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There are many genealogical societies which emphasize German, American, and Canadian research. Most of these societies publish helpful periodicals, transcripts, compiled genealogies, and may have special indexes, collections and projects. Some specialize in the immigrants to a specific area.  

For lists of genealogical and historical societies see the [[United States Societies|United States Societies]] page, the [[Canada Societies|Canada Societies]] page, and the state and provincial Wiki articles.  

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Historical societies can be valuable sources of information German-Russian immigrants to the United States and Canada. Some may have information about specific individuals. Many societies have special collections of books and manuscript material for Germans from Russia that may be difficult to find in libraries and archives. You may be interested in the services, activities and collections of the following:  

Colorado State University<br>

History Dept.<br>

Telephone: 303-491-6854<br><br>

:Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen<br>Charlottenplatz 17<br>D-70173 Stuttgart<br>GERMANY

Your ancestor or relative may have belonged to an association whose membership is based on common interests, place of origin [Landsmannschaft], religion, or ethnicity,. These societies were involved in political, social, and financial activities, including life and burial insurance.  

Schmidt, Alvin J. Fraternal Organizations. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980. (FHL book 973 C47sa.)]  

Many family organizations in Canada and in the United States are gathering information about their ancestors from Germany and Russia. Some organizations are gathering information about all individuals with a particular surname. Family histories, newsletters, family group records, and other information gathered by family organizations are described in the “[[Germans from Russia Genealogy|Genealogy]]” page of this Wiki article. The Family Registry??? and the Ancestral File (also described in the “Genealogy” page) can help you locate active associations. Another resource for finding Germans from Russia family organizations are the computer Internet sites described in the “[[Germans from Russia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]” page.  

For directories of societies and associations related to Germans from Russia family history research see Erich Quester, Wegweiser für Forschungen nach Vorfahren . . . cited in “For Further Reading” near the end of this Wiki article. Another good directory is found in Cyndi Howell's List - Germans from Russia computer Internet site described in the “[[Germans from Russia Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]” page of this Wiki article. Also see the directories cited in the “Societies” page of the [[Germany Societies|Germany Wiki article]] and [[United States Societies|United States Wiki article]].  

Records of these societies are usually described in the Author/Title Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the society. They are also listed in the Place Search of the ''FamilySearch Catalog'' under one of the following:  

:UNITED STATES&nbsp;- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES&nbsp;- INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS<br>[STATE], [COUNTY]&nbsp;- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES&nbsp;- INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS<br>[STATE], [COUNTY], [TOWN]&nbsp;- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES&nbsp;- INVENTORIES, REGISTERS, CATALOGS<br>

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