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This page introduces you to the records you can use to discover your German-speaking ancestors who moved from [[Germany|German kingdoms and principalities]], [[France|Alsace-Lorraine]], Russian [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]], [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]], or [[Austria|Austria]]-[[Hungary Genealogy|Hungary]] to the Russian Empire and later from there to the New World. It describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records. Use these as suggestions to set meaningful goals and to select the records that will help you achieve your research goals. | This page introduces you to the records you can use to discover your German-speaking ancestors who moved from [[Germany|German kingdoms and principalities]], [[France|Alsace-Lorraine]], Russian [[Poland Genealogy|Poland]], [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]], or [[Austria|Austria]]-[[Hungary Genealogy|Hungary]] to the Russian Empire and later from there to the New World. It describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records. Use these as suggestions to set meaningful goals and to select the records that will help you achieve your research goals. | ||
Neither Germans who stayed in the Russia/[[Ukraine|Ukraine]] area, nor Germans who settled along the edges of the Russian Empire in places like [[Romania Genealogy|Romania]], [[Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], Yugoslavia or the Baltic States are the focus of this set of Wiki pages. However, the strategies and records described here often help find such ancestors as well. | Neither Germans who stayed in the Russia/[[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukraine]] area, nor Germans who settled along the edges of the Russian Empire in places like [[Romania Genealogy|Romania]], [[Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], Yugoslavia or the Baltic States are the focus of this set of Wiki pages. However, the strategies and records described here often help find such ancestors as well. | ||
Generally, '''''you must know the specific town in Russia or Ukraine where your ancestor was born''''' before beginning research for Germans in Russia or Ukraine. This information is most often found in [[United States|United States]], [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]], or other New World sources. | Generally, '''''you must know the specific town in Russia or Ukraine where your ancestor was born''''' before beginning research for Germans in Russia or Ukraine. This information is most often found in [[United States|United States]], [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]], or other New World sources. | ||
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*[[Slovakia Genealogy|Slovakia]] Carpathian, and Galizian Germans | *[[Slovakia Genealogy|Slovakia]] Carpathian, and Galizian Germans | ||
*[[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]] | *[[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]] | ||
*[[Ukraine|Ukraine]] parts of Bessarabia, part of the Black Sea Germans, part of the Bukovina Germans, part of the Carpathian Germans, Crimea, part of the Galizian Germans, and part of the Volhynian Germans | *[[Ukraine Genealogy|Ukraine]] parts of Bessarabia, part of the Black Sea Germans, part of the Bukovina Germans, part of the Carpathian Germans, Crimea, part of the Galizian Germans, and part of the Volhynian Germans | ||
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