[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] St.pete files

[Jerry Frank]

The records are indeed at that archive.  However, the archive was closed about 10 or more years ago for renovations.  It was slated to reopen in 8 years but to date, I have seen no evidence of that.  If you GOOGLE that archive, the first link that comes up takes you to a citation that was made way back in 1994.

Having said that, there was a gentleman at one of our conventions some 3 or 4 years ago who claimed to have visited there in person and obtained info from the St. Petersburg Consistory fonds.  However, I do not recall his name nor did he provide us with any details of his accomplishment.  I am unsure of the veracity of his claim.


Jerry



----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Rakow <rakow at ifh.de>
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 1:42 pm
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] St.pete files
To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org

> 
>      Has anyone got experience in visiting 
> St Petersburg recently,
>   or is in contact with the archive there? I've heard that the
>   more recent church-book duplicates are in the Central National
>   Historical Archive (CGIA) in St Petersburg. Brent, does this
>   match what you have heard?
> 
>      I'm sure nearly everyone here has a few 
> entries they would
>   love to see,
> 
>            
> Paul Rakow
>            
> rakow at ifh.de
>   BRENT ZELMER <zoomer71 at shaw.ca> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know if they will ever release or index The st.pete
> > archives post 1889? I have heard the ones from 1890- 1916 exist
> > and would be very interested to get my hands on these?
> >
> > Brent Zelmer
> >
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