Germans from Russia: Locating the Town with Websites and Gazetteers

Determining the location of the hometown is essential to locating records and furthering your research. This presentation will teach you how to use online resources, published works and gazetteers to find the important religious and political jurisdictions that will help you locate genealogical records for your Germans from Russia ancestor's hometown.
Language: English

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