Belarus

1. Get Started: Read these articles to learn about getting started with research in Belarus.
   
   Building the Belarusian Tree - 2014
   FS—Wiki: Belarus Compiled Genealogies


2. Resources: Explore the Archives Portal Europe site. Click the Directories tab and then select Belarus.
3. Use the Belarus Guide site to find tips on doing genealogy in Belarus.
4. Explore resources available on the Belarus GenWeb site.
5. Explore resources available on the FEEFHS site.
6. Surnames: Learn about Belarus surnames and placenames.
   
   Belarus Surnames and Placenames - 1981
   WI: Belarusian Name


7. Learn more about surnames on the MyHeritage Wiki.
   
   Belarusian Surnames
   WI: Belarusian Name


8. Search the Geneanet site for Belarusian surnames.

Exercises

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QUIKLinks

• FS: Belarus, Grodno Church Books, 1649-1915
• FS: Belarus, Minsk Church Books, 1700-1965
• AC: Belarus, Birth Records from Select Cities, 1837-1917
• MH: Belarus, Jewish Marriage Records

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1. Census: Learn about finding census records in Belarus.
   
   FS—Wiki: Belarus Census


2. 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
   
   
   


3. Here's an in-depth look at archives and records in Belarus.
   
   LT—Belarus Archives and Records Collections


4. Learn how to find records in Belarus Governates and Voivodeships.
   
   FS—Wiki: Belarus Governates and Voivodeships


5. Church: Explore church and parish records in Belarus.
   
   FS—Wiki: Belarus Church Records


6. Cemeteries: Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
7. Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
8. Jewish: Explore Jewish genealogy in Belarus in the Center for Jewish History site and the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia.
9. Explore the JewishGen Belarus database.

1. Explore the David Rumsey collection of Belarus maps.
2. Find historical maps on the Belarus Guide site.
3. Explore the Old Maps Online site for Belarus maps.
4. Explore the Atlas of Belarus on the Wikipedia site.
5. Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in Belarus
6. Explore the Old Maps of Belarus on the Wikipedia site.

1. Find links to Belarus newspapers on the Wikipedia site.
2. Search Belarus newspapers in the onlinenewspapers.com site.
3. Search Belarus newspapers in the world-newspapers.com site.
4. Search Belarus newspapers in the ABYZ News Links site.

1. See the Belarus Genealogy Facebook page.
2. See the Belarus Family Roots Facebook page.
3. Visit the Eastern European Research Facebook page for FamilySearch.
4. Explore the FamilySearch community for Belarus (Russian Empire) research.