Ukraine Genealogy

Europe Ukraine Guide to Ukraine ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. Ukrainian and Russian are the official languages.

Jurisdictions
Ukraine has 24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic* (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status**

More Ukraine Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Ukraine.
 * Ukraine Beginning Research
 * Guide to reading Old Church Slavonic
 * Discovery of 18th Century Family Farm Opens Door to Families Mark in Cultural History
 * Obtaining Civil Documents in Ukraine
 * Research Outline for Ukraine by BYU
 * Help Reading Catholic Vital Records of Galicia/Halychyna
 * [[Image:German Gothic Handwriting Guide.pdf]]
 * Jewish Genealogy
 * Germans from Russia

More Ukraine Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Ukraine.
 * Websites
 * Hamburg Passenger Lists

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map