Belarus Compiled Genealogies

Belarusian Genealogy Tips

Civil Records

To find civil records you need to know your ancestor's:

Voivodeship>Powiat>Gmina>Wies (Province>District>Town>Village)

or

Gubernia>Uezd>Gmina>Wies (Province>District>Town>Village)

Ecclesiastical Church and Synagogue Records

Jewish Synagogue Records 

To find records you need to know the name of your ancestor's shtetl (town).

Roman Catholic Church Records

To find church records you need to know the name of your ancestor's nearest large town where their parish church was located, the diocese and deanery.

Diocese>Deanery>Town where Parish Church was/is located> Parish Church Name*

• These were very often different from the civil Voivodeships/Gubernia

The Chuch records page of Wiki FamilySearch Belarus has some links that may help you determine the correct diocese and deanery. Orthodox Church Records ====

see Belarus church records page

Changing Borders

Genealogical investigations can be challenging enough without the addition of the ever-changing political boundaries.There are many maps of Belarus, Poland, Lithuania and the Ukraine that can help in the understanding of  Languages ===