Information hour «History in Documents»

As part of the republican action «Archives to School», an information hour «History in Documents» was held at the institution «Zonal State Archive in Polotsk» for students of the branch of BSTU «Polotsk State Forestry College».

Head of the Department of Use and Publication of Documents Dichkevich M.M. told students about the history of the archive’s formation, introduced it to its activities in modern conditions and to the most popular documents for the population, and documents of interest to researchers.

During the lesson, the young people were shown original documents and the opportunity to compare documents that had undergone restoration with those that were still awaiting their turn to be «transformed».

Students were interested in lists of taxpayers and household books, in which they can find their relatives and create a family tree.