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===Regional Archives=== | ===Regional Archives=== | ||
Most of the records of genealogical interest are organized into Central State Historical Archives for each province (oblast) of Ukraine. More and more of these regional archives are uploading online records of metrical books and revision lists. | Most of the records of genealogical interest are organized into Central State Historical Archives for each province (oblast) of Ukraine. More and more of these regional archives are uploading online records of metrical books and revision lists. Some of these archives also offer '''research services.''' | ||
*[https://old.archives.gov.ua/Eng/Archives/regional.php '''Regional State Archives of Ukraine'''] Links to contacts for each state (province) archive. | *[https://old.archives.gov.ua/Eng/Archives/regional.php '''Regional State Archives of Ukraine'''] Links to contacts for each state (province) archive. | ||
:*[https://old.archives.gov.ua/Db/ '''Databases of archives of Ukraine'''] Descriptions of record collections in each archive. Very helpful for determining whether the state archive has records that help with genealogy as opposed to just government business. | :*[https://old.archives.gov.ua/Db/ '''Databases of archives of Ukraine'''] Descriptions of record collections in each archive. Very helpful for determining whether the state archive has records that help with genealogy as opposed to just government business. | ||