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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 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 Wiki page 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[ | Although, the records you need may be in a foreign archive or library, the [[Family History Library|Family History Library ]]may have a microfilm copy of them. Check the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog ''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 [https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch.org'' Author/Title Search ]under the archive name for inventories and registers. You could also try the[https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch.org'' 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 [https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch.org'' Author/Title Search ]under the archive name for inventories and registers. You could also try the[https://www.familysearch.org/ ''FamilySearch.org'' Place Search] under the place where the archive is located and the topic “Archives and Libraries.” | ||
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See the Germans from Russia “[[Germans from Russia Church Records|Church Records]]” Wiki page for details. The Family History Library has no records from the Volga region or the Caucasus. | See the Germans from Russia “[[Germans from Russia Church Records|Church Records]]” Wiki page for details. The Family History Library has no records from the Volga region or the Caucasus. | ||
The hours, holidays, catalog, collection, services, key resources, and how to prepare to visit the library are described in [[Family History Library|Library Services and Resources]]. | The hours, holidays, catalog, collection, services, key resources, and how to prepare to visit the library are described in [[Family History Library|Library Services and Resources]]. | ||
== '''Historical and Genealogical Societies''' == | == '''Historical and Genealogical Societies''' == | ||