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*[http://archives.gov.by/home/genealogiya/metricheskie-knigi/metricheskie-knigi-katolicheskih-kostelov '''List of Metric books (church registers) of Catholic churches'''] National Historical Archive of Belarus in Minsk | *[http://archives.gov.by/home/genealogiya/metricheskie-knigi/metricheskie-knigi-katolicheskih-kostelov '''List of Metric books (church registers) of Catholic churches'''] National Historical Archive of Belarus in Minsk | ||
==How to Find Records== | |||
===Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog === | |||
Watch for digitized copies of church records to be added to the collection of the FamilySearch Library. Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a [https://familysearch.org/locations/ '''Family History Center'''] near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. To find records: | |||
:::a. Click on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=120&query=%2Bplace%3ABelarus '''records of Belarus''']. | |||
:::b. Click on '''Places within Belarus''' and a list of towns will appear. | |||
:::c. Click on your town if it appears, or the location which you believe was the parish which served your town or village. | |||
:::d. Click on the '''"Church records"''' topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles. | |||
:::e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. [[File:FHL icons.png|75px]]. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records. | |||
===Writing for Records=== | |||
<span style="color:darkviolet"> You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See [[French Letter Writing Guide|'''French Letter Writing Guide''']][[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy|'''Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy''']] for help with composing letters.</span> | |||
== Finding Historical Church Records == | == Finding Historical Church Records == | ||