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=== Finding Place of Origin in Russia === | === Finding Place of Origin in Russia === | ||
The first step in researching your Russian-German genealogy is to determine specifically where in Russia your ancestors lived. You may be able to find out the town your ancestor came from by talking with older family members. The family may have documents concerning the place of origin, such as old passports, birth or marriage certificates, journals, photographs, letters, or a family Bible. Even if something is written in German or Russian, it may contain valuable information. Get help in reading it. Other sources are found in local libraries and courthouses and at the | The first step in researching your Russian-German genealogy is to determine specifically where in Russia your ancestors lived. You may be able to find out the town your ancestor came from by talking with older family members. The family may have documents concerning the place of origin, such as old passports, birth or marriage certificates, journals, photographs, letters, or a family Bible. Even if something is written in German or Russian, it may contain valuable information. Get help in reading it. Other sources are found in local libraries and courthouses and at the FamilySearch Library, including naturalization applications and petitions, obituaries, county histories, marriage and death certificates, and American passenger lists of arrivals and European lists of departures. | ||
You will want to verify the spelling and location of places where your family lived. A good listing of German colonies in Russia is: | You will want to verify the spelling and location of places where your family lived. A good listing of German colonies in Russia is: | ||
*Armand Bauer's "Place Names of German Colonies in Russia and the Romanian Dobrudja" found on pages 130-183 of Richard Sallet's ''Russian German Settlements in the United States'' (Fargo, North Dakota: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974). ( | *Armand Bauer's "Place Names of German Colonies in Russia and the Romanian Dobrudja" found on pages 130-183 of Richard Sallet's ''Russian German Settlements in the United States'' (Fargo, North Dakota: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1974). (FS Library book {{FSC|15095|item|disp=973 F2rs}})<ref>The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germans From Russia: Genealogical Research Outline," Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | ||
=== Tracing Families Back to Germany === | === Tracing Families Back to Germany === | ||
Despite difficulties in accessing records in Russia, it is often possible to trace your lineage to Germany and back to the early 1600s. In some cases where vital records are unavailable or have significant gaps, it is extremely difficult to establish a line of ancestors through the 1800s in Russia. Nevertheless, even in these cases there may be family sources or printed sources that enable you to do so; older family members may remember several generations back or such information may be recorded in a family Bible or other family documents. | Despite difficulties in accessing records in Russia, it is often possible to trace your lineage to Germany and back to the early 1600s. In some cases where vital records are unavailable or have significant gaps, it is extremely difficult to establish a line of ancestors through the 1800s in Russia. Nevertheless, even in these cases there may be family sources or printed sources that enable you to do so; older family members may remember several generations back or such information may be recorded in a family Bible or other family documents. | ||
The German colonists who settled in Russia came mostly from southern Germany, principally Württemberg. If you can determine the specific place where the family originated you can trace the family back using German records. In many cases, however, the colonists spent a generation in Poland before moving on to Russia. If you can determine the place in Poland where the family lived, clues necessary to trace the family back to Germany may be found in the Polish records. Many of these records are available at the | The German colonists who settled in Russia came mostly from southern Germany, principally Württemberg. If you can determine the specific place where the family originated you can trace the family back using German records. In many cases, however, the colonists spent a generation in Poland before moving on to Russia. If you can determine the place in Poland where the family lived, clues necessary to trace the family back to Germany may be found in the Polish records. Many of these records are available at the FamilySearch Library. | ||
The following work is of great value to those researching Germans in Russia. It lists most of the original German colonists who came to Russia and usually indicates their place of origin in Germany. | The following work is of great value to those researching Germans in Russia. It lists most of the original German colonists who came to Russia and usually indicates their place of origin in Germany. | ||
*Stumpp, Karl. ''The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862''. Tübingen: Karl Stumpp, 1972 ( | *Stumpp, Karl. ''The Emigration from Germany to Russia in the Years 1763 to 1862''. Tübingen: Karl Stumpp, 1972 (FS Library book {{FSC|248613|item|disp=943 W2sk 1978}}). | ||
::This book includes excellent information in English on the history of Germans in Russia and lists of German emigrants to Russia. For genealogists, the most valuable part of the book is the alphabetical lists of emigrants. This list gives each emigrant's surname, given name, age (sometimes), place in Germany they left, year of migration, and destination in Russia. To view this list online, see [http://odessa3.org/collections/ships/link/sindex.txt Odessa: Die Deutsche Auswanderung Nach Russland 1763-1862]. More information is found in the book.<ref>The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germans From Russia: Genealogical Research Outline," Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | ::This book includes excellent information in English on the history of Germans in Russia and lists of German emigrants to Russia. For genealogists, the most valuable part of the book is the alphabetical lists of emigrants. This list gives each emigrant's surname, given name, age (sometimes), place in Germany they left, year of migration, and destination in Russia. To view this list online, see [http://odessa3.org/collections/ships/link/sindex.txt Odessa: Die Deutsche Auswanderung Nach Russland 1763-1862]. More information is found in the book.<ref>The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Germans From Russia: Genealogical Research Outline," Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | ||
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To view these records (some are digitized and some are microfilmed): | To view these records (some are digitized and some are microfilmed): | ||
* | *{{FSC|730589|item|disp=Einwandererkartei, 1939-1945}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|734631|item|disp=Stammblätter, 1939-1945}} | ||
* | *{{FSC|252070|item|disp=Stammblätter, 1940-1941}} | ||
The Stumpp book list of emigrants can be found at this site [http://odessa3.org/collections/ships/link/sindex.txt Stumpp Transcription list]. | The Stumpp book list of emigrants can be found at this site [http://odessa3.org/collections/ships/link/sindex.txt Stumpp Transcription list]. | ||
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An in-depth description of United States federal immigration lists is: | An in-depth description of United States federal immigration lists is: | ||
*Tepper, Michael H. ''American Passenger Arrival Records: A Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail and Steam''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1993. ( | *Tepper, Michael H. ''American Passenger Arrival Records: A Guide to the Records of Immigrants Arriving at American Ports by Sail and Steam''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1993. ({{FSC|471679|item|disp=FS Library book 973 W27am 1993}}) | ||
The | The FS Library has the National Archives' microfilmed collection of German documents collected by the Berlin Document Center, which include some Germans from Russia (FS Library microfiche {{FSC|540100|item|disp=6334167}}). | ||
[http://www.odessa3.org/ Odessa: A German Russian Digital Online Library] is a digital library dedicated to the cultural and family history of the millions of Germans who emigrated to Russia in the 1800s and their descendants. Their collections consist primarily of digitized books and records, plus indexes of microfilms, and research aids. | [http://www.odessa3.org/ Odessa: A German Russian Digital Online Library] is a digital library dedicated to the cultural and family history of the millions of Germans who emigrated to Russia in the 1800s and their descendants. Their collections consist primarily of digitized books and records, plus indexes of microfilms, and research aids. | ||
Resources about various immigration lists and indexes of German emigrants: | Resources about various immigration lists and indexes of German emigrants: | ||
*Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart). ''Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen nach Brasilien: 1870-1940'' (Emigrant index of Russian-Germans in Brazil). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. ( | *Deutsches Ausland-Institut (Stuttgart). ''Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen nach Brasilien: 1870-1940'' (Emigrant index of Russian-Germans in Brazil). Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (FS Library film 1552796). Alphabetical name index often showing birthdate, place, deathdate, place, age, spouses, children, religion, homeland, date of emigration, profession, and sources. | ||
*Haury, David A. ''Index to Mennonite Immigrants on United States Passenger Lists, 1872-1904''. North Newton, Kans.: Mennonte Library and Archives, 1986. ( | *Haury, David A. ''Index to Mennonite Immigrants on United States Passenger Lists, 1872-1904''. North Newton, Kans.: Mennonte Library and Archives, 1986. (FS Library book 973 W22ha). Transcripts showing ships, ports, names, ages, and occupations, with index of 15,000 individuals. Includes many Germans from Russia. | ||
''Heimatortskartei'' (Hometown Index) is an index of Germans from Eastern Europe who returned to Germany for re-settlement in the 20th Century, especially after World War II. These indexes contain names of family members, dates and places of birth, marriage, death, and residence. Each geographical area such as Southeast Europe has its own index. For addresses of organizations with these hometown indexes, see: | ''Heimatortskartei'' (Hometown Index) is an index of Germans from Eastern Europe who returned to Germany for re-settlement in the 20th Century, especially after World War II. These indexes contain names of family members, dates and places of birth, marriage, death, and residence. Each geographical area such as Southeast Europe has its own index. For addresses of organizations with these hometown indexes, see: | ||
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These books may be great resources: | These books may be great resources: | ||
*Aberle, George P. Monsignor. ''Pioneers and their Sons''. Bismark, North Dakota: Tumbleweed Press, 1980. (FHl book | *Aberle, George P. Monsignor. ''Pioneers and their Sons''. Bismark, North Dakota: Tumbleweed Press, 1980. (FHl book {{FSC|359400|item|disp=978.4 D3a}}) | ||
::Includes histories of Catholic families in and around Stark County, North Dakota. In most cases, these histories trace the direct line two or three generations back through Russia and back to Germany. | ::Includes histories of Catholic families in and around Stark County, North Dakota. In most cases, these histories trace the direct line two or three generations back through Russia and back to Germany. | ||
*Keller, Conrad. ''The German Colonies in South Russia, 1804-1904''. (A. Becker, translator). Saskatoon, Canada: Western Producer, 1968-1973. ( | *Keller, Conrad. ''The German Colonies in South Russia, 1804-1904''. (A. Becker, translator). Saskatoon, Canada: Western Producer, 1968-1973. (FS Library book {{FSC|203481|item|disp=947.7 F2k}}) | ||
::Includes detailed information about the Beresan Catholic colonies. For each colony a list of inhabitants in 1839-1840 is provided with ages, relationships, and places of origin in Germany. | ::Includes detailed information about the Beresan Catholic colonies. For each colony a list of inhabitants in 1839-1840 is provided with ages, relationships, and places of origin in Germany. | ||
*Brendle, Johannes. ''Aus deutschen Kolonien im Kutschurganer Gebiet'' (From the German Colonies in the Kuchurgan district). Stuttgart: Ausland und Heimat Verlags-Aktiengesellschaft, 1930. ( | *Brendle, Johannes. ''Aus deutschen Kolonien im Kutschurganer Gebiet'' (From the German Colonies in the Kuchurgan district). Stuttgart: Ausland und Heimat Verlags-Aktiengesellschaft, 1930. (FS Library book {{FSC|284938|item|disp=943 W2sd v. 26}}) | ||
::Includes detailed information in German about the Kuchurgan Catholic colonies near Odessa. It provides lists of settlers for each village with ages, relationships and place of origin in Germany. | ::Includes detailed information in German about the Kuchurgan Catholic colonies near Odessa. It provides lists of settlers for each village with ages, relationships and place of origin in Germany. | ||
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