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|State Archive of the Saratov Oblast
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===Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw===
===National Archive of the Republic of Bashkortostan (GASRB)===
The Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw has many records for Germans who lived in Volhynia. Many images are available for viewing online. To see if there are records for your ares, use this archive's website in conjunction with the resources available at https://sggee.org/research/parishes/church_parishes/LutheransInVolhyniaKievPodolia.html
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|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://agad.gov.pl/
|http://www.gasrb.rgu
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|sekretariat@agad.gov.pl
|cgiarb@gasrb.ru
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|ul. Długa 7
|ul. Karla Marksa, 4
00-263 Warszawa
Ufa, 450000
|}
|}


===Central Historical Archive of Moscow (SGAM)===
===State Archive of the Kemerovo Oblast (GAKO)===
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|+'''Contact Information'''
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|https://cgamos.ru/
|http://arhiv42.ru
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|cgam@archives.mos.ru
|guko-gako@mail.ru
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|ул. Профсоюзная, д.80
|пр. Ленина, 3 «а»
Москва, 117393
650040 г. Кемерово
|}
|}


===Central Historical Archive of the Republic of Georgia    ===
===Central Historical Archive of Moscow (SGAM)===
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|+'''Contact Information'''
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|https://archive.gov.ge/ge
|https://cgamos.ru/
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|info@archives.gov.ge
|cgam@archives.mos.ru
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|Vazha-Pshavela Avenue N1
|ул. Профсоюзная, д.80
Tbilisi 0160, Georgia
Москва, 117393
|}
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===Central State Historical Archives of Belarus (Branch in Minsk)===
===St. Petersburg Central State Historical Archives===
The Central State Historical Archives of Belarus contains church books of the Lutheran Bishopric of Minsk, vital records of the Mogilev Roman Catholic Consistory, and revision list records for the Minsk gubernia. Explore the archival holdings at http://archives.gov.by/eng/.
This archive contains duplicate vital records from the St. Petersburg Evangelical-Lutheran Consistory (Primarily Black Sea and Volhynia areas). These records; however, are available through FamilySearch. See Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 and the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Russia_%22How_to%22_Guides Germans from Russia: Locating Church Records] "How to" guide for more information about these records.
{| class="wikitable"
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|+'''Contact Information'''
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|https://niab.by/newsite/en (English)
|http://spbarchives.ru
https://niab.by/newsite/ru (Russian)
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>More information may be available on the Russian site.
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|niab@niab.by
|cgia@ak.gov.spb.ru
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Reading Room Contact:'''
|ul. Kropotkina, 55
|chitzal.cgia@ak.gov.spb.ru
Minsk, 220002, Belarus
|}
 
===Lithuanian State Archives===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Contact Information
|Information'''Website:'''
|https://www.archyvai.lt/en/archives/historicalarchives.html
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|istorijos.archyvas@lvia.lt
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|Mindaugo 8
|Псковская ул., 18
LT-03107 Vilnius, Lithuania
Санкт-Петербург, Россия, 190121
|}
 
===State Archive of Latvia===
Church records are available in the archive's online reading room, Raduraksti. To find church records for your German ancestors in the Baltics, go to http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html and click on '''Register''' in the upper right hand corner to register for an account. Registration is free, but requires a valid email. After you have registered for an account, click on '''Contents'''. Next, choose '''Visual Archives''', then '''Church Books'''. Your German ancestors will most likely be recorded in '''Evangelic Lutheran'''. Choose the parish or settlement and then select the church book you would like to view. 
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Digital Archive:'''
|http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|raduraksti@arhivi.gov.lv
|-
|'''Address:'''
|Slokas iela 16
Rīga, LV – 1048
|}
 
===State Archive of the Kemerovo Oblast (GAKO)===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://arhiv42.ru
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|guko-gako@mail.ru
|-
|'''Address:'''
|пр. Ленина, 3 «а»
650040 г. Кемерово
|}
|}


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Finding aids for Lutheran and Catholic parish records in the Volga region (Nikolaevsk and Novouzensk uyezdi) are available online through the [http://saratov.rusarchives.ru/bd/metr_bd/index.html Saratov Archives]. For instructions on how to use this resource, please see..........   
Finding aids for Lutheran and Catholic parish records in the Volga region (Nikolaevsk and Novouzensk uyezdi) are available online through the [http://saratov.rusarchives.ru/bd/metr_bd/index.html Saratov Archives]. For instructions on how to use this resource, please see..........   
===State Archive of the Orenburg Oblast (GAOO)===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://www.orenarhiv.ru/gbugaoo/
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|genealogy.gaoo@yandex.ru
|-
|'''Address:'''
|ул. Советская, 16
460014, г. Оренбург
|}
===State Archive of the Stavropol Krai (GASK)===
The State Archive of the Stavropol Krai contains records for the North Caucasus region. German Evangelical Lutheran records are found in fond number 303. To learn more about these records and to see the opis, visit http://fonds.stavarhiv.ru/index.php?act=fund&fund=303. These records are not available online and can be obtained either by writing or visiting the archive.
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://stavarhiv.ru
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|gask@arh.stavregion.ru
|-
|'''Address:'''
|ул.Ломоносова, 12
г.Ставрополь 355003
|}
===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.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Contact Information
|'''Website:'''
|http://gavo.volgograd.ru/
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|arhiv_gavo@volhanet.ru
|-
|'''Address:'''
|ул. Коммунистическая, 30
г. Волгоград, 400066
|}
===State Historical Archive of the Volga Germans (also known as Engels Archive) (GIANP)===
The Engels archive contains records and information regarding the Volga Germans from 1764-1941. The archive was created during the Soviet period under the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Volga Germans. It was a branch of the Saratov archives from 1945-2005, but is now an independent archive. The archive contains both Lutheran and Catholic church records as well as documents regarding colony affairs.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Contact Information
|'''Website:'''
|http://engels-archive.ru/
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|archive.engels@yandex.ru
|-
|'''Address:'''
|г. Энгельс, пл. Ленина, 13
Саратов 413100
|}
The Engels archive website has an English option; however, more information is available in the Russian version, so use Google Translate to help you navigate the Russian webpage. For a list of their available collections, select  '''фонды''' from the menu bar. For a catalog of documents prior to 1917, select '''Список фондов периода до 1917 года'''. To see what kinds of post 1917 documents are available, click on '''Список фондов периода после 1917 года'''.
The Engels archive provides genealogical look ups for a fee. Contact the email address above to begin a research request. The following lists their research fees as of 2019. Keep in mind that fees may be subject to change.
-Metrical book (church record) lookup for one year, one person: 1300 rubles.
-Family list record lookup: 1300 rubles
-Citizen list record lookup: 1300 rubles
-Index of record: 73 rubles (per page)
-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. 


===State Archive of the Odessa Oblast===
===State Archive of the Odessa Oblast===
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|35, find the opis or inventory [http://archive.odessa.gov.ua/el_arh/doradjanski/f_1-100/ here], then click on the links following "Описи"
|35, find the opis or inventory [http://archive.odessa.gov.ua/el_arh/doradjanski/f_1-100/ here], then click on the links following "Описи"
|}
|}
===State Archive of the Orenburg Oblast (GAOO)===
===State Archive of the Zhytomyr Oblast===
The State Archive of the Zhytomyr Oblast, located in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, holds records for Germans living in the Volhynia area. A putevoditel is available online at http://www.archive.zt.gov.ua/left%20menu/vudav%20diyal/KMK_t1.pdf. Lists of archival holdings for Lutheran church records begin on page 94.
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|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://www.orenarhiv.ru/gbugaoo/
|http://archive.zt.gov.ua/
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|genealogy.gaoo@yandex.ru
|archive_zt@arch.gov.ua
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|ул. Советская, 16
|м. Житомир, 10003;
460014, г. Оренбург
вул. Охрiмова Гора, 2/20 (корп. 1),
 
вул. Замкова, 3 (корп. 2),
|}
|}


===National Archive of the Republic of Bashkortostan (GASRB)===
===National Archive of the Republic of Moldova===
The 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. 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://www.gasrb.rgu
|http://arhiva.gov.md/
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|cgiarb@gasrb.ru
|arhiva.national@gmail.com
secretariat@arhiva.gov.md
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|ul. Karla Marksa, 4
|Gheorghe Asachi 67/B
Ufa, 450000
Chişinău 2028 Moldova
|}
|}


===State Archive of the Stavropol Krai (GASK)===
===Central Historical Archive of the Republic of Georgia&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;===
The State Archive of the Stavropol Krai contains records for the North Caucasus region. German Evangelical Lutheran records are found in fond number 303. To learn more about these records and to see the opis, visit http://fonds.stavarhiv.ru/index.php?act=fund&fund=303. These records are not available online and can be obtained either by writing or visiting the archive.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://stavarhiv.ru
|https://archive.gov.ge/ge
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|gask@arh.stavregion.ru
|info@archives.gov.ge
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|ул.Ломоносова, 12
|Vazha-Pshavela Avenue N1
г.Ставрополь 355003
Tbilisi 0160, Georgia
|}
|}


===State Archive of the Volgograd Oblast (GAVO)===
===Central State Historical Archives of Belarus (Branch in Minsk)===
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.  
The Central State Historical Archives of Belarus contains church books of the Lutheran Bishopric of Minsk, vital records of the Mogilev Roman Catholic Consistory, and revision list records for the Minsk gubernia. Explore the archival holdings at http://archives.gov.by/eng/.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Contact Information
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://gavo.volgograd.ru/
|https://niab.by/newsite/en (English)
|-
https://niab.by/newsite/ru (Russian)
|'''Email Address:'''
|arhiv_gavo@volhanet.ru
|-
|'''Address:'''
|ул. Коммунистическая, 30
г. Волгоград, 400066
|}


===State Archive of the Zhytomyr Oblast===
<nowiki>*</nowiki>More information may be available on the Russian site.  
The State Archive of the Zhytomyr Oblast, located in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, holds records for Germans living in the Volhynia area. A putevoditel is available online at http://www.archive.zt.gov.ua/left%20menu/vudav%20diyal/KMK_t1.pdf. Lists of archival holdings for Lutheran church records begin on page 94.  
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://archive.zt.gov.ua/
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|archive_zt@arch.gov.ua
|niab@niab.by
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|м. Житомир, 10003;
|ul. Kropotkina, 55
вул. Охрiмова Гора, 2/20 (корп. 1),
Minsk, 220002, Belarus
 
вул. Замкова, 3 (корп. 2),
|}
|}


===State Historical Archive of the Volga Germans (also known as Engels Archive) (GIANP)===
===Lithuanian State Archives===
The Engels archive contains records and information regarding the Volga Germans from 1764-1941. The archive was created during the Soviet period under the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of the Volga Germans. It was a branch of the Saratov archives from 1945-2005, but is now an independent archive. The archive contains both Lutheran and Catholic church records as well as documents regarding colony affairs.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Contact Information
|+Contact Information
|'''Website:'''
|Information'''Website:'''
|http://engels-archive.ru/
|https://www.archyvai.lt/en/archives/historicalarchives.html
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|archive.engels@yandex.ru
|istorijos.archyvas@lvia.lt
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|г. Энгельс, пл. Ленина, 13
|Mindaugo 8
Саратов 413100
LT-03107 Vilnius, Lithuania
|}
|}
The Engels archive website has an English option; however, more information is available in the Russian version, so use Google Translate to help you navigate the Russian webpage. For a list of their available collections, select  '''фонды''' from the menu bar. For a catalog of documents prior to 1917, select '''Список фондов периода до 1917 года'''. To see what kinds of post 1917 documents are available, click on '''Список фондов периода после 1917 года'''.


The Engels archive provides genealogical look ups for a fee. Contact the email address above to begin a research request. The following lists their research fees as of 2019. Keep in mind that fees may be subject to change.  
===State Archive of Latvia===
 
Church records are available in the archive's online reading room, ''Raduraksti''. To find church records for your German ancestors in the Baltics, go to http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html and click on '''Register''' in the upper right hand corner to register for an account. Registration is free, but requires a valid email. After you have registered for an account, click on '''Contents'''. Next, choose '''Visual Archives''', then '''Church Books'''. Your German ancestors will most likely be recorded in '''Evangelic Lutheran'''. Choose the parish or settlement and then select the church book you would like to view.
-Metrical book (church record) lookup for one year, one person: 1300 rubles.  
 
-Family list record lookup: 1300 rubles
 
-Citizen list record lookup: 1300 rubles
 
-Index of record: 73 rubles (per page)
 
-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.  
 
===St. Petersburg Central State Historical Archives===
This archive contains duplicate vital records from the St. Petersburg Evangelical-Lutheran Consistory (Primarily Black Sea and Volhynia areas). These records; however, are available through FamilySearch. See Russia, Lutheran Church Book Duplicates, 1833-1885 and the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Russia_%22How_to%22_Guides Germans from Russia: Locating Church Records] "How to" guide for more information about these records.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Contact Information'''
|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Digital Archive:'''
|http://spbarchives.ru
|http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|cgia@ak.gov.spb.ru
|raduraksti@arhivi.gov.lv
|-
|'''Reading Room Contact:'''
|chitzal.cgia@ak.gov.spb.ru
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|Псковская ул., 18
|Slokas iela 16
Санкт-Петербург, Россия, 190121
Rīga, LV – 1048
|}
|}


===National Archive of the Republic of Moldova===
===Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw===
 
The Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw has many records for Germans who lived in Volhynia. Many images are available for viewing online. To see if there are records for your ares, use this archive's website in conjunction with the resources available at https://sggee.org/research/parishes/church_parishes/LutheransInVolhyniaKievPodolia.html
The 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.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|+'''Contact Information'''
|'''Website:'''
|'''Website:'''
|http://arhiva.gov.md/
|http://agad.gov.pl/
|-
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|'''Email Address:'''
|arhiva.national@gmail.com
|sekretariat@agad.gov.pl
secretariat@arhiva.gov.md
|-
|-
|'''Address:'''
|'''Address:'''
|Gheorghe Asachi 67/B
|ul. Długa 7
Chişinău 2028 Moldova
00-263 Warszawa
|}
|}


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|https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/ (new version)
|https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/ (new version)
https://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ (old version)
https://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ (old version)
|-
|'''Email Address:'''
|n/a
|-
|'''Address:'''
|n/a
|}
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arbeitsgemeinschaft ostdeutscher Familienforscher<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nachtigallenweg 14<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D-50997 Köln<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GERMANY  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arbeitsgemeinschaft ostdeutscher Familienforscher<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nachtigallenweg 14<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D-50997 Köln<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GERMANY  
'''''Archive, Library, and Museum in the House of Germans from Russia''''' [''Archiv, Bibliothek und Museum im Haus der Deutschen aus Rußland''] is an active cultural preservation organization.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Archiv, Bibliothek und Museum im Haus der Deutschen aus Rußland<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Raitelsbergstr. 49<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D-70188 Stuttgart<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;GERMANY


=='''Archives and Libraries in the United States'''==
=='''Archives and Libraries in the United States'''==
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You do not have to speak Russian in order to write to a Russian archive. In general, online translators such as [https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] can be useful as long as you use short, simple, and concise sentences. Complex ideas or flowery words can be difficult to translate. You may want to follow the general outline below and fill in the blanks with information specific to your situation. An English translation can be found below.     
You do not have to speak Russian in order to write to a Russian archive. In general, online translators such as [https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] can be useful as long as you use short, simple, and concise sentences. Complex ideas or flowery words can be difficult to translate. You may want to follow the general outline below and fill in the blanks with information specific to your situation. An English translation can be found below.     


=== Archive Research Request Template (Russian) ===
'''[1] Директору архива''' [Archive Initials]                                                                                               
'''[1] Директору архива''' [Archive Initials]                                                                                               


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[Your full name]
[Your full name]


=== Archive Research Request Template (English)  ===
'''[1] To the Director of the Archive''' [Archive Initials]
'''[1] To the Director of the Archive''' [Archive Initials]


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[Your full name]     
[Your full name]     
=== Archive Research Request Example ===


=='''Visiting an Archive'''==
=='''Visiting an Archive'''==
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==Inventories, Registers, Catalogs==
==Inventories, Registers, Catalogs==


Examples of books which describe the holdings of archives and libraries with significant German-Russia collections are:  
Books which describe the holdings of archives and libraries with significant German-Russia collections include:  
 
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.  


Olson, Marie Miller. ''A Bibliography of the Germans from Russia: Material Found in the New York Public Library''. Lincoln, Nebr.: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1976. (FHL book 947 F2om; film 1181519 item 2.<br><br>
* Olson, Marie Miller. ''A Bibliography of the Germans from Russia: Material Found in the New York Public Library''. Lincoln, Nebr.: American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1976. (FHL book 947 F2om; film 1181519 item 2.


* Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren'' . . . Neustadt, Germany: Verlag Degener, 1991. (FHL book 943 D27wf 1991). <br><br>
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