Mailing Lists
The following is a list of the many worthwhile Volga German Discussion Groups available to researchers. Though not all of the discussion groups pertain to Frank or Kolb in particular, they may be worth your time to check them out as there was quite a bit of movement between the different villages.
GER-RUSSIAN-HERITAGE
GER-VOLGA - Family research specific to the Volga Valley
GR-GENEALOGY - Germans from Russia Genealogy (GRHC)
GR-OBITS - Obituaries of individuals who where Germans from Russia
RUSS-GRIMM - Search pertaining to the village of Grimm, Saratov, Russia
RUS-SAMARA-BRUNNENTAL - Search pertaining to the village of Brunnental, Samara, Russia
RUS-SAMARA-JOST - Search pertaining to the village of Jost, Samara, Russia
RUS-SAMARA-OBERMUNJOU - Search pertaining to the village of Obermunjou, Samara, Russia
RUS-SAMARA-VOL GA - Search pertaining to the Volga villages of the Samara District, Russia
RUSS-SAMARA-WITTMANN-SOLOTHURN - Search pertaining to the village of Wittmann-Solothurn, Samara, Russia
RUS-SARATOV-DOBRINKA - Search pertaining to Dobrinka in the Lower Volga Region of Russia
RUS-SARATOV-FRANK - Search pertaining to the village of Frank, Saratov, Russia
RUS-SARATOV-GALKA - Search pertaining to the villages of Alt-Galka, Ehrenbach, Galka, and Neu-Galka, Saratov, Russia
RUS-SARATOV-SCHILLING - Search pertaining to the villages of Alexandertal, Alt-Schilling, Kostantinovka, Neu-Schilling, and Schilling, in the Lower Volga Region of Russia
RUS-SARATOV-SCHILLING - Search pertaining to the village of Schawb, Saratov, Russia
RUS-SUSANNENTAL - Search pertaining to the village of Susannental (also known as Winkelman), Samara, Russia