On the meeting of employees of the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region» with students of group E-21 of the educational institution «Gomel State Agrarian and Economic College» as part of the republican campaign «My family is my country»

On May 13, 2023, within the framework of the Year of Peace and Creation, as well as within the framework of the republican action «My Family – My Country», a meeting of archivists of the institution «State Archive of Public Associations of the Gomel Region» with students of group E-21 of the educational institution «Gomel State Agrarian and Economic College».

The purpose of the action is to attract public attention to the family as the most important social institution, educate children and youth in the system of traditional values focused on the stability of marital relations and the birth of children, mutual understanding and mutual support, continuity of generations, high morality and patriotism, preserving the historical memory of the Belarusian people.

During the meeting, a tour of the archive was held, during which the children got acquainted with the main activities of the archive, with the composition and content of its funds, with the system of the created scientific reference apparatus, and also dwelled in detail on the algorithm for conducting genealogical research and the search methodology archival information.

In addition, the children were told about the search engine «Dapamozhnik», which was made available to the public by the Belarusian Research Center for Electronic Documentation. The search engine helps people who are going to compile a family tree and search for their relatives in the archives to take the first steps.