Genealogy of Lithuania

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A kind of 'digital library' and 'strategy center' for those tracing ancestries in and from present-day Lithuania. I've created Discussion forums based on geographies, as this is the only part of GW where you can reply to each other!  Here's a quick jump to all the discussion forums, otherwise, scroll through all the resources until you get to them.

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  • Suzanne Kier Himmelreich /Storey

    I wonder if someone could translate this for me, thank you, Suzanne

    Jun 7, 2018

  • Craig Bencie

    I’m looking for a second set of eyes to review something I wrote about my Lithuanian family. I’m trying to find the elusive village or town in hopes of hiring someone in Lithuania. Only I’m not sure I have quite enough information. And maybe need suggestions on what to try before hiring someone. I’ve been at this brick wall for 20 years.

    I wrote a letter with some docs imbedded to see if it’s enough.....

    Or if I’m missing/overlooking something. It’s in a google.doc and Adobe format.

    Any takers?

    Thank you
    CRAIG

    Jun 13, 2018

  • Karl Alan Craig

    Hi Craig,

    I'd be happy to have a quick look for you to see if there's anything I could add. I know how difficult it can be to find places. For instance, Scottish birth records for my great-uncles show a marriage place for their parents as "Vladislaw", which for a long time (see my posts below) I assumed must be the "Vladislava" in the Trakai district on modern maps.

    However, this was incorrect. The place was actually  "Vladislavov" in the Vilkaviškis district (Suvalki), which nowadays is called "Kudirkos Naumiestis". Modern maps don't show the old name for that town (which has been renamed twice in its history!). various waves of Polish, Russian and German occupation/settlement have really confused the issue.

    Cheers,

    Alan Craig

    Brisbane, Australia

    Jun 14, 2018