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GDO Specific Research Links

Odessa Digital Library

The Odessa Digital Library is a collection of resource materials specific to Germans from Russia. This is a great place to start researching your ancestors. In the Odessa Digital Library you can do a Full Text Search for the surname or village you are interested in. Some specific files you will want to look at are:

• St. Petersburg Archives for Freudental Parish
• St. Petersburg Archives for Grossliebental Parish
• St. Petersburg Archives for Odessa City Parish
• LDS Film Index for Grossliebental District
• Arkhivy Rossii /Archives of Russia - scroll down on the page to view the online sources (This site is in Russia, however you can translate the page with Google's translate toolbar. Click here to learn how to install.)

Read firsthand accounts from Germans living in Russia

• Letters from the homeland

Explore research from members

• Member Korners

GRHS Regional Interest Groups and Chapters

German Russian Organizations

• Germans from Russia Heritage Society
• Germans from Russia Heritage Collection
• American Historical Society of Germans from Russia
• Federation of East European Family History Societies
• Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe

Hungary Research Links

• Banat Area
• Batschka Area
• Bulkes
• Sekitsch
• Torschau
• Tscherwenka
• Kischker
• Donauschwaben Villages Helping Hands

General Genealogy Research Links

• Ellis Island Immigrant Ship Lists
• Family Search
• JewishGen TownSeeker - a great resource for finding cities/towns in Europe and Russia
• LDS Family History Library Catalog
• National Archives (NARA)
• North Dakota State Historical Society
• RootsWeb
• South Dakota State Historical Society
• USGenWeb Project
• US Vital Records Information
• Cyndi's List
• 2010 Best State Websites