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===<font color="#a176a3">Gather and Choose</font>=== | ===<font color="#a176a3">Gather and Choose</font>=== | ||
<br>Before you begin, you should know the following about the Belarusian ancestor you are researching: | <br> | ||
*Name | Before you begin, you should know the following about the Belarusian ancestor you are researching: | ||
*Approximate date of a life event that happened in Belarus | :*Name | ||
*Specific town of residence in Belarus | :*Approximate date of a life event that happened in Belarus | ||
*Religion | :*Specific town of residence in Belarus | ||
<br>Do you know enough details to find the ancestor in Belarus? | :*Religion | ||
*Yes—proceed to '''<font color="#3bcaf4">Find the Place</font>''' | <br> | ||
*No—adjust your goal to search for an ancestor who you know enough about. You should also talk to any relatives who might know more. | Do you know enough details to find the ancestor in Belarus? | ||
:*Yes—proceed to '''<font color="#3bcaf4">Find the Place</font>''' | |||
:*No—adjust your goal to search for an ancestor who you know enough about. You should also talk to any relatives who might know more. | |||
===<font color="#3bcaf4">Find the Place</font>=== | ===<font color="#3bcaf4">Find the Place</font>=== | ||
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The ''Spiski Naselennykh Mest Rossiiskoi Imperii'' (''Списки населенных мест Российской Имперіи''), or Spiski Gazetteer, is place name dictionary is organized by province, so you must know which province the town was part of to find it in the gazetteer. The following volumes apply to areas now in Belarus: | The ''Spiski Naselennykh Mest Rossiiskoi Imperii'' (''Списки населенных мест Российской Имперіи''), or Spiski Gazetteer, is place name dictionary is organized by province, so you must know which province the town was part of to find it in the gazetteer. The following volumes apply to areas now in Belarus: | ||
* Grodno - [https://dapamoznik.blogspot.com/p/1900.html Гродненской г.] | :* Grodno - [https://dapamoznik.blogspot.com/p/1900.html Гродненской г.] | ||
* Minsk - [http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/25877#mode/grid/page/1/zoom/1 Минская г.] | :* Minsk - [http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/25877#mode/grid/page/1/zoom/1 Минская г.] | ||
* Mogilev - [https://rusneb.ru/catalog/000200_000018_v19_rc_1885859/ Могилевская г.] | :* Mogilev - [https://rusneb.ru/catalog/000200_000018_v19_rc_1885859/ Могилевская г.] | ||
* Vilna - [http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/25845-spisok-volostey-i-selskih-obschestv-po-mirovym-uchastkam-vilenskoy-gubernii-1874-goda-vilna-1874 Виленская г.] *this is an alternate gazetteer* | :* Vilna - [http://elib.shpl.ru/ru/nodes/25845-spisok-volostey-i-selskih-obschestv-po-mirovym-uchastkam-vilenskoy-gubernii-1874-goda-vilna-1874 Виленская г.] *this is an alternate gazetteer* | ||
* Vitebsk - [https://docviewer.yandex.com/view/0/?*=ni35de20CqizjAY%2BD0nsAEZR5GF7InVybCI6InlhLWRpc2stcHVibGljOi8vRTNGNlBycDF4Tk8rQVNwVTNwaU5GdndoV2MrYzR4bEZtOTQzU2Y2bDBHZz0iLCJ0aXRsZSI6ItCS0LjRgtC10LHRgdC60LDRjyDQs9GD0LHQtdGA0L3QuNGPXzE5MDYucGRmIiwibm9pZnJhbWUiOmZhbHNlLCJ1aWQiOiIwIiwidHMiOjE1NjcxNzI2NTYyNjEsInl1IjoiOTExNzQwNTM2MTU2NjQ4MDM4MyJ9 Витебская г.] | :* Vitebsk - [https://docviewer.yandex.com/view/0/?*=ni35de20CqizjAY%2BD0nsAEZR5GF7InVybCI6InlhLWRpc2stcHVibGljOi8vRTNGNlBycDF4Tk8rQVNwVTNwaU5GdndoV2MrYzR4bEZtOTQzU2Y2bDBHZz0iLCJ0aXRsZSI6ItCS0LjRgtC10LHRgdC60LDRjyDQs9GD0LHQtdGA0L3QuNGPXzE5MDYucGRmIiwibm9pZnJhbWUiOmZhbHNlLCJ1aWQiOiIwIiwidHMiOjE1NjcxNzI2NTYyNjEsInl1IjoiOTExNzQwNTM2MTU2NjQ4MDM4MyJ9 Витебская г.] | ||
Towns listed nearby within its pages were geographically close to the town, so finding an ancestor's hometown on the same page as a town with a church in it might suggest that the ancestor attended that church. Many volumes include alphabetical indexes in the back of the books.<Br> | Towns listed nearby within its pages were geographically close to the town, so finding an ancestor's hometown on the same page as a town with a church in it might suggest that the ancestor attended that church. Many volumes include alphabetical indexes in the back of the books.<Br> | ||
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The ''Russisches Geographische Namenbuch'', or RGN Gazetteer, can be accessed at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library INTL Book 947 E5r). If you are unable to visit Salt Lake City, try checking [https://search.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] for availability in a library near you. | The ''Russisches Geographische Namenbuch'', or RGN Gazetteer, can be accessed at the FamilySearch Library (FS Library INTL Book 947 E5r). If you are unable to visit Salt Lake City, try checking [https://search.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] for availability in a library near you. | ||
Unlike the Spiski Gazetteer, the RGN Gazetteer is organized alphabetically. It was created during the Soviet period and provides locality information based on Russian Empire organization. If you find your town in the RGN, proceed to look it up in the corresponding province’s volume of the Spiski. | Unlike the Spiski Gazetteer, the RGN Gazetteer is organized alphabetically. It was created during the Soviet period and provides locality information based on Russian Empire organization. If you find your town in the RGN, proceed to look it up in the corresponding province’s volume of the Spiski. | ||
:'''3) [https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/12786?id=12786&from=publication Skorowidz 1930s Gazetteer]''' [[File:FS purple question mark.jpg|20px|link=https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/c/c6/1-Skorowidz_Online-Instruction-updated.pdf]] | :'''3) [https://www.wbc.poznan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/12786?id=12786&from=publication Skorowidz 1930s Gazetteer]''' [[File:FS purple question mark.jpg|20px|link=https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/c/c6/1-Skorowidz_Online-Instruction-updated.pdf]] | ||
The ''Skorowidz Miejsowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej'' lists locations in Poland as they existed between the world wars, when the borders of Poland were further east than they are today. It provides information about where local churches were for various Christian religions. | The ''Skorowidz Miejsowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej'' lists locations in Poland as they existed between the world wars, when the borders of Poland were further east than they are today. It provides information about where local churches were for various Christian religions. | ||
:'''4) [https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp JewishGen Communities Database]''' [[File:FS purple question mark.jpg|20px|link=https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/e/e7/1_-_Instruction_-_JewishGen_Communities_JMR.pdf]] | :'''4) [https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp JewishGen Communities Database]''' [[File:FS purple question mark.jpg|20px|link=https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/e/e7/1_-_Instruction_-_JewishGen_Communities_JMR.pdf]] | ||