Purpose of the Discussion Group
GER-Volga is a Germans from Russia genealogy electronic discussion group for people
who are interested primarily in Germans from Russia genealogy and family research for
Germans who lived in the Volga River region of South Russia.
The GER-Volga mailing list is a self-moderated, open-subscription discussion group
which provides a means of communication for persons interested in the history and genealogy
of their German-Russian families from the Volga region.
Topics of discussion include family history, exchange of family research information,
discussions about genealogy finding aids,
news from the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia (AHSGR, Lincoln, Nebraska),
and the Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS, Bismarck, North Dakota), news about
workshops, seminars, conferences, and tours, and anything else that concerns Germans from
Russia genealogy.
Rules on Content of Messages
The GER-Volga mailing list is provided by the RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative.
Messages sent to the mailing list must be in standard ASCII format. Any messages sent
in HTML (web page) format or other non-standard message format or with attachments will
be returned to the person sending the message as undeliverable, and will not be distributed
to the mailing list. If you have questions about setting up E-Mail programs, contact
Gary Martens, co-list owner, at the E-Mail address listed below.
Subscribers are expected to use restraint when replying, avoiding unacceptable language,
non-related information, and attacks on individuals. Do not post virus warnings,
test messages, chain letters, political announcements, items for sale etc.
Subscribers not following these rules
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placed on a E-mail address "banned" list.
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day, either when the Digest reaches a certain size, or an amount of time (usually half a day)
has passed.
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