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*'''1929-1930''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/420708?availability=Family%20History%20Library Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen, 1929-1930] Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German-speaking emigrants '''from Russia to Germany, Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, etc'''. | *'''1929-1930''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/420708?availability=Family%20History%20Library Auswandererkartei der Rußlanddeutschen, 1929-1930] Index cards, arranged alphabetically by surname, for German-speaking emigrants '''from Russia to Germany, Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, etc'''. | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in Russia== | |||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Russia, see [[Russia Finding Town of Origin|'''Russia Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | |||
==Russia Emigration and Immigration== | |||
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | |||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | |||
== Emigration and Immigration Records == | == Emigration and Immigration Records == | ||
'''Emigration records''' list the names of people leaving and '''immigration records''' list those coming into Russia. These records may include an emigrant’s name, age, occupation, destination, and sometimes the place of origin or birth. | '''Emigration records''' list the names of people leaving and '''immigration records''' list those coming into Russia. These records may include an emigrant’s name, age, occupation, destination, and sometimes the place of origin or birth. | ||
==Immigration into Russia== | ==Immigration into Russia== | ||
*According to the first census of the Russian Empire in 1897, about 1.8 million respondents reported German as their mother tongue. | *According to the first census of the Russian Empire in 1897, about 1.8 million respondents reported German as their mother tongue. | ||