Hi all, Here is a url to some St. Petersburg Archives. Baptisms etc. http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/stpete/ Carol

Hi all, As listowner for the Russia-L I have combed the web, for resources for Russian research. However, one person can only find so much. If any of you have knowledge of some good resource sites, addresses, or actual lists or records, please send them to the list. I'll add all resources to the Russian webpage. If you have your own website with Russian info I'll be glad to add it to the researchers pages. If you have info you've gathered, like births, deaths marriages, cemetery transcriptions, etc. I can create a page to put it on and make it accessible to other researchers. For ideas of what to send, check out my Donegal, Ireland pages at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6587/Donegal.html I would really like to get some exchange of info and data going on this Russia list. I've found on the Donegal list, that when someone provides info, they usually end up making some connections to others on the list. I know Russia is difficult, since it's boundaries are constantly changing, as well as the government and for awhile it was pretty much a closed country. Let's take advantage of the freedom there is right now to have access. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks to all Carol

Charles, My great great grandfather was also from St. Petersburg. However, I still haven't found out how to go about finding records in Russia. That was one of the reason for starting this list. I was hopeful that a group might be able to provide more resources than one individual. I have scoured the web for Russian resources. I have found one site that is called the Odessa Project. They have tons of records from St. Petersburg. I have not found my gggranddad, but you might check it out. You can access it from http://www.rootsweb.com/~ruswgw by clicking on the link on this site, to Russian information. If you have any problems let me know. By the way, my great great grandfather's name was Francis B. Bell. That seems like an unlikely Russian name, so it's been slow going on that one. carol

Hello I've just joined this list & I've only seen a couple of messages in the last few days, but I'm going to post this in the hope that some-one out there will be able to assist. (That's assuming there are people out there. :) An ancestor of mine was a man called Daniel Dunglas HOME. His claim to fame was the fact that he could levitate himself. He did this so well that he used to perform in front of Royalty. He married Alexandrina DE KROLL on 1 August 1858 in St. Petersburg. Her father was Count .....DE KROLL, & she was the Goddaughter of Czar Nicholas. (Probably the Czar had thousands of Godchildren.) They had a son on 8 May 1859, on the Gargarine Quay, St. Petersburg (Christened 22 May 1859). I do not know this boy's name except that the nickname Gricha appears. Is this a boys nickname or proper name? I am trying to find out what happened to him. He had an impressive list of Godparents:- Marquis de Chateaureynard Count Gregoire DE KROLL (uncle) Countess Luba DE KROLL (aunt) Sophie ?? (relative) His mother died in the Dordogne, France 3 July 1862 His father died near Paris 21 June 1886 Does anyone have any info on the boy, or info on where I can look? Thank you, & apologies for such a long message. Charles Home

Hello, I am new to this list, I am attempting to search my step-father's family line. I am looking for ancestors of Mendel LECKER, born in 1903, his parents were Usher LECKER and Frieda SCHLEIEN - they were from Selten, Bucovina, Romania. I also looking for ancestors for Gitile DOUBILET, born in 1905, her parents were Mordicha DOUBILET and Sophie CHUERTKIN - they were from Nikolive, Russia. Does anyone have any information about these families? Thank you for your help, Regards, Karen Dragun Dragun@ibm.net

Hello All I am a new subscriber to this list. Is there anyone out there with connections to the following surnames, both originally from the Penza and Tambov regions in Russia : ABRASHKIN DRAGUNOV Regards Glyn Woods London, England

I am so sorry I was up late last night from coming out of town and I typed in my wrong email address!!! It is crankin@camden.net. Did you know that there is over 135 POLLIO's listed in the United States? And 1 in Canada! Go to www.Ancestry.com then type in your relatives last name and hit find. Another screen will come up scroll down until you find address of Pollio family listed in the United States. Maybe a relative, it gives address' and phone numbers. Have fun! Carol Rankin crankin@camden.net

-----Original Message----- From: Nicolas d ' Ydewalle <Nicolas.dYdewalle@ping.be> To: postalq@grnco.net <postalq@grnco.net> Date: Friday, April 23, 1999 11:57 PM Subject: Re : LEVCHINE family >Hello ! >I am trying to find eventual children or grand-children of two russian >cousins : >- Fedor Sergueivitch Levchine, born 1908, and his brother >- Alexei Sergueivitch Levchine, born 1911 >who emigrated at the 1917 revolution either in the U.S.A. (California ?) >or Argentina. >Thanks to anyone who can assist me through my e-mail address >Nicolas d’Ydewalle

Hello eveyone - I'm new to this rootsweb. I have been researching my grandparents from Krasnojar, Volga, Samara, Russia, WERNER and Reinwald/Paulskoye, Volga, Samara, Russia MARGRAF/MARKGRAF Is anyone familiar/working with these towns? I'm have been looking for another way to find out information as I have been waiting for Dr Igor Pleve, Saratov, to send me information since Sep 1997 and I keep getting his postponement messages. Thanks, Chuck Werner

Hi all, I recently found some interesting information on my great grandfather Felix F. SIDOR, or SIDOROFF. Apparently, he entered the monastery to become a Roman Catholic priest, back in 1880 or so, in Lithuania. Discovering he was not priest material, he entered the Russian Military Academy to become an army officer. Upon graduation (high honors) he had a dispute with his superiors and fled to Ireland. He traveled around Europe until he emigrated to the US in 1889, with his wife, Anna STANKUS SIDOR. Felix was highly educated, and came from a distinguished family. He had an uncle in the Russian army that retained his General status until he was 104 yrs old. Felix also had a cousin who fought for the czar in the Japanese war. I am quoting most of this from a newspaper article telling of Felix's death from a streetcar accident in 1910 in Grand Rapids, Mich. My question is: where can I write to verify this information? Is there a website that might help me find more information on Felix? His naturalization papers revealed only his name and a witness' name. I would really love to find his birth city, and his parents names! Can any of you experts point me in the right direction with this puzzle? Thank you very much in advance.... Mary (Cdogger@aol.com)

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Hello listers, I have got information that descendance of "my man" is working as a MD at the Archangelsk Hospital now. Is there any way to find an adresslist for Archangelsk or even better an e-mail adress? Greetings from Marianne in Norway

Hello, I just got an old letter in my hands, written in 1880, I have not deciphered it completely, but it is telling about a brother's adress in Russia. He lived in V. Mezen. Anybody having hints to me how to find out more? >From Marianne in Norway

Seeking John Tobias JANTZ b. 23 Jul 1846 place unknown, d. date/place unknown, md. date/place unknown, to Helena SCHMIDT b. 2 Feb 1848 place unknown, possibly daughter of Benjamin P. SCHMIDT & Eva BECKER. John JANTZ's father was: Tobias JANTZ b. 10 Oct 1814 in Karolswalde, Poland, d. date/place unknown, md. 15 Nov 1835 in Karolswalde, Poland, to Helena George UNRUH b. 30 Jun 1816 place unknown, d. date/place unknown, daughter of George UNRUH. Tobias's father was: Tobias Cornelius JANTZ b. 14 Mar 1783 in Jeziorken, P. West Prussia, d. 25 Jan 1848 in Karolswalde, Poland, md. 20 Oct 1808 in Karolswalde, Poland to Susanna David UNRUHEN b. 10 Oct 1790 place unknown, d. 22 Jun 1850 in Karolswalde, Volhynia, Russia, daughter of David UNRUHEN. Tobias's father was: Cornels JANTZ b. 5 Dec 1739 in Schoensee, Prussia, d. 6 Aug 1803 place unknown, md. 1774 in Przechowleu, West Prussia, to Trincke RATZLAFFEN b. 29 Jun 1749 in Przechowleu, West Prussia, daughter of Berent RATZLAFFEN & Anke BULLER. Laura bradlara@ucom.net

Seeking Cornelius Tobias KOEHN (son of Tobias KOEHN & Susie ?) b. 22 Aug 1854 in Poland/Russia, d. 15 Mar 1947 in Copeland, Gray, KS, md. 8 Sep 1874 in Russia, to Mary SCHMIDT b. 29 Dec 1852 in Northern Russia, d. 27 Mar 1920 in Montezuma, Gray, KS, daughter of Benjamin Peter SCHMIDT b. 9 Dec 1819, d. 26 Apr 1887 & Anna BECKER b. 15 Jul 1824. Laura bradlara@ucom.net

Seeking Henry Adam RATZLAFF b. Apr 1858 in Antanofka, Polish Russia, d. 14 Mar 1944 in McPherson, KS, md. 28 Nov 1877 to Helena ECK b. 25 Mar 1859 in Polish, Russia, d. 17 Mar 1895 in McPherson, KS, daughter of Andreas Jacob ECK and Maria WEDEL. Henry md. #2. Susie WEDEL 23 Jun 1895, daughter of Benjamin WEDEL & Susie JANTZ. Henry's father was: Adam RATZLAFF (Andrew RATZLAFF & Helena KOEHN) b. in Polish Russia, d. in Antanofka, Russia, md. to Eva WEDEL b. 6 Aug 1836 in Poland, Russia, d. 12 Jun 1909 in Taloga, Dewey, OK, daughter of Benjamin WEDEL & Marie ? Laura bradlara@ucom.net

Seeking Elisabeth Peter BECKER b. 25 May 1848 in Antanofka Village, Polish Russia, d. 23 May 1930 in McPherson, KS, md. 10 Apr 1866 in Polish Russia, to Henry B. KOEHN b. 5 Dec 1846 in Antanofka Village, Polish Russia, d. 20 Mar 1929 in Roxbury, KS, son of Bernard D. KOEHN & Maria SCHMIDT. Elisabeth's father was: Peter Bernard BECKER b. 18 Jul 1815 in Prussia, Germany, d. 23 Jun 1910 in McPherson, KS, md. 4 Nov 1837 to Anna ECK b. 30 Mar 1820, in Karolswalde, Wolyn, Russia, d. 9 Sep 1906 in McPherson, KS, daughter of Zacharias ECK. Peter's father was: Benjamin Peter BECKER b. 12 Nov 1782 in Jeziorken, he was son of Peter Jacob BECKER b. 14 May 1747 in Kunpat, md. 1768 in Glugowica, to Sarcke FREIEN. Laura bradlara@ucom.net

Seeking Henry Bernard KOEHN b. 5 Dec 1846 in Antanofka Village, Polish Russia, d. 20 Mar 1929 in Roxbury, KS, md. 10 Apr 1866 in Polish Russia, to Elisabeth BECKER b. 25 May 1848 in Antanofka Village, Polish Russia, d. 23 May 1930 in McPherson, KS, daughter of Peter Bernard BECKER & Anna ECK. Henry KOEHN's father was Bernard KOEHN b. 1825, d. 1875, md. Maria SCHMIDT b. 4 May 1826. Laura bradlara@ucom.net

Dear list readers, does one of you know where I should write to for a copy/transscript of a death certificate for a relative who died in the 70's in Leningrad/SPB? Maybe someone knows where I can find the address on the web? Any suggestions would be great, thanks! Best wishes, Franz Hrazdira - FH38@CanoeMail.Com Do visit my web pages! Just click on the two URL's below ... http://members.xoom.com/daFranzl + http://www.angelfire.com/ca/ont ___________________________________________________________________ Sign up today for your Free E-mail at http://www.canoe.ca/CanoeMail

Hello Russia-l, I'm looking a names of georgians (Baghration etc) who live in russia and found new families. Can you reccomend me some books. This is for our new exhibition "Gergians in Russia" in Russian National Library, www.nlr.ru. Best regards, Alexander mailto:excibition@nlr.ru