Archive for 'Gazetteer'
Who Were the Trypilians?
7 December 2008 - More on 2009 Tour
[This article originally appeared in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 5 (1993).]
Trypilian culture. A Neolithic–Bronze Age culture that existed in Right-Bank Ukraine ca 4500 to 2000 BC. It is named after a site near Trypilia in the Kyiv region uncovered by Vikentii Khvoika in 1898. The Trypilians were [...]
Posted: December 7th, 2008 under Gazetteer, History.
Tags: History, Trypillian
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Protocol for Visiting The Central State Historical Archives
26 October 2008
The Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine, (In Ukrainian TSentralnyy Derzhavnyi Istorychnyi Arkhiv Ukrainy, u misti L’vovi), is also known by its acronym TsDIAL (pronounced Tseh-dee-al). There is over [...]
Posted: October 26th, 2008 under Archives, Gazetteer.
Tags: Archives, Fonds, Lviv Archives, Protocol
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The Importance of Using Gazetteers - Part One
17 October 2008
Using Gazetteers to Construct a Village Description
By Jim Onyschuk
I had never heard the term “Gazetteer” until I started my genealogical pursuits. I read that if you wanted to find the records of your ancestor’s village, you needed to consult a gazetteer. For example, suppose the village you were searching was called Biala. You [...]
Posted: October 17th, 2008 under Gazetteer.
Tags: Different Kinds, Gazetteers, Shydlivtsi
Comments: 3