Using Maps and Gazetteers to Locate the Hometown

Once you’ve determined where in Ukraine your ancestor is from, you’ll need to locate the town in websites, maps, and gazetteers to not only determine its modern-day location, but its historical jurisdictions. Whether your ancestor was from Galicia, the Russian Empire or anywhere in between, we’ll learn about resources that can help you locate the important civil and religious jurisdictions necessary to locate records.