Rodkevitch 1900 - Vinnitza/ Poltava

Hi Katherine!
I do not know how it works in the Vinnitza archive, but 10 years ago I sent a request to the Poltava archive and received a reply by mail from the Ukrainian Embassy with very interesting data.
I know that after World War II many churches in this area were destroyed and they probably do not have documents from the time you are asking about. But they should send official response in this case.

Thanks Erika, I will try that.

I have qalso sent a message to the Vinnitza archives, let's see! Thank you again for suggesting this.

useful links

[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Ukraine UKRAINE on Family Search] |

[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ukraine_Record_Finder Ukraine Record Finder] |

[https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Ukraine_Church_Records Ukraine Church Records] |

[https://www.facebook.com/Ukrainian-genealogy-259994807453489 Ukrainian genealogy] |

[https://www.facebook.com/groups/EasternEuropeGenealogyResearchCommu... Eastern Europe Genealogy Research Community] |

Our Ukrainian DNA - [https://www.gedmatch.com '''GED match'''] + [https://www.facebook.com/groups/OurUkrainianDNA/ '''Facebook'''] +
[https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/ukraine/about/background '''ftDNA'''] + '''Geni'''

Thank you, the problem is that I don't speak Russian, so it's pretty much impossible for me to search the records by myself...

Hi Katherine, familysearch wiki project <Eastern Europe > has many volunteers who speak Russian, Ukrainian.
you can send your request to the archives using google translate.
Do you have a DNA test?
https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/167-russian-empire-gene...

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Genealogy_Researc...

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Katherine, I speak Russian in case you will need a help to translate or understand document in Russian or Ukrainian

Katherine, I can help with Russian language too.

Thank you both, that's brilliant. I have tried searching the above but so far no luck!! Maybe I have the wrong spellings?

Hi there,

I have made some progress!

I now have my grandfather's birth records
He was Sergey Mikhailovitch Rodkevich, born on 23.05.1902 in Czułczyce, chełmski, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland - I have his birth record.

Serge Mikhailovich Rodkevich

His Father was a Ukrainian pope, Mikhail Arefanovich Rodkevitch (born around 1858), went to seminar in Podolie, his mother was called Anna Mitrofanova Ivnaitskaia/ Ivanitsky, born around 1869, father was also a pope Mitrofan Ivanitsky, and she had a brother called Afanasy.

I also have birth records for three brothers, Boris, Alexei, Andrey. But we know he had other siblings, including quite a few sisters.

I would love some help to find records for Mikhail, for Anna, and his siblings, to see if we can trace any of our existing relatives.