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''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Maps''' | ''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Maps'''{{GFR-sidebar}}{| style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;" | ||
| [[Image:{{kongpole}}]] Maps are an important source to locate the places where your ancestors lived. They help you see the neighboring towns and geographic features of the area your ancestor came from. Maps help locate churches, geographical features, and transportation routes. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. | |||
Maps are published individually, or as an atlas. An atlas is a bound collection of maps. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | Maps are published individually, or as an atlas. An atlas is a bound collection of maps. Maps may also be included in gazetteers, guidebooks, local histories, and history texts. | ||
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*The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the town presently known as Proletars’ke, Ukraine [Пролетарськэ???] was at the time of the Russian-German exodus called Ksenzovka, Russia [Ксензовка???]. | *The spelling and even names of some towns may have changed since your ancestors lived there. Some localities have different names in different languages. For example, the town presently known as Proletars’ke, Ukraine [Пролетарськэ???] was at the time of the Russian-German exodus called Ksenzovka, Russia [Ксензовка???]. | ||
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*Place-names are changed when transliterated or Germanized. For example, the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr [Житомир] is Germanized to Shitomir, and translitered into English as Zhytomir. | *Place-names are changed when transliterated or Germanized. For example, the Ukrainian city of Zhytomyr [Житомир] is Germanized to Shitomir, and translitered into English as Zhytomir. | ||