Genealogy Guide: Belarus

National Historical Archives of Belarus in Minsk
Address: ul. Kropotkina 55
Minsk, 220002 Belarus
Phone: +375 (17) 334 00 80, +375 (17) 286 76 92
E-mail:  niab@niab.by
Website: http://niab.by/newsite/en
Genealogy services: https://niab.by/newsite/en/our-services (includes instructions for obtaining copies of vital records)

The National Historical Archives of Belarus in Minsk is the main source of Belarusian genealogical records for the 16^th – early 20^th centuries. This repository contains pre-1920 vital records (birth, marriage, and death), revision lists (registers of individuals for taxation and military service), lists of citizens residing in villages, property records, community institution records, and synagogue records.  Genealogical records held in the Minsk Archives cover the following regions of Belarus: the whole territory of Belarus within its historical boundaries (16th - late 18th centuries); Vitebsk, Minsk and Mogilev provinces (late 18th - early 20th centuries); Vileika, Disna and Oshmiany districts of the Vilno (Vilnius) province (late 19th - early 20th centuries); Sventsiany district of the Vilno province (late 18th - early 20th centuries); Brest, Volkovysk, Kobrin, Pruzhany and Slonim districts of the Grodno province (late 19th - early 20th centuries).  

National Historical Archives of Belarus in Grodno
Address: st. Gaspadarchaya, 21
230005, Grodno, Belarus
Phone: +375 152 60 83 92
E-mail:  niab@niab-grodno.by
Website: https://niab-grodno.by/
Genealogy services: https://niab-grodno.by/zaprosy/ (includes instructions for obtaining copies of vital records)

Most of the records for the Grodno province are held at the National Historical Archives of Belarus in Grodno. Post-1920 records are held at regional and local state archives (directory here) and at archives of civil registry offices (directory here).

Lithuanian State Historical Archives
Address: Mindaugo 8
Vilnius LT-03107, Lithuania
Tel.: +370 5 213-7482, +370 5 219 5320
Fax: +370 5 278 43 69
E-mail: istorijos.archyvas@lvia.lt
Website: http://www.archyvai.lt/en/archives/historicalarchives.html

Most of the records for the Vileika, Disna, Lida, Oshmiany, and Sventsiany districts of the Vilno (Vilnius) province are held at the Central State Historical Archives of Lithuania.