Basic 4: Explore the new Belarus SIG Web Site

The Belarus SIG was established in 1998 to promote Jewish genealogical research in Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev and Vitebsk Gubernias as well as the Lida and Vileika uyzeds (districts) of Vilna Gubernia.

The website offers access to primary and secondary records to help you find your ancestors, search for records, and to learn more about your town.

This course includes:

• The Geography of Belarus and where to find your Shtetl
• How to search for your ancestors on the JewishGen and Belarus Websites
• How the Belarus SIG is organized to help you find records for your ancestors
• What are the records available for your Town and District
• How to join a Belarus Research Project
• A timeline and Description of the Geographical Administrative Divisions of Belarus
• A history of Jewish Belarus
• How to use secondary sources when records are not available

Course temporarily closed while the course notes are updated.

For questions, please email the instructor by clicking here: Nancy Holden.