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The
Doukhobor Gazetteer - Online Help
Background
Over the
course of their three hundred-year history, the Doukhobors have both influenced,
and been influenced by, the culture and geography of the places where they have
settled and lived. The Doukhobor Gazetteer presents a comprehensive record of
the places of historic, cultural and religious significance to the Doukhobor
people.
The Doukhobor Gazetteer provides access to place names, features and locations
associated with the Doukhobors, past and present, across the world. It includes
detailed information about
populated places such as localities, settlements, schools, post offices, railway
sidings, subdivisions, streets, farms, bridges, cemeteries and parks, as well as
natural geographic features such as lakes, streams, springs, bays, islands,
hills, mountains, caves, woods, rocks and valleys. It is the most complete and
detailed database of Doukhobor geographic information ever compiled.
The purpose of the Doukhobor Gazetteer is to provide users with an accurate and
definitive listing of Doukhobor geographical information for research
and general enquiry purposes. The Doukhobor Gazetteer provides a simple search
tool for obtaining useful information for each entry. Regular updates of new
information and additional features ensure the
user of data reliability and usability.
The Database
The Doukhobor Gazetteer is an online searchable
database which contains information on over
1,500 places and features named by, for, or otherwise associated with the Doukhobors in
Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Cyprus, Canada and the United
States.
Please keep in mind that only places and features
associated with the Doukhobors are available in this database. Other world
places and features are not included.
The content of the database is compiled from a wide
range of published and unpublished sources in the English and Russian languages.
Detailed references and acknowledgements regarding the source of the information
contained in the database can be found
here.
Every effort has been made to present the most
recent, accurate and reliable information in this database. However, there may
be occasions when information featured in the database may contain incomplete
data or inaccuracies. Any errors are unintentional.
This database is a work in progress. Additional
information, features and enhancements will be added to the database on an ongoing basis.
If you have any information to add to The Doukhobor Gazetteer or suggestions for
improvements, please contact:
Jonathan J. Kalmakoff.
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The Search Screen
The search screen allows you to search for places or
features by name, alphabetically, type, or geographically by country, province
and district.
Notes:
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A name or partial name must be specified if you are
searching by “all types”.
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Specifying a partial name will result in all hits
that begin with the partial name. For example, specifying the partial name “Go”
will result in hits for “Goloff Creek”, “Goreloye”, “Good Spirit Lake Annex”,
etc.
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Choose “Include Common Misspellings” to search for
common English spelling variants of Russian names. For example, the name
“Kirilovka” is also searchable under the names “Kirilowka”, “Karalowka”, “Kereloka”,
etc using this feature.
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Searching alphabetically will result in all hits
that begin with the specified letter. For example, specifying the letter “D”
will result in hits for “Danshin Village”, “Devils Lake Colony”, “Druzhelyubaya Dolina”, etc.
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Some places or features may have more than one name.
This database is searchable by all known names of a place or feature. For
example, the feature “Spencer Hill” is also searchable by its alternate names
“Doukhobor Hill”, “Sion Hill” and “Sionskaya Gora”.
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The jurisdictions of some places and features have
changed over time. This database is searchable by all relevant jurisdictions.
For example, the place “Goreloye” is searchable under “Tavria province, Russian
Empire” as well as “Zaporiz’ka province, Ukraine”.
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If one search method does not produce the desired
results, try another method. For example, if a search by name or type does not
result in a hit for the desired place or feature, try searching alphabetically
or geographically.
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Only places and features associated with the
Doukhobors are available in this database. Other world places and features are
not included.
When you have entered your search terms, click on
"Begin Search". The number of hits found will be shown at
the top of the results screen.
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How to Interpret the Results
Your search results will be posted as a summary list
from which you will be able to obtain more detailed descriptions.
Search Results Summary List
Your search results will be posted as a summary list
containing information that will allow you to rapidly assess how relevant the
hits are that you found. The search results summary list contains the following
fields:
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Name of place or feature
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Feature type
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District (Locality, County, Rayon, Uezd)
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Province (State or Oblast)
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Country
The first column is linked to the detailed
description (see below). Clicking on the link will bring you to the detailed
description.
Detailed Description
From the search results summary list, you can
consult one detailed description at a time. The detailed description includes
all or some of the information described below.
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the name
of the place or feature
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the
Russian (Cyrillic) spelling of the name
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any
alternate names of the place or feature
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the
origin and meaning of the name(s)
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the
jurisdiction(s) of the place or feature, including district, province and
country
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the
history of the place or feature, including the dates of establishment and
abandonment
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a summary
of the Doukhobor association to the place or feature
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the legal
land description of the place or feature
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the
geographic coordinates (latitude, longitude) of the place or feature
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