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Germans from Russia Record Selection Table

This table can help you decide which records to search.

In column 1, find the goal you selected.
In column 2, find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then go to (click) that Wiki article in this table.
Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3.
The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same topics used in this set of Germans from Russia Wiki articles and in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog.

Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.

1. If You Need	2. Look First In	3. Then Search
Age	Church Records, Civil Registration, Cemeteries	Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship
Birth date	Church Records, Civil Registration	Obituaries, Census, Cemeteries
Birthplace	Church Records, Civil Registration, Biography	Naturalization and Citizenship, Military Records, Genealogy, Cemeteries
Boundaries (parish, district, or county)	Gazetteers, Maps	History, Historical Geography
Death	Church Records, Civil Registration, Obituaries, Newspapers	Probate Records, Cemeteries, Biography, Genealogy
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration, Societies, Naturalization and Citizenship, Military Records, Periodicals, Newspapers, Biography, Archives and Libraries	See the Wiki articles for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Historical background	History, Periodicals	Societies, Maps
Language helps	Language and Languages	Handwriting
Living relatives	Directories, Genealogy, Probate Records	Obituaries, Societies, Periodicals
Maiden name	Church Records, Civil Registration, Taxation	Obituaries, Cemeteries
Marriage	Church Records, Civil Registration, Cemeteries, Genealogy	History, Biography, Periodicals, Newspapers
Names & naming customs	Names Personal, Naturalization and Citizenship	Genealogy, Periodicals
Occupations	Church Records, Directories, Census	Naturalization and Citizenship
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records, Civil Registration, Obituaries, Census, Taxation, Probate Records, Biography	Genealogy, Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship
Physical description	Military Records, Biography	Genealogy, Emigration and Immigration
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers, Maps	Historical Geography
Places of residence	Church Records, Emigration and Immigration, Directories, Military Records, Biography, Taxation, Maps, Census	Land and Property, Periodicals, Names Personal, Naturalization and Citizenship
Previous research (compiled genealogy)	Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies, History	Biography, Archives and Libraries
Religion	Church Records, Biography	History, Cemeteries
Record-finding aids	Archives and Libraries, Societies, Maps	Periodicals, Bibliography
Social activities	History, Biography, Newspapers	Societies, Obituaries, Cemeteries