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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 section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for researching German-speaking people 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 section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for researching German-speaking people from Russia. | ||
Although, the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the Family History Library may have a microfilm copy of them. Check the ''Family History Library Catalog'' before writing to or visiting archives in the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereafter CIS) or Germany. | Although, the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/frameset_library.asp Family History Library] may have a microfilm copy of them. Check the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp ''Family History Library Catalog''] before writing to or visiting archives in the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereafter CIS) or Germany. | ||
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 further information about the collection try looking in the ''Family History Library Catalog'' Author/Title Search under the archive name for inventories and registers. You could also try the ''Family History Library Catalog'' Place Search under the place where the archive is located and the topic “Archives and Libraries.” | 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 further information about the collection try looking in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=generalauthorsearch&columns=*,0,0 ''Family History Library Catalog'' Author/Title Search] under the archive name for inventories and registers. You could also try the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 ''Family History Library Catalog'' Place Search] under the place where the archive is located and the topic “Archives and Libraries.” | ||
There are six major types of genealogical repositories for records about Germans from Russia: | There are six major types of genealogical repositories for records about Germans from Russia: | ||
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== '''State and National Archives (Commonwealth of Independent States)''' == | == '''State and National Archives (Commonwealth of Independent States)''' == | ||
Repositories of primary interest to genealogists are the Central State Archives [''Центральный Государственный Архив = Tsentral’nyy Gosudarstvennyy Arkhiv''] and the Central State Historical Archives [''Центральный Государственный Исторический Архив = Tsentral’nyy Gosudarstvennyy Istoricheskyy Arkhiv''] systems of the CIS, with over two hundred seventy central and branch repositories located throughout Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaidzhan, Moldova, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Armenia and Turkmenistan. Included in these systems are traditional provincial and country archives. | Repositories of primary interest to genealogists are the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Central State Archives] [''Центральный Государственный Архив = Tsentral’nyy Gosudarstvennyy Arkhiv''] and the Central State Historical Archives [''Центральный Государственный Исторический Архив = Tsentral’nyy Gosudarstvennyy Istoricheskyy Arkhiv''] systems of the CIS, with over two hundred seventy central and branch repositories located throughout Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaidzhan, Moldova, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Armenia and Turkmenistan. Included in these systems are traditional provincial and country archives. | ||
Central States Archives in Russia do not normally have the funding to respond to correspondence. All church records have been sent to Central State Archives. Civil registration was begun in 1917 and records are available at the Central State | Central States Archives in Russia do not normally have the funding to respond to correspondence. All church records have been sent to Central State Archives. Civil registration was begun in 1917 and records are available at the Central State Archives. A few questions may be answered by correspondence at Ukrainian archives. Most researchers either visit the archives in person, or hire an agent to do the research for them. For information about hiring professional researchers see page #???. | ||
Repositories and significant collections of vital records for Russian-German research include: | Repositories and significant collections of vital records for Russian-German research include: | ||
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The inventory of files in a fond or collection is known as an opis [''опись'']. While fond is a statement of authorship, opis is a statement of content. It consists of the title assigned to each time listed in a sequential order. It also includes information on inclusive dates and number of pages. The opis is the key to finding records in a fond and is considered the most significant finding aid used by researchers. It is usually not available outside of the archive. | The inventory of files in a fond or collection is known as an opis [''опись'']. While fond is a statement of authorship, opis is a statement of content. It consists of the title assigned to each time listed in a sequential order. It also includes information on inclusive dates and number of pages. The opis is the key to finding records in a fond and is considered the most significant finding aid used by researchers. It is usually not available outside of the archive. | ||
A fond may have more than one opis. These sometimes reflect different types of material or blocks of material accession by the archives. The decision as to what to include in an opis is in the hands of the archival cataloger, and will vary significantly from archive to archive. | A fond may have more than one opis. These sometimes reflect different types of material or blocks of material accession by the archives. The decision as to what to include in an opis is in the hands of the archival cataloger, and will vary significantly from archive to archive. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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== '''Special German Archives''' == | == '''Special German Archives''' == | ||
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== '''Village Coordinators''' == | == '''Village Coordinators''' == | ||
These are individuals who coordinate the gathering of information and compiling of databases about the inhabitants of specific Germanic villages in Russia and the Ukraine. You are encouraged to share your family information with the village coordinator for the village where your ancestor lived. You may also benefit from information already submitted by others. The [http://www.ahsgr.org/village_coordinators.htm most up-to-date list of village coordinators], especially for Volga Germans, is found on the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR) Internet site described previously. The Germans from Russia Heritage Society (Bismark) has the [http://www.grhs.org/vr/vc-other.htm best list of village coordinators for the Ukraine]. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | These are individuals who coordinate the gathering of information and compiling of databases about the inhabitants of specific Germanic villages in Russia and the Ukraine. You are encouraged to share your family information with the village coordinator for the village where your ancestor lived. You may also benefit from information already submitted by others. The [http://www.ahsgr.org/village_coordinators.htm most up-to-date list of village coordinators], especially for Volga Germans, is found on the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR) Internet site described previously. The Germans from Russia Heritage Society (Bismark) has the [http://www.grhs.org/vr/vc-other.htm best list of village coordinators for the Ukraine]. <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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== '''Inventories, Registers, Catalogs''' == | == '''Inventories, Registers, Catalogs''' == | ||
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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.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | 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.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
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