FEEFHS Ethnic and National
Research List
CROSS-INDEX
of
Existing "Research Lists"
and
Planned "Research Lists"

1. Existing Ethnic and National "Research Lists"

• The ALRL (Albania Research List) was launched on 14 December with the help of Joe Tobia of Florida. It is a well-known fact that there is a large Albanian population in Sicily living several seacoast towns where some of them are fishermen. Joe's Albanian ancestry comes to America from Albania by way of Sicily. He needs submissions from others with Albanian heritage to grow this new Research List.
  
  
• ALSRL (Alsace-Lorraine Research List) This list started 25 May with the help of professional record searcher Raymond Trendel of Strassbourg, France.
  
  
• AMRL (Armenia Research List) covers the country of Armenia and other areas where ethnic Armenians live. Nephi Kezerian, M.D. of Provo Utah has agreed to help with this List and a Armenian Genealogical Society HomePage is now posted here.
  
  
• The ATRL (Austria Research List) covers the modern (post World War i) borders of Austria. Art Battiste/Battista of Canada is maintaining this list. More submissions are welcomed.
  
  
• The ALKRL (Austrian Littoral/Kuestenland Research List) was first posted on 15 June, thanks to help from Richard Camur of Lorton Virginia. It covers that part of the old Austrian Empire on the Adriatic called Kuestenland that is now under the rule of Croatia, Italy and Slovenia.
  
  
• BADRL (Baden Germany Research List) first posted 21 June 1997 with the help of Marilyn Lane of Mountain View, California.
  
  
• BAYRL (Bayern / Bavaria Germany Research List) first posted 15 July 1997 with the help of Doug Anderson of LaPort, Texas
  
  
• BERLINRL (Berlin Germany Research List) was first posted on 23 June 1997 with the help of John g. Cakars of Berkeley, California
  
  
• BRGRL (Brandenburg Germany Research List) was started on 28 June with the help of LouJane Brandenburgh of Como Texas.
  
  
• The BGRL (Bulgaria Research List) is active thanks to the help of Bryon Tosoff of White Rock British Columbia - a Vancouver suburb. He is accepting queries and forwarding them to FEEFHS. Snail mail is welcomed by him too.
  
  
• The BYRL (Belarus Research List) was posted on 23 June 1997 thanks a volunteer who then was forced to quit for personal reasons. We thank Mike McKenna of Banbury England for stepping in to coordinate this List.
  
  
• HRRL (Croatia Research List). HR is the two letter code for Croatia and this Research list covers all ethnic Croatians. eMail entries are preferred but snail mail is accepted. Annette Gaithright is helpful for this list.
  
  
• DKRL (Denmark Research List) was first posted on 7 April. We thank Norma Storrs Keating of Your Family Connection" of Yorba, Linda, California for her assistance in volunteering to the coordinator.
  
  
• The EERL (Estonia Research List) was first posted on 6 August 1997 with the help of John Cakars of Berkeley, California.
  
  
• EMSNRL (Emsland Germany Research List). Vincent Kunk of Palm Desert California is helping us here. This list was first posted on 12 July 1997.
  
  
• A GRRL (Greece Research List) was posted on 9 April 1997, thanks to Yvonne Cretelos.
  
  
• A German-Russian Volga Research List was first posted on 31 July 1997 thanks to Laura Moorhouse of Panama City, Florida.
  
  
• HANRL (Hannover, Germany Research List). John Cakars of Berkeley California is helping us here. This list was first posted on 1 June 1997.
  
  
• HESRL (Hessen Germany Research List) first posted 21 June 1997 with the help of Marilyn Lane of Mountain View, California
  
  
• HURL (Hungarian Research List) This list will be posted soon.
  
  
• KRL (Kashzube [Polish] Research List) covers ethnic Kashubian Poles from the greater Danzig area of Poland. It started on this website in August 1996. eMail is encouraged, but snail mail enties accepted. The original database was created by Kieth Kasubowski of Hamburg, New York and is maintained as an online and off line database by Kieth
  
  
• LTRL (Lithuania Research List) - first posted 16 February 1997 with the help of Tegan Gillette.
  
  
• LVRL (Latvia Research List) - posted 2 November 1996. Bonnie Price of Texas is leading this initiative. She needs help in the form of entries ( = queries) from others with Latvian ancestry.
  
  
• MONRL (Monastiri Research List), This list was created by Jeanne Gold of La Cajon California and first posted 20 July 1997. It is for aminority of Sephardic Jews who emigrated from the Ottoman Empire and and called themselves 'Turks'. Their roots are from four places collectively called 'Monastir': (Bitolia, Macedonia; Macedonia, Greece; Beli Manastir, Croatia and Monastir, Tunisia)
  
  
• OLDRL (Oldenburg Germany Research List) The list was started on 10 May with the help of Doris Wheeler of Conyers, Georgia.
  
  
• OPRURL (Ost Prüssen = East Prussia Germany Research List) first on posted 21 June 1997 with the help of John Cakars of Berkeley California.
  
  
• PFARL (Pfalz/Palatinate, Germany Research List) This list was also started on 10 May with the help of Doris Wheeler.
  
  
• PLRL (Poland Research List) was first posted on 5 April 1997. We thank Annette Gaithright of the PGSCA (Polish Genealogical Society of California) for her assistance as a volunteer coordinator.
  
  
• POMRL (Pomern / Pomerania Research List) was started on 28 June 1007 to remind our clients that Myron Gruenwald has posted a database of over 100,000 persons - mostly Pomeranian - that they need to be a part of. Myron reports an average of two "bingos" a week result from the new contacts he receives. If your surname is not in his database you should wonder if it is really Pomeranian.
  
  
• POSRL (Posen Research List) - first posted 3 November 1996. FEEFHS is temporarily accepting these messages until a new volunteer person is found to help for this list.
  
  
• RHERL (Rheinland [Rheinprovinz] Germany Research List) was first posted on 10 July thanks to volunteer help from Kate Pruente of Sonora, California.
  
  
• RORL (Romania Research List) list needs a new coordinator.
  
  
• RUEERL (Russian Empire Emigre Research List) was first posted on 20 June with the help of Tanya Mozakjo of Ontario Canada.
  
  
• RUNRL (Russian Nobility Research List) was launched in January 1997 with the help of Mark A. Szolkowski of Sheffield, England. Doug Anderson of LaPort, Texas became volunteer coordinator on 14 July 1997.
  
  
• SCHLRL (Schleswig-Holstein Germany Research List) was started on May 1997 with the help of professional genealogist Norma Storrs Keating of Yorba Linda, California.
  
  
• SERBRL (Serbia Research List) was started on 6 June 1997 thanks to help from Mila Ranovic, our FEEFHS Secretary of Salt Lake City Utah.
  
  
• SERL (Southeastern European Researchers List) accepts Germanic record searchers dealing with ethnic Germans in the Balkans region, including the Banat and other Danube Swabians. This list was created by and is being maintained by Norbert Bambach of Cincinnatti, Ohio.
  
  
• SILRL (Silesia Research List), based on letters received by FEEFHS for a proposed Silesian-American Genealogy Society. Joe Reimann of Salt Lake City is leading this very succesful effort.
  
  
• SIRL (Slovenia Research List) initially based on queries to the SGSI (Slovenian Genealogy Society International). President Al Peterlin of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania and SGS Board member Donna Cuillard of Simi Valley, California -- both of the Slovenian Genealogy Society International -- are leading this initiative.
  
  
• CHRL (Switzerland Research List) was posted 23 June 1997 thanks to the assistance of Maralyn Wellauer of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When she gets a chance she will provide us with queries published in her Swiss Connection Newsletter.
  
  
• TRANSRL (Transylvania Research List) first posted 2 November 1996. Lazlo "Les" Apathy of Florida is leading this initiative for ethnic Transylvanians.
  
  
• UARL (Ukraine Research List) was created on 30 November 1996 with the assistance of Wally Rusel of the Ukrainian Genealogical and Historical Society of Canada and we first posted queries that appeared on his Nase Leude (Our People) Bulletin on this list. In February of 1997 Jeanne Gold took over the list and has made it one of our most active and finest. Natually the list is open to anyone with an ancestor that lived within the present or historical borders of the Ukraine.
  
  
• UNKDERL (Unkown in Germany Research List) first posted 1 July 1997 with the help of Bob Wilson of Carmichael, California. The focus of this list is to post entries where Germany or Prussia are the only known clues as to the place of origin of the place of origin of an immigrant ancestor.
  
  
• WFARL (Westphalia = Wesfalen Germany Research List) was first posted on 11 July thanks to volunteer help from Kate Pruente of Sonora, California.
  
  
• WPRURL (West Prüssen = West Prussia Germany Research List) first posted 21 June 1997 with the help of John Cakars of Berkeley California.
  
  
• The WUERL (Wuerttemberg Germany Research List) was first posted 10 July 1997 with the help of Vincent Kunk of Palm Desert, California.

2. Planned Research Lists (We need your help to activate them)

• BARL (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• BOHRL (Germanic Bohemia) - for ethnic Germans - entries received - we need a volunteer coordinator
• CAUCRL (Caucasus)
• COSKRL (Cossack) - Proposed to us in the fall of 1996. Still awaiting a coordinator and the first entry.
• CRIMRL (Crimea Penninsula)
• CZRL (Czech Republic) - for ethnic Czechs.
• FIRL (Finland)
• GERL (Georgia) - The Country (not the U.S. State)
• GRBRL (German-Russian - Bessarabia)
• GRKRL (German-Russian - Kazakstan)
• GRORL (German-Russian - Odessa)
• GRSRL (German Russian - Siberia)
• Germany - Research Lists will be posted for all parts of the former German Empire as entries are received and contact persons step forward to receive and forward messages to FEEFHS.
• GOTRL (Gottschee)
• HAMRL (Hamburg) - entries received - now we need a volunteer coordinator
• HARBRL (Harbin China - German-Russian)
• LIRL (Liechtenstein)
• LUSRL (Lusatia)
• MECKRL (Mecklenburg) - entries received - now we need a volunteer coordinator.
• MKRL (Macedonia)
• MDRL (Moldava)
• MKRL (Macedonia)
• MTNRL (Montenegro)
• MORRL (Moravia)
• OSTFRL (Ostfriesland)
• RURL (Russian Federation)
• SCHAMRL (Schaumburg)
• SKRL (Republic of Slovakia)
• SUDRL (Sudetenland)
• VOHLRL (Volhynia)