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Websites for Tobolsk Genealogy
Archive of the city of Tobolsk in the Tyumen region "To help a genealogist" - an index of documents containing genealogical and biographical information stored in the Tobolsk State Archives.

This archival inventory contains information about types of documents held in the Tyumen archive and lists the fond, opis, and delo (archival call numbers) of records for specific locations.

http://www.okorneva.ru/arhiv-g-tobolska-v-tyumenskoy-oblasti/

The forum at VGD can be a great place to ask questions and read through previous posts to learn more about research in Tobolsk gubernia. The following pages on VGD may be of use to you:

Fonds of the Tyumen Archive: lists of records at the Tyumen archive. May be of use to you while you are trying to locate records for your location in the archive.

https://forum.vgd.ru/499/32080/0.htm

Be sure to look for a page for the uyezd, volost, okrug, town, etc. that your ancestor lived in. Area specific pages can be a treasure trove of information and can be a good way to connect with researchers researching in your area - some of which could be potential cousins!

Introduction
One of the predominant faiths in the Vilna Gubernia was that of Roman Catholic, although there were also groups of Evangelical Lutherans and Reformed Protestants, Russian Orthodox, Jews, and Old Believer Orthodox. These churches acted as both religious and civil agents in recording vital events. Transcripts of metrical (church) records were sent to the ecclesiastical court or provincial administration, and Jewish records were filed with the local town council. Years of record coverage vary depending upon religion and location. See below for some general guidelines:


 * Roman Catholic records began as early as 1613, with transcripts beginning in 1826
 * Russian Orthodox records began in 1722
 * Greek Catholic records began in 1796
 * Evangelicals/Protestant records began as early as 1641 with transcripts beginning in 1833
 * Jews were required to keep records beginning in 1835. Prior to this point, you may find them recorded in the church books of other religious denominations. For more information about Jewish records see Vilna Religious Records.
 * Old Believers records began in 1874

Metrical records may be stored in the State Historical Archive in Vilnius or the Central State Historical Archives of Belarus (Minsk or Grodno branches). Some of these records are available online as digital images or indexed records. Others may only be accessible via an archive. Find your ancestor's religion below to learn more about how to find metrical records.

Go through all the links here:

https://gen.wooyd.org/lt_sources/

http://istorija.datana.lt/

General
Geneteka - use the Lithuania and Belarus options

Epaveldas

Metrikai.lt

General Jewish:

https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/revision-lists-and-other-census-lists Revision List article

https://www.litvaksig.org/vitalrecords/ Vital records article ALD has indexed more than 650,00 out of an estimated 800,000 existing records. Inventory of available records for each shtetl can be found on the Litvak Members website (must make a donation to see)

https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/tax-lists taxes!

https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/voters-lists voter lists

https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/citizenship-and-passport-lists internal passports

https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/holocaust-lists Holocaust

Lida Uyezd
Church

RC Catholic church books at uyezd level: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2325345?availability=Family%20History%20Library from Lithuanian archives.

Also some at the parish level from Lithuanian and Grodno archives.

Looks like records seem to be in Grodno.....

http://old.archives.gov.by/index.php?id=704376 Orthodox Churches

http://niab.grodno.by/science/ - includes the mosques.

https://pomnirod.ru/materialy-k-statyam/administrativno-territorialnoe-delenie-rossijskoj-imperii/gubernii-rossii/vilenskaya-guberniya/metricheskie-knigi/%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85-%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE-%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8.html

Revision

Jewish? https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1007489?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Jewish

https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lida-district/

https://www.litvaksig.org/research/district-research/lida-district-research-group

Historical photograph

The Lida District Research Group (DRG) of LitvakSIG has obtained and translated all known available vital records for the twelve shtetls in the district of Vilna - more than 100,000 individuals records! Lida uyezd records can be searched using the All-Lithuania Database, or the the JewishGen Lithuania Collection.

There are also surname lists available for the Lida uyezd. These surnames lists were compiled along with translations of vital records done by the Lida group. You can use these surnames lists to see if your surname appears in a particular shtetl, and find possible spelling variations for your surname. Access the surname lists here.

Lida City and uyezd 1858 revision list, FHL 1224574, item 3. https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1007489?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Holocaust: https://www.yadvashem.org/untoldstories/database/index.asp?cid=1202

https://www.lidaholocaustfoundation.org/

http://www.museumoffamilyhistory.com/ce/ghetto/lida.htm

1784 Revision List: https://www.litvaksig.org/research/grand-duchy-of-lithuania-gdl/gdl-transcriptions

Ошмянский уезд
Church

Some at parish level on FS from Lithuanian and Grodno archives.

http://archives.gov.by/home/genealogiya/metricheskie-knigi/metricheskie-knigi-pravoslavnyh-i-uniatskih-greko-katolicheskih-czerkvej/metricheskie-knigi-pravoslavnyh-czerkvej-oshmyanskogo-uezda-vilenskoj-gubernii https://niab.by/newsite/ru/newpostupl/goshr17

http://niab.grodno.by/science/

https://pomnirod.ru/materialy-k-statyam/administrativno-territorialnoe-delenie-rossijskoj-imperii/gubernii-rossii/vilenskaya-guberniya/metricheskie-knigi/%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85-%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9-%D0%BE%D1%88%D0%BC%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE-%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8.html

Revision

Jewish? https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1007489?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Jewish and peasants for the city and the uyezd, online digital images: http://documentarium.online/revizskie-skazki-po-oshmjanskomu-uezdu/

Jewish

Oshmiany District Research Group (DRG) check JRI-Poland because it was in Poland between wars, so JRI-Poland has projects for obtaining Oshmiany District records from Polish archives. They have 18,000 individual records. https://www.litvaksig.org/research/district-research/oshmiany-district-research-group

Historical Photos: http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/oshmany/oshmany.html

Revision lists: Online images: http://documentarium.online/revizskie-skazki-po-oshmjanskomu-uezdu/

1784 Revision list: https://www.litvaksig.org/research/grand-duchy-of-lithuania-gdl/gdl-transcriptions

Свенцянский уезд
Church

Some at parish level on FS from Lithuanian and Grodno archives.

https://niab.by/newsite/ru/newpostupl/goshr16

http://archives.gov.by/home/genealogiya/metricheskie-knigi/metricheskie-knigi-katolicheskih-kostelov/metricheskie-knigi-katolicheskih-kostelov-svenczyanskogo-uezda-vilenskoj-gubernii

http://archives.gov.by/home/genealogiya/metricheskie-knigi/metricheskie-knigi-pravoslavnyh-i-uniatskih-greko-katolicheskih-czerkvej/metricheskie-knigi-pravoslavnyh-czerkvej-svenczyanskogo-uezda-vilenskoj-gubernii

https://pomnirod.ru/materialy-k-statyam/administrativno-territorialnoe-delenie-rossijskoj-imperii/gubernii-rossii/vilenskaya-guberniya/metricheskie-knigi/%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%BA%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B8-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85-%D1%86%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9-%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE-%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8.html

Revision

Jewish

Svencionys District Research Group of LitvakSIG. Surname frequency lists in vital records and revision lists: https://www.litvaksig.org/research/district-research/svencionys-district-research-group

1784 Revision List: https://www.litvaksig.org/research/grand-duchy-of-lithuania-gdl/gdl-transcriptions

Троский уезд
Church

https://xn--90anbaj9ad0j.xn--80asehdb/documents/15-08-25-15-47-12-spisok-arhivnyh-istochnikov-po-istorii-d-vilenka/

Some on FS from Lithuanian archives at the parish level.

Revision

Jewish

Trakai District Research Group (DRG) have over 52,000 individual records. Every shtetl for which there is available data is represented, but project is still ongoing.

Holocaust: https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/online-journal/genocide-of-the-jews-in-the-trakai-region-of-lithuania-the

1784 Revision list: https://www.litvaksig.org/research/grand-duchy-of-lithuania-gdl/gdl-transcriptions

Вилейский уезд
Church

http://vilejski-uezd.by/

http://archives.gov.by/home/genealogiya/metricheskie-knigi/metricheskie-knigi-katolicheskih-kostelov/metricheskie-knigi-katolicheskih-kostelov-vilejskogo-uezda-vilenskoj-gubernii

http://old.archives.gov.by/index.php?id=98144

https://niab.by/newsite/ru/newpostupl/goshr17

Some church records on FS at uyezd level (Orthodox) https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/822935?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Also some at parish level from Grodno archives, and Lithuanian archives

Revision

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/767311?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Jewish

Виленский уезд
Church

http://metrics.tilda.ws/belarus

Looks like there are uyezd records on FS: RC - https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1548059?availability=Family%20History%20Library and GC - https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1109218?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Also some on parish level from Lithuanian archive.

Other 1915 Vsia Vilna Directory

Revision

Jewish

Vilnius District Research Group (DRG) 85,000 individual records.

City of Vilnius District Internal Passports ($) - All Internal Passports for the city of Vilnius were translated as of August 2016. There are approximately 40,000 internal passport files for Vilnius. In order to access internal passport indexes for the city of Vilnius, you must make a donation. See this page for more information.

Vilnius Household Registers are available between 1919-1940. During this time period, Vilnius was under the control of Poland and they brought with them their system of residential registration. Over 13,000 household registers still survive. The project to index Jewish information from these records in underway. Check this page for updates on the project.

1784 Revision List https://www.litvaksig.org/research/grand-duchy-of-lithuania-gdl/gdl-transcriptions

Дисненский уезд
Church

Looks like there are records on the parish level in that uyezd on FamilySearch. They came from the Grodno archive.

http://archives.gov.by/home/genealogiya/metricheskie-knigi/metricheskie-knigi-pravoslavnyh-i-uniatskih-greko-katolicheskih-czerkvej/metricheskie-knigi-pravoslavnyh-czerkvej-disnenskogo-uezda-minskoj-s-1845-vilenskoj-gubernii

http://archives.gov.by/home/genealogiya/metricheskie-knigi/metricheskie-knigi-katolicheskih-kostelov/metricheskie-knigi-katolicheskih-kostelov-disnenskogo-uezda-vilenskoj-gubernii

Revision

https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/767311?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Jewish? https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1007489?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Jewish

Jewish and Religious records
https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/lithuania/lithuaniaregions.htm

Lida: https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lida-district/townlife.html and https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/lida-district/what-rec.htm

https://www.litvaksig.org/

https://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/index.html

Internal Passports to the city of Vilnius.

Islamic records: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1397670?availability=Family%20History%20Library

Lithuanian archives - which uyezds are there
https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/about-our-records/

Archives:

Lithuanian State Historical Archives https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/lithuanian-state-historical-archives

https://www.rtrfoundation.org/archps6.shtml overview


 * pre-1940 vital records, some revision and family lists - all of the Jewish vital records were filmed by FamilySearch except for vital records transferred from the Lithuanian Central Civil Metrical Archives in January 2002. Most of those records are from 1922-1939, but some are as early as 1881. See an index of vital records in the archive on the Litvak Members site.
 * Contains records for Disna, Lida, Oshmiany, and Vileika uyezds that are now in Belarus.

Lithuanian Central Civil Metrical Archives https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/lithuanian-central-civil-metrical-archives


 * post 1940 vital records. 15 euros for a transcript of each record.

Lithuanian Central State Archives https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/lithuanian-central-state-archives

https://www.rtrfoundation.org/archps6.shtml


 * holds school records, internal passport applications, prison records, 191-1940 records, Lithuanian Archive of Image and Sound Vilnius District - there are photographs of 1,222 Jewish Russian Army conscripts from 1900-1914

Lithuanian Special Archives: KGB records, records from 1944-1990, genocide of the Lithuanian people.

Kaunas Regional State Archives https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/kaunas-regional-state-archives

https://www.rtrfoundation.org/archps6.shtml


 * pre-1915 records for former Kaunas gubernia uyezdi Kaunas, Raseiniai, Telsiai, Siauliai, Panevezys, Ukmerge, Zarasai.
 * Revision/family lists, court records, Internal passport records for Kaunas city, district and Jonava? Does not have any records for Vilnius or Suwalki.

Memel (Klaipeda) Archive https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/memel-klaipeda-archive no info there, need to do some digging.

Panevezys Archives https://www.litvaksig.org/information-and-tools/archives-and-repositories/panevezys-archives


 * post WWII records - property and tax records for Panevzys and surrounding area

Europeana - 19th-20th centuries

 * Europeana contains nearly 30,000 Estonian newspaper records from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (the site also contains newspaper records from various European archives). The digital copies were scanned from originals at the National Library of Estonia. The newspapers are not indexed, but you can search for newspapers from a specific time period.

DIAGR Estonian Articles

 * DIAGR Estonian Articles provides access to several thousand newspapers, journals, and serials. In addition to Estonian, many of the digital newspapers available here are written in German and Russian. The collection also includes Estonian American newspapers.


 * SAAGA - free, online records (need to make an account but it's free) - contains newspapers from 16th to 20th century
 * Online Newspapers - extensive list of free digitized newspapers mainly covering 1888-1946

Use the new Holocaust Lists Database at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots to determine the location of Holocaust documents such as victim and survivor lists, survival testimonials and more. Holocaust Collections included in this database are from select towns in Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine.

Database entries include information about archive the records are stored in and the archival file number. This information will help you locate the original record in the archive.

To determine what holocaust lists may survive, simply search the database by town. Click on an entry to view additional information about the record and its location. After you have determined that Holocaust documents for your town are available, consider searching your surname in the Surname Database. Miriam Weiner has digitized many Holocaust lists and they are accessible through the Surname Database. Keep in mind that this is an ongoing project, so check back often for new information and updates.