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''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia ]] > Census''<br> | ''[[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia ]] > Census''<br> | ||
A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses have been taken by the various governments of places where Germans from Russia lived and by some ecclesiastical officials. These were taken primarily for population studies, representation in Congress, or taxation purposes. | A census is a count and description of the population. Censuses have been taken by the various governments of places where Germans from Russia lived and by some ecclesiastical officials. These were taken primarily for population studies, representation in Congress, or taxation purposes. | ||
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The Family History Library has some revision lists from Minsk and Tver provinces on microfilm. Revision lists are cited in the Place Search of the ''Family History Library Catalog'' under: | The Family History Library has some revision lists from Minsk and Tver provinces on microfilm. Revision lists are cited in the Place Search of the ''Family History Library Catalog'' under: | ||
:RUSSIA, [PROVINCE], [TOWN] - CENSUS. | |||
An in-depth article about revision lists is: | An in-depth article about revision lists is: | ||
Everett, Joseph B. “‘Soul’ Searching in the Russian Censuses of the 18th and 19th Century.” ''FEEFHS: Newsletter of the Federation of East European Family History Societies'' (Salt Lake City: FEEFHS) vol. 5 no. 3-4 (August 1998): 34-42. (FHL book 940 C4f; computer number 724497.) Discusses history of Russian censuses in general, the ten revision list censuses, their contents, organization, how to use them, and limitations. | Everett, Joseph B. “‘Soul’ Searching in the Russian Censuses of the 18th and 19th Century.” ''FEEFHS: Newsletter of the Federation of East European Family History Societies'' (Salt Lake City: FEEFHS) vol. 5 no. 3-4 (August 1998): 34-42. (FHL book 940 C4f; computer number 724497.) Discusses history of Russian censuses in general, the ten revision list censuses, their contents, organization, how to use them, and limitations. | ||
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