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'''''Background Information Sources.''''' You may need some geographical and historical information. This can save you time and effort by helping you focus your research in the correct place and time period. | '''''Background Information Sources.''''' You may need some geographical and historical information. This can save you time and effort by helping you focus your research in the correct place and time period. | ||
*''Locate the town or place of residence''. Examine maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to learn as much as you can about each of the places where your ancestors lived. Identify the major migration routes, nearby cities, county boundaries, other geographical features, and government or ecclesiastical jurisdictions. Place-finding aids are described in the | *''Locate the town or place of residence''. Examine maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to learn as much as you can about each of the places where your ancestors lived. Identify the major migration routes, nearby cities, county boundaries, other geographical features, and government or ecclesiastical jurisdictions. Place-finding aids are described in the “[[Germans_from_Russia_Maps|Maps]],” “[[Germans_from_Russia_Gazetteers|Gazetteers]],” “[[Germans_from_Russia_Historical_Geography|Historical Geography]],” and “[[Germans_from_Russia_History|History]]” sections of this outline. | ||
*''Review local history''. You will need to understand Russia's and Germany’s history because they have greatly affected the development of records of genealogical value. If possible, study a history of the areas where your ancestors lived. Look for clues about the people, places, religions, and events that may have affected their lives and the records about them. Records with information about migration and settlement patterns, government jurisdictions, and historical events are described in the «???be sure they really are described in these sections, or don't list the section here» [“Church History,”] [“Gazetteers,”] [“History,”] [“Minorities,”] and [“Periodicals,”] sections of this outline. | *''Review local history''. You will need to understand Russia's and Germany’s history because they have greatly affected the development of records of genealogical value. If possible, study a history of the areas where your ancestors lived. Look for clues about the people, places, religions, and events that may have affected their lives and the records about them. Records with information about migration and settlement patterns, government jurisdictions, and historical events are described in the «???be sure they really are described in these sections, or don't list the section here» [“Church History,”] [“Gazetteers,”] [“History,”] [“Minorities,”] and [“Periodicals,”] sections of this outline. | ||
*''Learn about jurisdictions''. You will need to know about how the nations where your ancestor lived are divided into political subdivisions. The United States are divided into states, counties, towns, and townships. Canada is divided into provinces, counties, towns and townships. The Russian Empire is divided into ???true? provinces and counties. See the “Historical Geography” section of this outline, the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/34061_Germany05.pdf Germany Research Outline] (34061), and the research outline of the nation where your ancestor settled. | *''Learn about jurisdictions''. You will need to know about how the nations where your ancestor lived are divided into political subdivisions. The United States are divided into states, counties, towns, and townships. Canada is divided into provinces, counties, towns and townships. The Russian Empire is divided into ???true? provinces and counties. See the “Historical Geography” section of this outline, the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/34061_Germany05.pdf Germany Research Outline] (34061), and the research outline of the nation where your ancestor settled. | ||
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*Naturalization and Citizenship. ??? | *Naturalization and Citizenship. ??? | ||
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