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Black Sea German Research

A genealogy community dedicated to sharing information about our German Russian ancestors in the Black Sea area. We believe that the best way to track down those pesky, elusive ancestors is through freely sharing information and connecting with other Black Sea German researchers around the world.

English Versions of Czechslovakian, German, Hungarian, Polish & Slovakian Given First Names

FEEFHS - Federation of East European Family History Societies

Germans from Russia

Between the years of 1764 - 1766 many German immigrants settled the steppes of the Russian Volga area. 104 colonies were established on both sides of the Volga River Bank.

Germans from Russia Heritage and Genealogy Portal

Janet's Germans from Russia Research

KRIM-GR Research Web Site

Resources, tips, and research files to aid the researcher who is searching for information on the Crimean Germans from Russia.

Manisfesto of the Empress Catherine II, issued July 22, 1763

New Bulletin

Online articles about the Germans from Russia.

ODESSA ... a German-Russian Genealogical Library

RootsWeb's guide to tracing family trees - On the Trail of Germanic Ancestors

SOAR - Saving Our Ancestral Records

A project from the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR).

SOAR - Saving Our Ancestral Records

SOAR uses the Internet to make records available from the libraries of the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia.

The NDSU Libraries - Germans from Russia Heritage Collection

From North Dakota State University Libraries & Michael Miller.

The Volga Germans

History, culture and traditions of the ethnic Germans who settled in Russia along the Volga River.

Volga Germans

Over 100,000 Germans from Russia indexed.