Goal 1: Learn about Belarus research.
Choices
AGet started with research for Belarus ancestors.
- Get Started: Read these articles to learn about getting started with research in Belarus.
Building the Belarusian Tree - 2014
FS—Wiki: Belarus Compiled Genealogies - Resources: Explore the
Archives Portal Europe site. Click the Directories tab and then select Belarus. - Use the Belarus Guide site to find tips on doing genealogy in Belarus.
- Explore resources available on the Belarus GenWeb site.
- Explore resources available on the FEEFHS site.
- Surnames: Learn about Belarus surnames and placenames.
Belarus Surnames and Placenames - 1981
WI: Belarusian Name - Learn more about surnames on the MyHeritage Wiki.
Belarusian Surnames
WI: Belarusian Name - Search the Geneanet site for Belarusian surnames.
Exercises
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for research and records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Martynov Bagan was married in part of the Russian Empire that is now Belarus. Use the "FS: Belarus, Minsk Church Books, 1700-1965" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- When was Martynov Bagan married?
- Where was the marriage?
- What is his wife's first name?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Martynov" as the first name and "Bagan" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the icon for Martynov Bagan.
- Read the information in the center column. Use Google Translate to read the names in English (right-click on the screen, choose Google Translate, and select English).
- Martin was married on 19 Feb 1875.
- The were married in the Mozyr district, Minsk Province, Russia Empire.
- His wife is Anna. (Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
BLearn about Belarus records.
- Census: Learn about finding census records in Belarus.
FS—Wiki: Belarus Census - Archives: Learn about records available from the Archives of Belarus.
Belarus Archives, Part I: Introduction—14:22 - 2022
Belarus Archives, Part VI: Real Ancestry Cases—8:14 - 2018
- Here's an in-depth look at archives and records in Belarus.
LT—Belarus Archives and Records Collections - Learn how to find records in Belarus Governates and Voivodeships.
FS—Wiki: Belarus Governates and Voivodeships - Church: Explore church and parish records in Belarus.
FS—Wiki: Belarus Church Records - Cemeteries: Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- Jewish: Explore Jewish genealogy in Belarus in the Center for Jewish History site and the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia.
- Explore the JewishGen Belarus database.
CExplore Belarus map resources.
- Explore the David Rumsey collection of Belarus maps.
- Find historical maps on the Belarus Guide site.
- Explore the Old Maps Online site for Belarus maps.
- Explore the Atlas of Belarus on the Wikipedia site.
- Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in Belarus
- Explore the Old Maps of Belarus on the Wikipedia site.
DLearn about Belarus newspapers.
- Find links to Belarus newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
- Search Belarus newspapers in the onlinenewspapers.com site.
- Search Belarus newspapers in the world-newspapers.com site.
- Search Belarus newspapers in the ABYZ News Links site.
EUse Facebook and other pages to get answers to your questions.
- See the Belarus Genealogy Facebook page.
- See the Belarus Family Roots Facebook page.
- Visit the Eastern European Research Facebook page for FamilySearch.
- Explore the FamilySearch community for Belarus (Russian Empire) research.