0CHUQ6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=roots%20tour%20belarus&f=false Research in Russia]" covers some Belarusian genealogical research ideas. | ||
=== <u>Civil Records</u> === | === <u>Civil Records</u> === | ||
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=== Orthodox Church Records === | === Orthodox Church Records === | ||
''see Belarus | ''see Belarus Church Records page'' | ||
=== <u></u><u>Changing Borders</u> === | === <u></u><u>Changing Borders</u> === | ||
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Most of the records that you find will be in Russian, Polish or Belarusian. So, create a key with the spelling of the surname and given name (and all the variants) that you are researching. The names for your key should be in Cyrillic for Russian and Belarusian and in Polish using the Polish alphabet. | Most of the records that you find will be in Russian, Polish or Belarusian. So, create a key with the spelling of the surname and given name (and all the variants) that you are researching. The names for your key should be in Cyrillic for Russian and Belarusian and in Polish using the Polish alphabet. | ||
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