Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
Source: Moscow Government – Moscow Government –
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On December 26, 2020, the Main Archives of Moscow opened online access to family and clan history documents in the free "My Family" service. Since then, the service's collection has exceeded 13.5 million digitized pages. Researching the ancestry of many generations of residents of Moscow and the Moscow region is now possible from anywhere in the country, without leaving home. Simply use the "Archive Search" platform to find your roots in countless records from parish registers, confession records, and census records in minutes, using neural networks.
"The earliest materials in the online service date back to 1694 and cover information on all faiths. Since this year, family history data has become available to schoolchildren and their parents on the Moscow Electronic School educational platform. It features information not only for Moscow but also for 20 other regions of our country. The number of My Family users is growing every day, and today this platform is driving the implementation of artificial vision technology in genealogical research. This living spiritual heritage is not something to be proud of. It must be preserved, strengthened, and developed. Our goal is to transfer as many documents as possible online and open up as many sources as possible for studying family ties. But preserving the originals of these most valuable documents remains a crucial task. This is our shared duty to the present and future generations," said the head of the Moscow Main Archives Department.
Today, users have access to data on Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Muslim, Jewish, and Old Believer believers living in Moscow and the Moscow region. The service also provides access to information on Old Believers. The service also provides access to parish registers, census records, confessional records, and marriage records.
Despite the utmost care, all information media require restoration. The Moscow Main Archives' Preservation Laboratory restores over 110,000 sheets of priceless relics annually for their subsequent use in the interests of the city and the entire country. Handwritten materials that have not been spared by time are treated selectively. Each requires a special approach, and an individual restoration and conservation plan is developed for each.
Highly skilled art restorers give a second life to worn paper with creases, tears, and fading text, manually restoring each page. Their work not only recreates documents but also helps users discover unknown facts and chapters of their family history, and discover the names of their ancestors. This year, Glavarkhiv's partner, Yandex, joined the effort to preserve documentary heritage and restore historical materials used in their joint "Archive Search" project.
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