General Resource Sites

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Doukhobor 
• Doukhobor Genealogy Website 
  The primary internet source connecting researchers of Doukhobor genealogy. Dedicated to the reclamation, discovery, collection, preservation and free sharing of information related to Doukhobor family history.
  • Guide to Doukhobor Names 
    Assists researchers in understanding Russian Doukhobor names and naming practices and recognizing Doukhobor names that appear in records.
  • Index of Imperial Russian Occupational Terms 
    In order to find and use specific types of Russian records, resarchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian language. This glossary contains terms relating to occupations, trades and professions in Imperial Russia, transliterated from Russian, along with their English translations. Theterms included here are those that you are likely to find in Russian genealogical sources.
  • Index of Imperial Russian Weights & Measures 
    In order to find and use specific types of Russian records, resarchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian language. This glossary contains terms relating to weights and measures in Imperial Russia, transliterated from Russian, along with their English translations. The terms included here are those that you are likely to find in Russian genealogical sources.
  • Index of Russian Archival Terms 
    In order to find and use specific types of Russian records, resarchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian language. This glossary contains record and archival terms, transliterated from Russian, along with their English translations. Theterms included here are those that you are likely to find in Russian genealogical sources.
  • Index of Russian Dates & Calendar Terms 
    In order to find and use specific types of Russian records, resarchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian language. This glossary contains terms relating to dates, time and calendars in Imperial Russia, transliterated from Russian, along with their English translations. Theterms included here are those that you are likely to find in Russian genealogical sources.
  • Index of Russian Familial Terms 
    In order to find and use specific types of Russian records, resarchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian language. This glossary contains familial, kinship and gender terms, transliterated from Russian, along with their English translations. Theterms included here are those that you are likely to find in Russian genealogical sources.
  • Index of Russian Genealogical Terms 
    In order to find and use specific types of Russian records, resarchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian language. This glossary contains general terms relating to Russian genealogy, transliterated from Russian, along with their English translations. Theterms included here are those that you are likely to find in Russian genealogical sources.
  • Index of Russian Nationality, Religion & Class Terms 
    In order to find and use specific types of Russian records, resarchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian language. This glossary contains terms relating to religion, nationality and class in Imperial Russia, transliterated from Russian, along with their English translations. Theterms included here are those that you are likely to find in Russian genealogical sources.
  • Index of Russian Number Terms 
    In Russian genealogical sources, numbers and dates are occasionally spelt out. The following glossary contains transliterated spellings of cardinal (1, 2, 3) and ordinal (1st, 2nd, 3rd) numbers in Russian.
  • Origin and Meaning of Doukhobor Surnames 
    Glossary containing the roots and meanings of over 400 Russian Doukhobor surnames with over 2,500 English spelling variations.
• DOUKHOBOR Mailing List 
  For the discussion of Doukhobor ancestry including surnames, researching help, and the religion as it pertains to history. The Doukhobors are a religious sect that has its beginning in southern Russian in the 18th century which rejected the authority of the state, church and the bible. In 1898 and 1899 many Doukhobors immigrated to Canada. Archives: browse or search.
• Doukhobors 
  • Doukhobor Bibliography 
    Julie Rak's Annotated Doukhobor Bibliography.
• Kamsack Gen Web: Doukhobor Community Photo Album submitted by Tricia Mitchell, Mansfield, Eng 
  Album of photos early nineteen-twenties Doukhobour people around Kamsack and Verigin, Saskatchewan, Canada. People named are Morozoff, Veregin and Galisheff.
• Saskatchewan Gen Web Project - SGW - Doukhobor Saskatchewan Genealogy Roots 
• Who are the Doukhobors? 
• Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Doukhobor 
  The Doukhobors (Duchobozetz, Duchobortzi) are a Christian dissenting sect of Russian origin.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Civilization.ca - Canadian Museum of Civilization, Canada's National Museum of Human History 
  • The Doukhobors: "Spirit Wrestlers" 
    Western Canada is home to half the world's Doukhobors, or, translated literally from the Russian, "Spirit Wrestlers."
• Doukhobor Village Museum 
  Introduction to Doukhobor culture and their unique lifestyle as it evolved in the Kootenay region of British Columbia from 1908 to 1938.
• SFU Library Electronic Document Centre 
  Simon Fraser University Library, British Columbia, Canada.
  • The Doukhobor Collection 
    The Doukhobor Collection database is comprised of over 260 primary source items (totalling over 500 images) dating from 1898 to 1975. Among these items are a variety of scanned manuscripts, photographs, books and book chapters, magazine articles, financial documents and interviews.
• UBC Library - Rare Books and Special Collections 
  The University of British Columbia Library.
  • Canadian History Collection - Doukhobor Collection 
• University of Saskatchewan Library 
  • Special Collections 
    • The Doukhobors in Canada: a Select Bibliography 

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• The Doukhobor Gazetteer - Introduction 
  A comprehensive encyclopedia of geographical places and features associated with the Doukhobors in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, Cyprus, Canada and the United States. With over 1,100 entries, past and present, it is an invaluable reference source for research purposes. Each entry contains toponymic and historical data, geographic coordinates and other descriptive information. Search by name, type, alphabetically and geographically.
• Doukhobor Historical Maps 
  Historical maps are a important tool in genealogical research. They can provide clues to where our ancestors lived and where to look for written records about them. They can be used to locate settlements and geographic features, identify changing place names and political boundaries, and understand migration routes and settlement patterns. They are also a great visual aid, reference source and add extra interest to our research. The following collection of online historical maps has been specifically developed for Doukhobor genealogical research.
• Index of Russian Geographic Terms 
  In order to find and use specific types of Russian records, resarchers need to be able to identify and understand some key terms in the Russian language. This glossary contains terms relating to geographic features and places, transliterated from Russian, along with their English translations. Theterms included here are those that you are likely to find in Russian genealogical sources.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Doukhobors 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • The Doukhobors of British Columbia 
    A book by the Doukhobor Research Committee.
  • To America With the Doukhobors 
    A book by L. A. Sulerzhitsky.
  • Toil and Peaceful Life: Doukhobor Village Settlement In Saskatchewan, 1899-1918 
    A book by Carl J. Tracie.
• Doukhobor Genealogy Site 
  • 1918 Census of Independent Doukhobors 
    A book by Jonathan Kalmakoff.
  • Doukhobor Ship Passenger Lists, 1898-1928 
    A book by Steve Lapshinoff and Jonathan Kalmakoff.
  • Society of Named Doukhobors of Canada, 1930 Saskatchewan Membership List 
    A book by Jonathan Kalmakoff.

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

• 1853 Tax Register of Doukhobors in the Caucasus 
  The 1853 Tax Register of Doukhobors in the Caucasus by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff is perhaps one of the most important sources for Doukhobor genealogical research in Russia. The book is compiled from the original Russian tax records housed at the Georgian State Archives in Tbilisi, Georgia. This book contains detailed family information about the Doukhobors living in the Caucasus mountain region of Russia in 1853 and includes: the name and age of the males in each household, the family relationship to the head of the household, the year of arrival from Russia, the number of males and females in each household and more.
• Doukhobor Cemetery Transcription Project 
  Learn about this ambitious new project to transcribe all Doukhobor cemeteries and burial sites in Canada, the current status of the project, and how you can volunteer to participate to preserve Doukhobor history.
• Doukhobor Census Records 
  This index describes various Doukhobor census records in Canada - their historical background, dates, content, usefulness and reliability, availability and published indexes.
• Guide to Doukhobor Passport & Visa Records 
• Index to Doukhobor Cemeteries 
  This index contains the name and location of over 108 Doukhobor cemetery and burial sites in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. It also identifies the status of transcriptions for these cemeteries.
• Index to Doukhobor Ship Lists 
  With few exceptions, the Doukhobors arrived in Canada in four distinct waves in: (i) 1898 - 1899; (ii) 1904 - 1905; (iii)1910 - 1912; and (iv) 1926 - 1928. This web site contains an index of known ship passenger lists for each of these periods.
• Index to Doukhobor Ship Passengers 
  Ship lists constitute the official record of Doukhobor immigration to Canada.Compiled on board by the ship's purser and examined by customs and immigrationauthorities upon arrival, they are important sources of information about our Doukhobor immigrant ancestorsWith few exceptions, the Doukhobors arrived in Canada in four distinct waves in 1898-1899, 1902-1906,1909-1914 and 1925-1930. The following index compiled by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff contains known ship passengerlists for each of these periods.
• Terpania-Brookhill Cemetery 
  Transcription of graves in near Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. Predominantly Doukhobor with some Ukrainian.

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