Grodno Archives Holdings of Interest to Lida District Researchers

Grodno Genealogy Group, Inc. has been told the following:

"The following records are known to exist: records of synagogues from the Jewish communities of Belitsa, Ostryno, Radunska, Rozhany, Schuchin, Vasilishki, Voronovo and Zheludok; four files of revision lists for the years 1834, 1863 and 1884; lists of draftees for the years 1855-74; 2,498 files of local court records for the years 1831-80; Lida treasury records for the years 1890-1918."

"Lida Records at Grodno Archive:
Following are materials relevant for Jewish genealogical research; the abbreviations are b: birth records, m: marriage records, v: divorce records and d: death records. From the collection of registry books of the Jewish religious communities of Lida district, we find:
· RG 292 Belitsy synagogue, 8 files (m: 1897-1900; v: 1898, d:1897-89)
· RG 290 Ostryno synagogue, 12 files (m: 1897-1900; v: 1897-1900; d: 1897-1900)
· RG 56 Radun synagogue, 9 files (m: 1900, v: 1897-1900, d: 1897-1900)
· RG 33 Rozhanka synagogue, 10 files (m: 1897-98; v: 1897-1900; d: 1897-1900)
· RG 255 Schuchin synagogue, 3 files (v: 1897-99)
· RG 272 Vasilishki synagogue, 5 files (v: 1897-09; d: 1897-99)
· RG 286 Voronovo synagogue, 12 files (m: 1897-1900; v: 1897-1900; d: 1897-1900)
· RG 79 Zheludok synagogue, 11 files (m: 1897-1900; v: 1897-1900; d: 1897-99)
Each registry book comprises 20-70 pages of records handwritten in Russian on pre-printed forms. The signatures are in Russian and Hebrew, and the handwriting sometimes is difficult to read.
Jewish records from Lida district include district revision lists for the years 1834, 1863 and 1884 held in RG 24, opis 7, files #416 through 419. RG 508, “Lida district treasury, 1890-1918” holds lists of creditors to the State Treasury, 1904-15; lists of depositors to the saving bank, 1914-16; and lists of payers of Lida town residents' tax, 1915. All may be sources of Jewish genealogical information."
24 Fond: Inventory 7 544 chronicles 1795-1899 Grodno Guberniya
416 Conscription skazki (lists)of tenants in Lida uezd 1834 Lida uezd
24 Fond: Inventory 7 544 chronicles 1795-1899 Grodno Guberniya
417 Conscription skazki (lists)of tenants in Lida uezd 1834 Lida uezd
24 Fond: Inventory 7 544 chronicles 1795-1899 Grodno Guberniya
418 Conscription skazki (lists)of tenants in Lida uezd 1863 Lida uezd
24 Fond: Inventory 7 544 chronicles 1795-1899 Grodno Guberniya
419 Conscription skazki (lists)of tenants in Lida uezd 1884 Lida uezd
1548 Fond 1844-1874 Vilna Guberniya Inv. 2
present for conscription in Lida yezd 21 Lida uyezd"

NOWY DWOR:
Grodno State Historical Archives: NIAB (Gr)
Fond 2. (Grodno gubernskoye Board) Opis 1 (1802-1805) p. 55:
Complaint of residents of the shtetl Novvj Dvor about the seizure of their land by Pomestchik (landlord) ANDRUSHKEVICH I. 1802-1809 265 (MCF)

LIDA
Fond 2, Opis 2 (1806-1815)
#12, on the petition of the mestchanin Volf Aronovich about registering him as one of the mestchans of Lida 1809-1810

Fond 2, Opis 2 (1806-1815), Dyelo 699:
The Documentation on Board Elections of Kahals of Grodno Provice for 1837-41
Settlement/kahal District   Pages
Lida    Lida   12-14; 381-381ds
Novy Dvor    Lida 399-399ds
Ostryna   Lida 402-403
Radun     Lida   414-417
Shchuchin    Lida 400-401ds
Vasilishki   Lida 419-422
Voronovo    Lida    382-382ds

explanation of Fond 2, Opis 3, Dyelo 699:

These records typically document the Russian election procedure for Jewish officials. Each kahal had the right of religious, and some sort of economical, self rule.
In the documents may exist:
1. The lists of elected persons (for each kahal);
2. The official papers of every Jewish official who was to sign after election (for the majority of kahals);
3. The list of voters (for many kahals);
4. The details about economic status of the elected person (for some kahals);
5. The ages of elected persons (for some kahals);
6. The list of candidates and the results of voting (for some kahals).

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