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Genealogy of Lithuania
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.
In Lithuania: Klaipeda County
Klaipeda county, on the Baltic Sea, is made up of two cities, Klaipeda and Palanga, and five municipalities: Klaipeda m., Kretinga m., Neringa, Skuodas m., and Silute m. If your families come from this region, or you just have questions about this area, please discuss here.
Wikipedia page for Klaipeda County.
Wikipedia page for Klaipeda City.
The modest webpage for Klaipeda Public Library (in English).
Database of more than 115,000 names in Memelland (including present day Klaipeda).
Memel and Memelland, in German (but you can translate the site using Google Translator). Rich with history, villages, newspapers, etc.
A free, downloadable Travel Guide 2009-2010 for Klaipeda from In Your Pocket.
2001 Census
Klaipeda County's rural settlements and their inhabitants.
Lithuanian Army Records for the Wars for Independence (1919-1920)
This site is in Lithuanian, but it is a valuable resource in finding
ancestors who stayed behind in Lithuania, or emigrated later. It lists
volunteers for the Lithuanian Army during the Wars for Independence.
The link below will take you to the names beginning with "A". Just
click on the first letter of the surname for which are searching.
Fulfillment of military service earned the soldier free land. The descriptions
generally give a certificate number, and where the land was granted.
Birthdays and relative information may also be listed.
http://www.versme.lt/sav_a.htm
Wikipedia page for Klaipeda County.
Wikipedia page for Klaipeda City.
The modest webpage for Klaipeda Public Library (in English).
Database of more than 115,000 names in Memelland (including present day Klaipeda).
Memel and Memelland, in German (but you can translate the site using Google Translator). Rich with history, villages, newspapers, etc.
A free, downloadable Travel Guide 2009-2010 for Klaipeda from In Your Pocket.
2001 Census
Klaipeda County's rural settlements and their inhabitants.
Lithuanian Army Records for the Wars for Independence (1919-1920)
This site is in Lithuanian, but it is a valuable resource in finding
ancestors who stayed behind in Lithuania, or emigrated later. It lists
volunteers for the Lithuanian Army during the Wars for Independence.
The link below will take you to the names beginning with "A". Just
click on the first letter of the surname for which are searching.
Fulfillment of military service earned the soldier free land. The descriptions
generally give a certificate number, and where the land was granted.
Birthdays and relative information may also be listed.
http://www.versme.lt/sav_a.htm
Saul Anuzis
I look forward to sharing information and hopefully helping others in the group.
Jan 20, 2010
Janice Reynolds
Hi, my grandfather Hans John August Gerull was born in Memel back in 1895 when it was Prussia. He left the country around the time he was 14 when his father sent him to work on ships, he never returned and ended up in Boston. During WWI a Friedrich Gerull was interred in Canada and later sent back. I have a copy of a post card that was in my grandfathers papers that was sent to Friedrich by his (Friedrich's) brother Heinz who is pictured on the front. I believe both Friedrich and Heinz were my grandfathers brothers because there is no reason why he'd have it otherwise. My grandfather corresponded with one of the brothers,(my mother believes it was Friedrich and that he may have had 2 daughters) up until WWII after which no correspondence ever came. Is there any way to get birth records? I know it is probably next to impossible to find out what happened to his brothers but I did come across two brothers Heinz and Jurgen Gerull who were democratic socialists and imprisoned by the Russians who I'm wondering if possible they could be related. I don't know if anyone on here is from Germany and might know a little about these two and who their parents were and where they were from. I'm wondering if it's possible my grandfather's brother Heinz was their father.
Nov 19, 2012
marla jacques
I've finally tracked down my gg grandfather to Memel (seated in pic) but when I tried to find Raus on a historical surname database, there was none. I realize its a German or Germanized name but now given the amount of Kraus's on there...hhmm it could be that or possibly Raustys?
Raus as a place name fits, given its right across the Baltic in South Sweden. I'm grasping so if anyone can throw me a tip, I'd love it!
Oct 14, 2019