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Church records for many areas have been microfilmed by FamilySearch and some have been digitized. Many other web sites have also published indexes of church records. See below for links to selected online resources for church records and church records indexes. For information about microfilm records available from FamilySearch, search by place in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog].<br> | Church records for many areas have been microfilmed by FamilySearch and some have been digitized. Many other web sites have also published indexes of church records. See below for links to selected online resources for church records and church records indexes. For information about microfilm records available from FamilySearch, search by place in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog].<br> | ||
== Online Church Records == | |||
*'''1734 - 1920''' {{RecordSearch|1503045|Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734-1920}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — index and images | *'''1734 - 1920''' {{RecordSearch|1503045|Ukraine, Kyiv Orthodox Consistory Church Book Duplicates, 1734-1920}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — index and images | ||
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/ukraine/ Ukraine Jewish records].<br> | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/ukraine/ Ukraine Jewish records].<br> | ||
==Metrical Books== | |||
Research use: Uniquely identify individuals and connections of those in one generation to the next. Transcripts are difficult to research because generally all parishes in a district are filed together for each year. Consequently, a researcher must refer to many volumes to identify the entries for a single parish. | Research use: Uniquely identify individuals and connections of those in one generation to the next. Transcripts are difficult to research because generally all parishes in a district are filed together for each year. Consequently, a researcher must refer to many volumes to identify the entries for a single parish. | ||
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Reliability: In 1825 the Holy Synod, governmental body over the Orthodox Church, ordered bishops to eradicate bribery of priests to falsify the books, suggesting that this problem existed. Ethnic minorities avoided registration to avert military service later in life.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Ukraine,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref> | Reliability: In 1825 the Holy Synod, governmental body over the Orthodox Church, ordered bishops to eradicate bribery of priests to falsify the books, suggesting that this problem existed. Ethnic minorities avoided registration to avert military service later in life.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Ukraine,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 2001.</ref> | ||
=== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections | ==Confession Lists== | ||
Research use: Identify family groups and ages. They are easier to use than the revision lists because they include all classes of society. They are also a metrical book substitute. | |||
Record type: Register of orthodox parishioners taken at Easter confession. | |||
General: Attendance at confession and communion was required of the family members over the age of seven. Sometimes they are interfiled with metrical books in a record group or collection. | |||
Time period: 1723-about 1930. | |||
Contents: Lists head of household, names of family members (including children not attending confession) with their ages and relationship to head of household, residence (number of house or other identification), and whether or not they attended confession. | |||
Location: State archives. | |||
Population coverage: 10% (see preservation note). | |||
Reliability: High. Comparison can be made between the returns annually for verification of reliability.<ref name="profile"/> | |||
== FamilySearch Historical Record Collections == | |||
FamilySearch has begun publishing online collections of church record images and indexes for Ukraine. For a list of available collections, see [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927132 FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Ukraine] . | FamilySearch has begun publishing online collections of church record images and indexes for Ukraine. For a list of available collections, see [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927132 FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Ukraine] . | ||