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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 [[Family History Library|Family History Library may]] have a digital or microfilm copy of them. Check the ''[http://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).] | Although the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [[Family History Library|Family History Library may]] have a digital or microfilm copy of them. Check the ''[http://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 | ||
Archives can generally be contacted via email or letter correspondence. To learn more about writing to an archive see............ 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.......... | Archives can generally be contacted via email or letter correspondence. To learn more about writing to an archive see............ 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.......... | ||
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References to materials from Russian archives will generally follow a citation similar to this format: | References to materials from Russian archives will generally follow a citation similar to this format: | ||
Below you will find information about archives with documents and materials pertaining to Germans from Russia research. Most archives have an associated acronym which will be found in parentheses following the name of the archive. Each archive section contains contact information and in some cases, a description of records available at that archive. This Wiki page is still in process, so check back often to see if more information has been added. | |||
==='''State Archives of the Saratov Oblast (GASO)'''=== | |||
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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.......... | ||
==='''St. Petersburg Central State Historical Archives'''=== | |||
This archive contains duplicate vital records from the St. Petersburg Evangelical-Lutheran Consistory. 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. | This archive contains duplicate vital records from the St. Petersburg Evangelical-Lutheran Consistory. 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. | ||
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==='''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 to colony affairs. | 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 to colony affairs. | ||
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===State Archive of the Odessa Oblast=== | |||
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!Fond Number | !Fond Number | ||
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|Evangelical Lutheran Parishes | |Evangelical Lutheran Parishes | ||
|church records | |church records | ||
|1899-1916 | |1899-1916 | ||
|Lutheran | |Lutheran | ||
|Black Sea: Odessa, Kherson, Bessarabia, | |Black Sea: Odessa, Kherson, Bessarabia, Ekaterinoslav, Taurida | ||
Ekaterinoslav, Taurida | |894, find the opis or inventory [http://archive.odessa.gov.ua/el_arh/metrika/fond-894/ here], then click on "МЕТРИКА" | ||
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find the opis or inventory [http://archive.odessa.gov.ua/el_arh/metrika/fond-894/ here], then click on "МЕТРИКА" | |||
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[http://www.archives.gov.ua/Archives/index.php?ca03 Ukraine Central State Historical Archive]<br> | [http://www.archives.gov.ua/Archives/index.php?ca03 Ukraine Central State Historical Archive]<br> | ||
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Researchers who identify the German, French, Swiss, or Austrian town of origin of their German-speaking ancestors who settled in Russia can find information about significant archives and how to contact them in the “[[Germany Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]” page of the Germany Wiki. Four German archives in particular are important for researching Germans from Russia: | Researchers who identify the German, French, Swiss, or Austrian town of origin of their German-speaking ancestors who settled in Russia can find information about significant archives and how to contact them in the “[[Germany Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]” page of the Germany Wiki. Four German archives in particular are important for researching Germans from Russia: | ||