Ukraine Genealogy Resources (Українська Генеалогія) 🇺🇦

Genealogical research in Ukraine requires identifying whether your ancestral town fell under the Russian Empire (East/Central Ukraine) or the Austro-Hungarian Empire (West/Galicia, Bukovina, and Transcarpathia). The primary resources are the national archives and specialized societies focused on these historical regions and ethnic groups.

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Central National Archives & Digital Access 🏛️

• State Archival Service of Ukraine (Archives of Ukraine Portal) (Official gateway to all regional and central state archives in Ukraine)
• Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Lviv (TsDIAL) (Holds the most important Western Ukrainian records, including Galician metrical books)
• FamilySearch Wiki - Ukraine Genealogy (The best comprehensive guide to records, archives, and research strategies)
• Ukrainian Directories at the Library of Congress (Guide to historical phone/address directories)
• Directories of Cities, Towns and Regions in Ukraine (Falling Rain Gazetteer)

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Specialized Ethnic & Regional Research 🤝

Research often requires focusing on the specific religious or ethnic group's records, which may be held by international societies.

• Jewish Genealogy:
  • JewishGen Ukraine Research Division (The primary source for Jewish vital records, Revision Lists, and family finder tools for the region)
  • Gesher Galicia (Specialized resource for Jewish (and non-Jewish) research in the former Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia, now parts of Poland/Ukraine)
  • Jewish Virtual Library, Ukraine (Historical context)
• Carpathian, Rusyn, & Bukovina:
  • Carpatho-Rusyn Knowledge Base (Resources for Subcarpathian Ruthenia)
  • Bukovina Society of the Americas (Focus on Bukovina region ancestry)
  • Carpathian Connection (Carpathian genealogy)
  • Lemkos (Resource for the Lemko minority group)
• Volhynia:
  • Volhynia.com (Specialized resources for the historical region of Volhynia)

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Societies, History & Maps 🌍

• FEEFHS: Foundation for East European Family History Studies (Umbrella organization)
• East European Genealogical Society, Winnipeg, Canada (Regional society)
• Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (Academic publishing and research)
• Holodomor Research and Education Consortium (Historical context)
• Austro-Hungarian Empire (Historical Map)
• Russian Empire in Europe (Historical Map)
• Ukrainian Genealogical and Historical Society (Canadian society)

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Credits

Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.