Germans from Russia Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

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Below you will find information about archives with documents and materials pertaining to Germans from Russia research. Most archives have an associated acronym which will be found in parentheses following the name of the archive. Each archive section contains contact information and in some cases, a description of records available at that archive. This Wiki page is still in process, so check back often to see if more information has been added.   
Below you will find information about archives with documents and materials pertaining to Germans from Russia research. Most archives have an associated acronym which will be found in parentheses following the name of the archive. Each archive section contains contact information and in some cases, a description of records available at that archive. This Wiki page is still in process, so check back often to see if more information has been added.   
Many archive websites will be in Russian. To translate the page to English using the Google Chrome browser, simply right click anywhere on the page and select the option ''Translate to English''. You can also translate the page by directly visiting the [https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] website. On the Google Translate page, change the settings to translate from Russian to English, and then copy the URL of the website you wish to translate. Paste the URL into the Russian box and a hyperlink will appear in the English box. Click on the blue hyperlink and the website, translated into English (or whatever other language you may desire), will open up in a new tab.   


==='''State Archives of the Saratov Oblast (GASO)'''===
==='''State Archives of the Saratov Oblast (GASO)'''===
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|'''Website:'''
|saratov.rusarchives.ru
|[http://saratov.rusarchives.ru/ saratov.rusarchives.ru]
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-Electronic copy of record: 59 rubles
-Electronic copy of record: 59 rubles


The archive will begin research after they have received the payment and information including the surname and name of the person you are looking for and their birth year. The archive does not accept payments in anything but rubles, so it will be necessary to contact a friend, relative or genealogical researcher/company in Russia to complete the payment for you. If NIL results are found, payment will not be returned. The archive generally replies to inquires within two weeks and returns research to clients within four months.   
The archive will begin research after they have received the payment and information including the surname and name of the person you are looking for and their birth year. The archive does not accept payments in anything but rubles, so it will be necessary to contact a friend, relative or genealogical researcher/company in Russia to complete the payment for you. If NIL results are found, payment will not be returned. The archive generally replies to inquires within two weeks and returns lookup information within four months.   


===State Archive of the Odessa Oblast===
===State Archive of the Odessa Oblast===
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м. Одеса, 65026, Україна
м. Одеса, 65026, Україна
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The following table provides information regarding some of the records available at the State Archive of the Odessa Oblast.
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===State Archive of the Volgograd Oblast (GAVO)===
===State Archive of the Volgograd Oblast (GAVO)===
The State Archive of the Volgograd Oblast contains various Evangelical Lutheran and Catholic metrical books for settlements in the Volga region. These records range from the early nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. The archive has published a putevoditel online. To access the putevoditel, visit https://gavo.volgograd.ru/documents/spravochniki/putevoditel.pdf. Information regarding church records begins on page forty-three.
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===State Archive of the Zhytomyr Oblast===
===State Archive of the Zhitomir Oblast===
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|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://archive.zt.gov.ua/
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|'''Email Address:'''
|archive_zt@arch.gov.ua
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|'''Address:'''
|м. Житомир, 10003;
вул. Охрiмова Гора, 2/20 (корп. 1),


вул. Замкова, 3 (корп. 2),
Repositories and significant collections of vital records for Russian-German research include:
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===State Archive of the Orenburg Oblast (GAOO)===
'''''[http://archives.gov.by/index.php Central State Historical Archives of Belorussia] in Minsk''''' contains church books of the Lutheran Bishopric of Minsk, vital records of the Mogilev Roman Catholic Consistory, and poll tax records for the Minsk province.
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://www.orenarhiv.ru/gbugaoo/
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|'''Email Address:'''
|genealogy.gaoo@yandex.ru
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|'''Address:'''
|ул. Советская, 16
460014, г. Оренбург
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===Central State Archive of the Samara Oblast (SGASO)===
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|'''Website:'''
|http://www.regsamarh.ru/cgaso/
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|'''Email Address:'''
|gaso@samtel.ru
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|'''Address:'''
|ул. Мичурина, 58
Октябрьский район, г. Самара, 443096
|}
 
===Central Historical Archive of Moscow (SGAM)===
{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Website:'''
|https://cgamos.ru/
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|'''Email Address:'''
|cgam@archives.mos.ru
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|'''Address:'''
|ул. Профсоюзная, д.80
Москва, 117393
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===Central State Historical Archives of Belarus (Branch in Minsk)===
State Archive of Orenburg Region<br>Sovetskaya, 16<br>460014 Orenburg, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (3532) 77-59-45
'''''[http://archives.gov.by/index.php Central State Historical Archives of Belorussia] in Minsk''''' contains church books of the Lutheran Bishopric of Minsk, vital records of the Mogilev Roman Catholic Consistory, and poll tax records for the Minsk province. 
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|'''Website:'''
|https://niab.by/newsite/en (English)
https://niab.by/newsite/ru (Russian)


<nowiki>*</nowiki>More information may be available on the Russian site.  
State Archive of Samara Region<br>Molodogvardeiskaya, 35<br>443099 Samara, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (8462) 33-62-72
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|'''Email Address:'''
|niab@niab.by
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|'''Address:'''
|ul. Kropotkina, 55
Minsk, 220002, Belarus
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===National Archive of the Republic of Moldova===
State Archive of Saratov Region<br>Kutyakova, 15<br>410600 Saratov, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (8452) 24-32-39


''National Archives of the Republic of Moldova'' has church books for many Germans-speaking Roman Catholic and Lutheran congregations of Bessarabia in fond 211, opis 22. Hiring a professional researcher may be the best way to access these archives.
Central Historical Archive of Moscow<br>Profsoyuznaya, 80<br>117393 Moscow, Russia<br>Tel.: 7 (095) 128-67-86<br>
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|'''Website:'''
|http://arhiva.gov.md/
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|'''Email Address:'''
|arhiva.national@gmail.com
secretariat@arhiva.gov.md
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|'''Address:'''
|Gheorghe Asachi 67/B
Chişinău 2028 Moldova
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=== Central Historical Archive of the Republic of Georgia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ===
[http://www.archives.gov.ua/Archives/index.php?ca03 Ukraine Central State Historical Archive]<br> 
{| class="wikitable"
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|'''Website:'''
|https://archive.gov.ge/ge
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|'''Email Address:'''
|info@archives.gov.ge
|-
|'''Address:'''
|Vazha-Pshavela Avenue N1
Tbilisi 0160, Georgia
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==German Archives==
==German Archives==
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