Archival resourCes

Which Archives has Which Records

Bialystok District under Poland and Wolkavysk Grodno District under Russia

subsumed under Bialystok District by the Germans.

Archives in Grodno

Grodno National Historical Archives of Belarus in Grodno
2 Tizengauza Square
Grodno 230023, Republic of Belarus
Tel: 375-0152/44-94-66 or 47-28-56

Holdings

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Census: National Historical Archives of Belarus in Grodno 1811 Fond24/Opus7Delo/336

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Voter Lists: National Historical archives of Belarus in Grodno 1823; 1827-1838 Fond2 /Opus3 / Delo520; 699

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Kahal/Jewish Community: Archives National Historical Archives of Belarus in Grodno

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1881 (TAX ON KOSHER MEAT) Fond/Opis/Delo: 2/32/289

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Svislock Volkovysk Grodno Belarus Fond 100-Opis 1-Dyelo (file) 169 Grodno (NHAB)

Census list of Jewish residents in Svislock 1897

Archives in Warsaw

Jewish Historical Institute
ul. Tlomackie 3/5
Warszawa 00-090 Poland
Tel: 48/22/827-9221; Fax: 48/22/827-8372
e-mail: http://www.jewishinstitute.org.pl

Holdings

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Immigration Jewish Historical Institute: 1929-1939 (POLISH ALIJAH PASSPORTS TO PALESTINE) Fond/Opis/Delo : 115
 

Archives in Grodno


Grodno Oblast Archives
84 Dzerzhinsk Street
Grodno 230005, Republic of Belarus
Tel/Fax: 375/0152/72-24-43 and 47-04-92
Holdings

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Holocaust Grodno Oblast Archives (Grodno2) 1944 (LIST OF JEWS KILLED) Fond/Opis/Delo: 1163

National Historic Archive of Belarus

 

bulletEvery year about 140 persons submit requests for research of their genealogy to the National Historic Archive of Belarus. Among the clients of the Archive are both Belarusians and citizens of other countries. The average cost of such requests ranges from US $ 200 to $ 500.
bulletThe National Historic Archive also processes about a thousand requests for copies of birth, death and marriage certificates. 
bulletToday the Archive has 1.3 mln. documents in its possession with the oldest one dated back to the 14th century. The latest documents are from the year 1917 and the items after this year are stored in regional archives of Belarus.
bulletAdditional information on the National Historic Archive can be found on the web-site of the Embassy at http://www.belarusembassy.org/refer/ntl_archv.htm.
 

England

LIVERPOOL :
     Liverpool Jewish Archives are at the Main Liverpool Central Library Records Office. The Jewish archives go back to 1780. In these archives are booklets and listings of almost all of the Jewish cemeteries and who was buried there. They typically detail date of burial, name, address of person at death, age and plot number. The problem is that almost all of it is in written form and in English and/or Yiddish. Although almost entirely in English, it is handwritten in script form. One has to look at the details very carefully to get spellings correctly. One of the problems is that these documents (and there are many), which cover almost all of the Jewish cemeteries from early 18th century to current date are not allowed to be taken from the Library archives. They can only be viewed on location and only with special permission and only via appointment. >
     If you find something of interest in which you want to view, you must obtain permission to view them. In order to do this one must write to the Chief Rabbi, explaining whom you are and why you need to view the records. If he agrees, you get a letter giving you the permission. You then go back to the LRO and present your letter with a form telling them the indexed item you want to view. They retrieve it usually very quickly, within half an hour. The records are for reference only and you cannot remove or photocopy them. You can however take photographs of them. I will be starting a searchable website some time next year. The web site will be called "Liverpool Jewish Archives" and will contain a search screen allowing searches of all the registers. Source: Berny Goodheart e-mail: Berny.Goodheart@compaq.com . I have also collected digital photos of gravestones from the following:
bulletBroadgreen Jewish Cemetery : (not indexed 1999) Tel. 0151 709 3431
bulletDeane Road Cemetery (closed) tel. 0151 709 3431
bulletEdge Lane Drive Cemetery: Edge Lane Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L13 5SD. Tel: 0151 2283127
bulletGreenbank Drive :
bulletLowerhouse Road Jewish Cemetery : Tel 0151 733 2297
bulletPrincess Rd Congregation Cemetery at Shiel Rd. (not indexed 1999)
bulletRice Lane Cemetery : closed) tel. 0151 733 2292
bulletSpringwood Cemetery : tel. 0151 733 5871

 

Society of Genealogists

 


M.B. Hickey (MIss)
Research Assistant
Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, London EC1M 7BA
Tel: + 44 020 7251 8799 fax: +44 020 7250 1800
visit our web site on www.sog.org.uk
Contact the Research Assistant

http://www.sog.org.uk/contact.html

 

Albert Montefiore Hyamson Papers

Contains the surname SWIFT

According to the libraian a search can be made & copy of any entry for SWIFT can be sent to you on receipt of the library search/copy fee of £11.00 (£8.80 for members quoting their membership number).  Payment can be made in sterling or by VISA/MASTERCARD.

Please enclose a postal address where the results may be sent. You
will also be asked to complete and return a copyright declaration
form which will be enclosed with the results.

Svisloch Information can be found in the following Libraries, Archives and Organizations according to WWWW

 

Chamber of the Holocaust, Mount Zion, Jerusalem. Israel

A Guide to Yivo's Landmanshaften Archives, NY 1986.

Yad Vashem Part I, vol III 1975.

Yad Vashem Part 3, vol V 1979.

 

Church of Latter Day Saints Family History Library

Jri/Poland has a searchable database of these film numbers.

 

Suggestions for search. Use Daitch-Mokotoff system first and then refine the search by using a single spelling for names you are interested in. See the Timeline on this site for time period when Svisloch was part of Poland, part of Prussia and part of Russia. This influences the District, the Province and the Gubernia when searching for records.

Samples "SHVIFF" (Daitch-Mokotoff) from the JRI-Poland database

 

Town: Bialystok PSA BM1888-99
Gubernia: Grodno / Province: Bialystok
(records in Fond 264 in Bialystok Archive)
Located at 53°08’ 23°09’
Last updated August 2001
 

Surname Givenname Year Type Akt Father Mother Remarks
SZWIF Moisej Gersz Lejbowicz 1888 B 351      
SZWIF Lew Mowszowicz 1889 B 4      
SZWIF Samuil Lejbowicz 1893 B 42      
SZWIF Abram 1894 B 108 Mowsza Ajzykowicz    
SZWIF Leia Szaowna Joselowna 1898 B 12      
SZWIF Chaja Sora Ajzykowna 1890 M 112      
ROSZKIN Sroel Eliow Chaimowicz 1890 M 112      
SZWIF Gitlja Ickowna 1893 M 13      
KULIK Jankel Szewelewicz 1893 M 13      
SZWIF Chana Ajzykowna 1893 M 132      
KWATER Elija Sarewicz 1893 M 132      
SZWIF Fanni 1899 B 37 Mowsza    

Town: Bialystok Births 1877-79,82 Marriages 1879-82 Deaths 1871-73,79-82
Gubernia: Grodno / Province: Bialystok
Located at 53°08’ 23°09’
Last updated December 2001
 

Surname Givenname Year Type Akt Father Fathersurn Mother Motherfath Mothersurn Film Comments
SZWIF Dina Rochla 1880 M 53 Ajzyk         1191364  
MINES Michel 1880 M 53 Szmuel         1191364  
SZWIF Girsz Lejb 1882 M 101 Icko         1618509  
BACHRACH Jacha Brajna 1882 M 101 Jankiel         1618509  
SZWIF Fruma 1881 D 362F Elio         1618509  
SZWIF Etel 1882 D 137F Ajzyk         1618509

Town: Bialystok D1874,76,77,84-86 V1884-86 M1866-78,83-86 B1871,2,4,5,83,4,6
Gubernia: Grodno / Province: Bialystok
Located at 53°08’ 23°09’
Last updated August 2001
 

Surname Givenname Year Type Akt Father Mother Film Comments
SZWIF Fejgla 1876 D 33F Ajzyk   1191936  
SZWIF Mowsza Wolf 1883 M 31 Josel   1618510  
HALPERN Fejga Bejla 1883 M 31 Mine   1618510  

Town: Bialystok 1912 Voter List
Gubernia: Grodno / Province: Bialystok
Located at 53°08’ 23°09’
Last updated May 1998
 

Surname Givenname Year Type Ref Fathername
SHVIF Hirsh 1912 V BIAa5512 Itsko
SHVIF Hirsh 1912 V BIAa5513 Yossel
CHUBOV Partheni 1912 V BIAa5417 Ivan
SHVIF Shaya-Yosel 1912 V BIAb1156 Hersh

 

 

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