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Black Sea German Research
Anyone who has wrestled with trying to trace records of their German-Russian ancestors will appreciate this site, which hosts a free online database of over 1.4 million names of Germans who settled on the northern banks of the Black Sea in South Russia (now Ukraine) in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Information is based on GEDCOMs submitted by contributors from all over the world. An advanced search option provides for phonetic name searching using Soundex.
The site also provides research guidance and encourages networking with fellow researchers through online forums and an invitation to join the Black Sea German Research community on Facebook.
The BSGR site includes online maps: the German Empire in the 1850s, 1857, 1914 and 1925; Northwestern and Southwestern Russia in 1897; and village plat maps for Bessarabia and the Odessa area showing features such as houses, churches, cemeteries and schools.
Perhaps most importantly from an Australian perspective, the site is in English.
Check it out at http://www.blackseagr.org/index.html
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