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===National Archive of the Republic of Moldova===
===National Archive of the Republic of Moldova===
The National Archives of the Republic of Moldova has church books for many Germans-speaking Roman Catholic and Lutheran congregations of Bessarabia in fond 211, opis 22.   
The National Archives of the Republic of Moldova has church books for many Germans-speaking Roman Catholic and Lutheran congregations of Bessarabia in fond 211. See opis 22.   
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You do not have to speak Russian in order to write to a Russian archive. In general, online translators such as [https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] can be useful as long as you use short, simple, and concise sentences. Complex ideas or flowery words can be difficult to translate. You may want to follow the general outline below and fill in the blanks with information specific to your situation. An English translation can be found below.     
You do not have to speak Russian in order to write to a Russian archive. In general, online translators such as [https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate] can be useful as long as you use short, simple, and concise sentences. Complex ideas or flowery words can be difficult to translate. You may want to follow the general outline below and fill in the blanks with information specific to your situation. An English translation can be found below.     


=== Archive Research Request Template (Russian) ===
===Archive Research Request Template (Russian)===
'''[1] Директору архива''' [Archive Initials]                                                                                               
'''[1] Директору архива''' [Archive Initials]                                                                                               


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[Your full name]
[Your full name]


=== Archive Research Request Template (English) ===
===Archive Research Request Template (English)===
'''[1] To the Director of the Archive''' [Archive Initials]
'''[1] To the Director of the Archive''' [Archive Initials]


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[Your full name]     
[Your full name]     


=== Archive Research Request Example ===
===Archive Research Request Example===


=='''Visiting an Archive'''==
=='''Visiting an Archive'''==
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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. (FHL 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.  
*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. (FHL 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. (FHL book 947 F2om; film 1181519 item 2.
*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. (FHL book 947 F2om; film 1181519 item 2.


* Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren'' . . . Neustadt, Germany: Verlag Degener, 1991. (FHL book 943 D27wf 1991). <br><br>
*Quester, Erich. ''Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren'' . . . Neustadt, Germany: Verlag Degener, 1991. (FHL book 943 D27wf 1991). <br><br>
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