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= '''Archives and Libraries''' = | = '''Archives and Libraries''' = | ||
Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This | Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This Wiki page describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for researching German-speaking people from Russia. | ||
Although, the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] may have a microfilm copy of them. Check the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp ''Family History Library Catalog''] before writing to or visiting archives in the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereafter CIS) or Germany. | Although, the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] may have a microfilm copy of them. Check the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp ''Family History Library Catalog''] before writing to or visiting archives in the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereafter CIS) or Germany. | ||
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== '''Special German Archives''' == | == '''Special German Archives''' == | ||
Researchers who identify the German, French, Swiss, or Austrian town of origin of their German-speaking ancestors who settled in Russia can find information about significant archives and how to contact them in the “[[Archives and Libraries Germany|Archives and Libraries]]” | Researchers who identify the German, French, Swiss, or Austrian town of origin of their German-speaking ancestors who settled in Russia can find information about significant archives and how to contact them in the “[[Archives and Libraries Germany|Archives and Libraries]]” page of the Germany Wiki. Four German archives in particular are important for researching Germans from Russia: | ||
'''''German Center for Genealogy''''' [[http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/wiki/German_Central_Office_for_Genealogy ''Zentralstelle für Genealogie'']] was founded as an archive for genealogical materials. It has an extensive collection of German church records from Poland, Russia, Lithuania, and other east European German-speaking settlements. The Family History Library has microfilms of these records, but if you need more information, you can contact the center. For a fee, employees of the center will try to find genealogical sources. But as a general rule, research must be done in Leipzig by the researcher. The address is: | '''''German Center for Genealogy''''' [[http://wiki-en.genealogy.net/wiki/German_Central_Office_for_Genealogy ''Zentralstelle für Genealogie'']] was founded as an archive for genealogical materials. It has an extensive collection of German church records from Poland, Russia, Lithuania, and other east European German-speaking settlements. The Family History Library has microfilms of these records, but if you need more information, you can contact the center. For a fee, employees of the center will try to find genealogical sources. But as a general rule, research must be done in Leipzig by the researcher. The address is: | ||
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Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie<br> Postfach 274<br> D-04002 Leipzig<br> GERMANY | Deutsche Zentralstelle für Genealogie<br> Postfach 274<br> D-04002 Leipzig<br> GERMANY | ||
'''''German Foreign Institute''''' [''Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart)''] between 1917 and 1945 created a parish register inventory, genealogies, biographies, and a dozen alphabetical index card files listing names of Germans from Russia, their settlements, and showing many of their places of origin. In 1987 this collection became part of the Federal Archive [Bundesarchiv] in Koblenz. The Family History Library has microfilms of these card files. They are described in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart). Many are also cited in the appropriate | '''''German Foreign Institute''''' [''Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart)''] between 1917 and 1945 created a parish register inventory, genealogies, biographies, and a dozen alphabetical index card files listing names of Germans from Russia, their settlements, and showing many of their places of origin. In 1987 this collection became part of the Federal Archive [Bundesarchiv] in Koblenz. The Family History Library has microfilms of these card files. They are described in the Author/Title Search of the ''Family History Library Catalog'' under Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart). Many are also cited in the appropriate Germans from Russia Wiki pages. The archival material from this collection is now at: | ||
:Bundesarchiv<br> | |||
:Potsdamer Str. 1<br> | |||
:D-70173 Koblenz<br> | |||
:GERMANY | |||
A sixteen page inventory of this collection is: | A sixteen page inventory of this collection is: | ||
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=== '''''United States''''' === | === '''''United States''''' === | ||
Many archives and libraries in the United States have information about Germans from Russia. For more information about these repositories see the Wiki article [[United States Archives and Libraries|United States Archives and Libraries]] and the appropriate state | Many archives and libraries in the United States have information about Germans from Russia. For more information about these repositories see the Wiki article [[United States Archives and Libraries|United States Archives and Libraries]] and the appropriate state Wiki pages. A significant library of German-Russian material is: | ||
:[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library]<br> | |||
:35 North West Temple Street<br> | |||
:Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400<br> | |||
:USA<br> | |||
:Telephone: 801-240-3433<br> | |||
:Fax: 801-240-1925<br> | |||
The Family History Library has acquired German-Russian records from archives in Russia, Ukraine, and other sources. These include: | The Family History Library has acquired German-Russian records from archives in Russia, Ukraine, and other sources. These include: | ||
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*Library of Congress collection of Berlin Document Center films | *Library of Congress collection of Berlin Document Center films | ||
See the | See the Germans from Russia “[[Germans from Russia Church Records|Church Records]]” Wiki page for details. The Family History Library has no records from the Volga region or the Caucasus. | ||
The hours, holidays, catalog, collection, services, key resources, and how to prepare to visit the library are described in [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Library Services and Resources]. | The hours, holidays, catalog, collection, services, key resources, and how to prepare to visit the library are described in [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Library Services and Resources]. | ||
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== '''Historical and Genealogical Societies''' == | == '''Historical and Genealogical Societies''' == | ||
Many Germans-from-Russia started historical and genealogical societies. Some societies maintain libraries or archives that collect genealogical records. Many also publish valuable newsletters. For more information, including addresses of some societies see the | Many Germans-from-Russia started historical and genealogical societies. Some societies maintain libraries or archives that collect genealogical records. Many also publish valuable newsletters. For more information, including addresses of some societies see the Germans from Russia “[[Germans from Russia Societies|Societies]]” Wiki page. | ||
== '''Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards''' == | == '''Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards''' == | ||
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Examples of books which describe the holdings of archives and libraries with significant German-Russia collections are: | Examples of books which describe the holdings of archives and libraries with significant German-Russia collections are: | ||
Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren'' . . . cited in “For Further Reading” near the end of this | Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren'' . . . cited in “For Further Reading” near the end of this set of Wiki pages. | ||
Miller, Michael M. ''Researching the Germans from Russia: Annotated Bibliography of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at the North Dakota Institue for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University Library, with a Listing of the Library Materias at the Germans from Russia Heritage Society''. Fargo, N.Dak.: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1987. (FHL book 978.4 F23n). Includes sections on Bessarabia and Black Sea Germans, Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, Volhynian Germans, and Volga Germans. Contains two bibliographies of family histories. | Miller, Michael M. ''Researching the Germans from Russia: Annotated Bibliography of the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at the North Dakota Institue for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University Library, with a Listing of the Library Materias at the Germans from Russia Heritage Society''. Fargo, N.Dak.: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1987. (FHL book 978.4 F23n). Includes sections on Bessarabia and Black Sea Germans, Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, Volhynian Germans, and Volga Germans. Contains two bibliographies of family histories. | ||
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*"[http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm Russian Archives]" in ''Research Russian Roots'' at http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm [Updated July 8, 2005].<br><br> | *"[http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm Russian Archives]" in ''Research Russian Roots'' at http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/russia.htm [Updated July 8, 2005].<br><br> | ||
''[[Germans from Russia Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]] < Previous | Next > [[Germans from Russia Biography|Biography]]'' | ''[[Germans from Russia Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]] < Previous | Next > [[Germans from Russia Biography|Biography]]'' | ||
[[Category:Germans_from_Russia]] [[Category:Repositories]] | [[Category:Germans_from_Russia]] [[Category:Repositories]] | ||