Find your Volga German ancestor's ship list
Nearly 60% of Germans from Russia on ship lists can be found using
the internet thanks to so many indexes prepared by
volunteers particularly by German from Russia volunteers.
Survival in the Volga
In 1922 John Hermann returned to Sheboygan, WI and told his moving story of survival and
escape from Russia to the local newspaper.
Read his story.
What is a Parochial Certificate?
These are official documents provided by the Lutheran and Reformed pastors to families moving away from
their home church.
The parochial certificates for the Volga Germans are generally written in German or Russian or both.
10 certificates included.
