+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ JEWISH RECORDS FROM BELARUS AT THE LDS FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY Microfilm numbers of vital records & revision lists from FHL catalog +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ A JewishGen InfoFile First Batch: Records filmed in Minsk, as of February, 1995: Town Type Years Film # ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ David-Gorodok B 1893/1898 1,794,311 David-Gorodok B 1899-1910 1,920,791 David-Gorodok BMD 1874/1892 1,794,310 David-Gorodok BMD 1874/1892 1,794,311 Gorodok D 1860-1863 1,920,792 Gorodok M 1913 1,920,795 Ivenets D 1857 1,920,794 Kamen B 1866 1,920,794 Kamen B 1891/1911 1,920,795 Kamen D 1860 1,920,792 Kamen V 1908 1,920,795 Karolin B 1860-1872 1,794,309 Kojdanov B 1896 1,920,795 Kojdanov D 1867 1,920,794 Lakhva M 1879/1915 1,920,792 Lepel Members 1841 1,920,795 Minsk B 1840, 1847 1,920,793 Minsk B 1852/1869 1,920,794 Minsk B 1882, 1895 1,920,795 Minsk B Doc 1899-1907 1,920,793 Minsk BMD 1836/1839 1,920,792 Minsk D 1840, 1846 1,920,793 Minsk D 1861 1,920,793 Minsk D 1861 1,920,794 Minsk M 1857 1,920,794 Minsk School 1906-1916 1,920,793 Minsk V 1840 1,920,793 Mogilev B 1837-1838 1,920,796 Mogilev B 1854/1883 1,920,796 Mogilev B 1864/1893 1,920,800 Mogilev B 1870/1875 1,920,797 Mogilev B 1872-1875 1,920,798 Mogilev B 1876-1880 1,920,798 Mogilev B 1879-1880 1,920,799 Mogilev B 1881-1882 1,920,799 Mogilev B 1883-1886 1,920,800 Mogilev B 1887-1889 1,920,800 Mogilev B 1887-1889 1,920,801 Mogilev D 1853/1857 1,920,796 Mogilev D 1870-1874 1,920,797 Mogilev D 1875-1878 1,920,798 Mogilev D 1879-1882 1,920,799 Mogilev D 1883-1886 1,920,799 Mogilev D 1883-1886 1,920,800 Mogilev D 1887-1890 1,920,802 Mogilev D 1891-1894 1,920,802 Mogilev M 1857/1879 1,920,796 Mogilev M 1880-1892 1,920,801 Mogilev M 1880-1892 1,920,802 Mogilev V 1877/1890 1,920,796 Ostroshitskij G. B 1905 1,920,795 Ostroshitskij G. D 1872-1917 1,794,308 Ostroshitskij G. D 1872-1917 1,794,309 Pinsk B 1882, 1922-1929 1,794,309 Pinsk B 1924-1926 1,794,310 Pinsk D 1930-1939 1,794,310 Rakov B 1869 1,920,794 Rakov B 1877/1889 1,920,793 Rakov B 1897/1917 1,920,795 Rakov D 1860/1864 1,920,792 Rakov D 1903 1,920,795 Rakov M 1908 1,920,795 Rubezhevichi B 1904/1912 1,920,795 Rubezhevichi D 1861, 1864 1,920,792 Rubezhevichi M 1860 1,920,792 Rubezhevichi Taxes 1839 1,920,793 Samokhvalovichi B 1865 1,920,792 Samokhvalovichi D 1859 1,920,794 Samokhvalovichi D 1860, 1864-1865 1,920,792 Senno B 1861-1864 1,920,795 Stolin B 1911 1,794,309 Stolptsy B 1860 1,920,792 Stolptsy D 1860-1864 1,920,792 Zaslavl' D 1856-1857 1,920,794 Zembin M 1905 1,794,309 B = Births, M = Marriages, D = Deaths, V = Divorces. There may appear to be many overlapping dates on different films, but this is misleading. The description of each film's contents has been simplified for this list. Most of the films include records for scattered years -- the births, deaths and marriages for similar ranges of years may appear on different films. (For example, film 1 may have births from 1860, marriages from 1870 to 1880, and deaths from 1865 to 1890. Film 2 may have births from 1865 to 1880, marriages from 1881 to 1890, and deaths from 1860. Each film would get the simplified description of BMD 1860/1890, even though the records are different.) This leads to some of the descriptions of consecutive films appearing as if they contain duplicate records, when they do not. For full details about the contents of a film, see its entry in the FHLC, Locality section, under the heading: "BELARUS, [Town] - JEWISH RECORDS". -------------------- Update Feb 1996: In addition to the 16 reels of vital records above, the LDS have also microfilmed nine reels of "Revizkie Skazki" (Revision Lists) in Minsk. These are census records which were created for taxation purposes, by the Minsk gubernia Financial Office. - Pinsk district (now part of Brest oblast): 1850 #1,792,212-213 - Slutsk district (now part of Minsk oblast): 1863-1865 #1,792,205-206 1874 #1,792,209-210 - Borisov district (now parts of Minsk and Vitebsk oblasts): 1834 #1,792,208-209 1874 #1,792,206-208 - Minsk district (now part of Minsk oblast): 1857-1858 #1,792,209-211 -------------------- Update Nov 1996: There are now an additional 126 microfilms of Revision Lists (Poll Tax lists) from Belarus, microfilmed at the Historical Archive of Minsk. These cover the 5th, 6th, and 7th revisions of 1795, 1811 and 1816, respectively. They cover the towns of: Bobruisk 1795, 1806, 1816 Borisov 1795, 1806, 1816 Davidgorod 1795 Dokshitsy 1795 Igumen 1795, 1811, 1816, 1842 Koidanova 1811 Minsk 1795, 1811, 1816 Mozyr 1795, 1811, 1816 Nesvizh 1795 Novogrudok 1795, 1806, 1811, 1816 Pinsk 1795, 1811, 1816 Postavy 1795 Rechitsa 1816 Slutsk 1795, 1811, 1816 Velejka 1795 These records are from Fond (record group) 333, series 9. Over half of these microfilms are of the revision of 1795, before the period where Jews had surnames. For microfilm ordering numbers, see "Avotaynu" XII:1 (Spring 1996) page 9. They are also listed on-line at < http://feefhs.org/mf/by/by-polt1.html > For detailed information, always consult the latest edition of the Family History Library Catalog (FHLC), Locality section, available on microfiche or CD-ROM at your local LDS Family History Center, as well as online at < http://www.familysearch.org >. Note that the online FHLC is usually many months out-of-date. -------------------- Update June 2002: From Dave Fox, Belarus SIG: I am happy to report that the filming of Jewish vital records in the National Historic Archive of Belarus in Grodno has begun, and that the first group of microfilms are available, but are not yet in the FHL catalog. However, you can still order the microfilms into your local Family History Center by using the microfilm numbers below. Rozhanka F. 33, o. 1 / inventory / 2329354 item 4 F. 33, o. 1, d. 2 / divorce 1898 / 2329354 item 5 F. 33, o. 1, d. 5 / death 1897 / 2329354 item 6 F. 33, o. 1, d. 6 / death 1898 / 2329354 item 7 F. 33, o. 1, d. 7 / death 1899 / 2329355 item 1 F. 33, o. 1, d. 8 / death 1900 / 2329355 item 2 F. 33, o. 1, d. 9 / marriage 1897 / 2329355 item 3 F. 33, o. 1, d. 10 / marriages 1898 / 2329355 item 4 Radun F. 56, o. 1 / inventory / 2929355 item 5 F. 56, o. 1, d. 1 / death 1897 / 2329355 item 6 F. 56, o. 1, d. 2 / death 1898 / 2329355 item 7 F. 56, o. 1, d. 3 / death 1899 / 2329355 item 8 F. 56, o. 1, d. 4 / death 1900 / 2329355 item 9 F. 56, o. 1, d. 5 / divorce 1897 / 2329355 item 10 F. 56, o. 1, d. 9 / marriage 1900 / 2329355 item 11 Zheludok F. 79, o. 1 / inventory / 2329355 item 12 F. 79, o. 1, d. 1 / marriage 1897 / 2329355 item 13 F. 79, o. 1, d. 2 / marriage 1898 / 2329355 item 14 F. 79, o. 1, d. 3 / marriage 1899 / 2329355 item 15 F. 79, o. 1, d. 4 / marriage 1900 / 2329355 item 16 F. 79, o. 1, d. 9 / death 1897 / 2329355 item 17 F. 79, o. 1, d. 10 / death 1898 / 2329355 item 18 ?? F. 79, o. 1, d. 11 / death 1899 / 2329355 item 19 Orlian F. 271, o. 1 / inventory / 2329355 item 20 F. 271, o. 1, d. 1 / death 1897 / 2329355 item 21 F. 271, o. 1, d. 2 / death 1898 / 2329355 item 22 F. 271, o. 1, d. 3 / death 1899 / 2329355 item 23 F. 271, o. 1, d. 4 / death 1900 / 2329355 item 24 F. 271, o. 1, d. 6 / marriage 1900 / 2329355 item 25 Vasilishki F. 272, o. 1 / inventory / 2329355 item 26 F. 272, o. 1, d. 3 / death 1897 / 2329355 item 27 F. 272, o. 1, d. 4 / death 1898 / 2329355 item 28 F. 272, o. 1, d. 5 / death 1899 / 2329355 item 29 Voronovo F. 286, o. 1 / inventory / 2329355 item 30 F. 286, o. 1, d. 1 / marriage 1897 / 2329355 item 31 F. 286, o. 1, d. 2 / marriage 1898 / 2329355 item 32 F. 286, o. 1, d. 3 / marriage 1899 / 2329355 item 33 F. 286, o. 1, d. 4 / marriage 1900 / 2329355 item 34 F. 286, o. 1, d. 5 / death 1897 / 2329355 item 35 F. 286, o. 1, d. 6 / death 1898 / 2329355 item 36 F. 286, o. 1, d. 7 / death 1899 / 2329355 item 37 F. 286, o. 1, d. 8 / death 1900 / 2329355 item 38 F. 286, o. 1, d. 11 / divorce 1899 / 2329355 item 39 Ostrino F. 290, o. 1 / inventory / 2329355 item 40 F. 290, o. 1, d. 1 / marriage 1897 / 2329355 item 41 F. 290, o. 1, d. 2 / marriage 1898 / 2329355 item 42 F. 290, o. 1, d. 3 / marriage 1899 / 2329355 item 43 F. 290, o. 1, d. 4 / marriage 1900 / 2329355 item 44 F. 290, o. 1, d. 7 / divorce 1899 / 2329356 item 1 F. 290, o. 1, d. 9 / death 1897 / 2329356 item 2 F. 290, o. 1, d. 10 / death 1898 / 2329356 item 3 F. 290, o. 1, d. 11 / death 1899 / 2329356 item 4 F. 290, o. 1, d. 12 / death 1900 / 2329356 item 5 Velitsy F. 292, o. 1 / inventory / 2329356 item 6 F. 292, o. 1, d. 1 / marriage 1897 / 2329356 item 7 F. 292, o. 1, d. 2 / marriage 1898 / 2329356 item 8 F. 292, o. 1, d. 3 / marriage 1899 / 2329356 item 9 F. 292, o. 1, d. 4 / marriage 1900 / 2329356 item 10 F. 292, o. 1, d. 5 / divorce 1898 / 2329356 item 11 F. 292, o. 1, d. 6 / death 1897 / 2329356 item 12 F. 292, o. 1, d. 7 / death 1898 / 2329356 item 13 F. 292, o. 1, d. 8 / death 1899 / 2329356 item 14 All eight of these towns were in the Lida district of former Vilna gubernia. ----------------- [16Jun2002wb] Copyright 1999, 2002 JewishGen Inc. http://www.jewishgen.org +----------------------------------------------------------------------+