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Estonia and Latvia Research
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Classes available only to conference attendees in Salt Lake City
What's Different? Navigating Metrical Books from a Variety of Religions
Metrical books are one of the most powerful tools in genealogical research in the former Russian Empire. These records are relatively standardized in their contents, but some variation can be found between the different religious groups of the time. Come prepared to learn about what makes the records of Orthodox, Jews, Catholics, and Lutherans unique while also coming to recognize the consistencies you can rely on across this record type.
Online Tools for Russian Empire Research
Learn about online tools to help you in research in the countries of the former Russian Empire, including handwriting helps, dictionaries, gazetteers, maps, and other resources.
Revision Lists [Full title TBD]
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1897 Census [Full title TBD]
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Introduction to Russian Empire Records [Full title TBD]
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Research in Ukraine
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Research in Belarus
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