Belarus genealogy tours
Special guided Minsk tours aimed at the field Belarus family research.
A trip to Naliboki - The Hodyl family roots
In the modern days of globalization relocation to another country is a common thing, but in the older times people migrated from Belarus elsewhere mainly because of different hazards – wars, famine or repressions. For instance, after Belarus was added to the lands of the Russian Empire... Read full article
The Filipowicz/ Phillips family from Zalesye guta, Ilia
The guta in Zalesye is about 250 years old – or rather was – because it went bankrupt in the early 2000s. Its foundation year has been for a long time... Read full article
Pliskin from Plisa (Plissa)
The map of Belarus lists many Plisas – rivers, lakes and villages. Historians assume the name originates from ples... Read full article
Belarus family tree research
In Belarus as well as in other neighbor countries it is now a common trend to create one’s own family genealogical tree. Most people remember 2-4 generations... Read full article
Tour Belarus for family research
This article covers field family research in Belarus that in most cases comes after dealing with the State archives of Belarus and genealogical research. Read full article
Family history research near Mogilev
A year passed after my Naliboki trip and the next family research mission took me to Mogilev area where Aina M. and her husband Terrence from Australia wanted to visit... Read full article
Jewish family roots in Mstibovo
My Jewish family research missions took me to Mstibovo twice this year. Interestingly enough, both times the customers came from Argentina – one of the destinations... Read full article
Tynevichy - a place under the lindens
The place called Tynevichy in Drogichyn Area is a very tiny hamlet in Western Belarus where the only peculiarity seems to be a huge number of lindens that... Read full article
Special tours
These tours are often one-of-a-kind because the goal is to test-drive a tour or to visit a remote place or people on someone's special request... Read full article
Questions are welcome!
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Applying at their local Belarus Consulate, the citizens of migration-secure states (e.g. the USA, Canada, Japan and others) can obtain a short-term...
The form of application for a visa to Belarus has become digital and you can save and send it as a PDF file. It is only a 2-page document that is available...
Quite a number of things, as a matter of fact. Let’s examine a typical case from my travel agent’s past with a traveler landing in Minsk Airport (MSQ) and applying for a visa...
People, who want to travel to Belarus to see a friend, take care of the grave of a relative, take part in the court hearings, etc. need to apply for a private visa...
This article covers field family research in Belarus that in most cases comes after dealing with the State archives of Belarus and genealogical research.
A plastic card is a fine thing, no doubt, but there have been a number of cases when the ATM displayed ERROR, or required a PIN code...
While most tourists agree that Belarus is not the country for grand shopping, there are still some things that can be brought back as souvenirs...