Memorial items of families with German pedigree

The article is devoted to the daily cultural practices of families with German roots, related to the preservation of the memory of a family-related community. Family historical and cultural memory includes knowledge about family history. The sources were interviews and family heirlooms of informants with German ancestry living in the Murmansk region. As a result of a survey of thirteen informants, it was found that only four families had memorial items. This is primarily due to the fact that German families were deported on a national basis during the Second World War. The significance of family heirlooms lies in the fact that they serve as a means of transmitting the memory of ancestors, turning it into a family history.