Mission Statement
Contact Info
RIG Organization Info
We recognize the need to bring together those people interested in the collection, publication and preservation of our heritage as Germans from Russia. We will foster the preservation of folklore, songs, literature, objects of art, genealogies, photos, documents and all applicable records and do all other necessary work to carry out the objectives of GRHS and the Bessarabian RIG.
We will work together to further and advance the information and knowledge of our ancestors history while they resided in Bessarabia and the Dobrudscha.
Address:
Bessarabia RIG
c/o GRHS
1125 W. Turnpike Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58501
| RIG spokesperson & webmaster | Chapter rep to BoD & listserv admin |
| Carolyn Schott Seattle, WA cgschott @ comcast.net (no spaces) |
Rich Aspenleiter Spokane, WA rich883 @ ieway.com (no spaces) |
Village coordinators have expertise in researching specific villages. They're a great source of help for your research!
We always welcome more volunteers to act as VCs and there is always room for
more than one VC per village.
Contact Rich Aspenleiter or Gayla Gray if you are interested in becoming a
VC.
The Bessarabia RIG has a representative on the GRHS Archives Acquisition Committee
to guide that team on records that would be useful for Bessarabian research.
Projects undertaken related to Bessarabia will be coordinated within the
framework of the GRHS Clearing House. If you're interested in volunteering to
assist with a project, contact bess @ grhs.org (no spaces).
The Bessarabia RIG listserv is a closed list, for RIG members only. There is
no additional charge for a GRHS member to become a
member of
the Bessarabia RIG and join the listserv. See the list of
Bessarabia
RIG members and those on the
listserv.
The Bessarabia RIG web pages exist to assist those researching their family history in Bessarabia & Dobrudscha. Links or statements that are politically-oriented or may be objectionable to GRHS members will not be allowed. In order to maintain GRHS's status as a non-profit 501c(3) organization, links or statements related to commercial, for-profit endeavors are not allowed.
The Bessarabia RIG web pages have information that is freely available to
anyone accessing this site, as well as information that is restricted to GRHS
members only. This data is available through a user id and password that is
updated each year the member renews their
membership.
This newsletter was published from 1997-2008. All
issues are online.
An annual meeting of the Bessarabian RIG will be held, either at the
GRHS
annual convention or online.
An annual report will be presented to the Bessarabian RIG members present at
the annual meeting.
The GRHS bylaws provide for each chapter (which includes RIGs) to be represented on the Board of
Directors. This chapter representative will be elected at each annual meeting. If there is a temporary assignment between Annual Meetings,
the RIG Spokesperson can make such an assignment with confirmation provided by
the members at the next annual meeting.
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