Grodno

In 2002, Grodno is a city and a district in Belarus, a member of the Confederated Independent States of the former Soviet Union. The Grodno district is located in northwest Belarus, bordering on the north with Lithuania and on the west with Poland. Over the centuries it has been included in these other countries or in Russia, in 1891 it was in Russia. Four rivers - the Bug, Narew, Nieman, and Bover - run through the district

Brief history and old photographs with an 1887 census near the bottom of the page.
Another history with photographs
Early history of the jewish community of Grodno before 1650 with some pictures.
More photographs
A longer and somewhat confusing history of Grodno with more 1887 census information.
History of the Jewish community of Grodno
Remembrances by Yekheskl Kotik recalling a visit to Grodno by Czar Aleksander II (1818-1881)
Are Russian Jews Descended from the Khazars?
indicates that the Khazars founded a glass factory in Hrodna (Grodno) in the late ninth century or the early tenth century.
Jewish genealogical records in Belarus a lecture
National historical archives of Belarus in Grodno searchable for a fee.
Grodno travelogue 1996

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