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Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This Wiki page describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for researching Germans from Russia. | Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This Wiki page describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for researching Germans from Russia. | ||
Although the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/ | Although the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] may have a digital or microfilm copy of them. Check the ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]'' before writing to or visiting archives in Russia, Ukraine, former Soviet countries, or Germany. You may also want to check the holdings of major genealogical societies such as the [https://www.ahsgr.org/ American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR)], the [https://www.grhs.org/pages/home Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS)], or the [https://sggee.org/ Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe (SGGEE).] For more information about these societies, refer to the [[Germans from Russia Societies]] page on the Wiki. | ||
Archives can generally be contacted via email or letter correspondence. To learn more about writing to an archive see the section '''Writing to an Archive''' in this Wiki article. Occasionally archives do not have the funding to respond to correspondences. In these cases, researchers must either visit the archives personally or hire an agent to do research for them. If you plan to visit one of these repositories, check their website, or contact the organization and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, fees, and whether they allow visitors. For tips on visiting archives in Russia, Ukraine, and the Former Soviet Union, please see the section '''Visiting an Archive''' in this Wiki article. | Archives can generally be contacted via email or letter correspondence. To learn more about writing to an archive see the section '''Writing to an Archive''' in this Wiki article. Occasionally archives do not have the funding to respond to correspondences. In these cases, researchers must either visit the archives personally or hire an agent to do research for them. If you plan to visit one of these repositories, check their website, or contact the organization and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, fees, and whether they allow visitors. For tips on visiting archives in Russia, Ukraine, and the Former Soviet Union, please see the section '''Visiting an Archive''' in this Wiki article. | ||
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'''''East German Genealogical Study Group''''' [''Arbeitsgemeinschaft ostdeutscher Familienforscher (AGoFF)''] specializes in ancestors east of the Oder-Neiße line and east European settlements such as Russia and Moldova. The study group requests inquiries be typed and in the German language whenever possible. | '''''East German Genealogical Study Group''''' [''Arbeitsgemeinschaft ostdeutscher Familienforscher (AGoFF)''] specializes in ancestors east of the Oder-Neiße line and east European settlements such as Russia and Moldova. The study group requests inquiries be typed and in the German language whenever possible. | ||
Arbeitsgemeinschaft ostdeutscher Familienforscher<br> Nachtigallenweg 14<br> D-50997 Köln<br> GERMANY | |||
=='''Archives and Libraries in the United States'''== | =='''Archives and Libraries in the United States'''== | ||
===The National Archives at College Park, Maryland (National Archives II)=== | ===The National Archives at College Park, Maryland (National Archives II)=== | ||
The National Archives at College Park has a collection of Berlin war documents. Among those captured documents were EWZ records. They are available in A3342, Series EWZ (7,320 rolls). The | The National Archives at College Park has a collection of Berlin war documents. Among those captured documents were EWZ records. They are available in A3342, Series EWZ (7,320 rolls). The FamilySearch Library has some (but not all) of these records and a partial index to EWZ records can be found through the Odessa Digital Library (http://www.odessa3.org/collections/war/). To learn more about this collection at NARA, click [https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/dec14-salyer-presentation.pdf here]. | ||
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See [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Einwandererzentralstelle_(EWZ)_Records#References_and_Further_Reading Einwandererzentralstelle_(EWZ)_Records] for additional information about EWZ records. | |||
In addition to the many great records available online, the | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
The FamilySearch FamilySearch Library has acquired many records from various archives in Russia, Ukraine, and the former Soviet Union. It's a good idea to check the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to see if records are available through FamilySearch before contacting or visiting an archive. Many records are accessible online. FamilySearch has a large collection of original church records for Black Sea and Volga regions as well as duplicate church records for the St. Petersburg Consistory (Black Sea, St. Petersburg and Volhynia regions). Many of these records are available online as digital images, or may be accessed online at your [https://fhc.familysearch.org/ local FamilySearch Center] or at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. EWZ records are also available. | |||
In addition to the many great records available online, the FamilySearch Library also boasts a large book collection regarding Germans from Russia as well as a staff of trained professionals who are ready to help you with your research, free of charge. No appointment is necessary. | |||
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Books which describe the holdings of archives and libraries with significant German-Russia collections include: | Books which describe the holdings of archives and libraries with significant German-Russia collections include: | ||
*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. ( | *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. (FS Library 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. ( | *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. (FS Library book 947 F2om; film 1181519 item 2. | ||
*Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren'' . . . Neustadt, Germany: Verlag Degener, 1991. ( | *Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren'' . . . Neustadt, Germany: Verlag Degener, 1991. (FS Library book 943 D27wf 1991). <br><br> | ||
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