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Genealogy of Lithuania
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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…
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Contacting the Archives in Vilnius: Instructions, Experiences, Pitfalls
There will likely come a time that the only logical next step in your research is to contact the Archives in Vilnius. There are smaller Archives in other cities, but by and large, all surviving records have been moved from churches and municipalities to the main Archives in Vilnius. You've probably…
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From Lithuania to Scotland
Hi, This is my first post to Genealogy Wise. I'm interested in tracing as much information as I can about my Grandparents, who came from Lithuania to Glasgow around 1905.They very possibly came from Sunskai in the Suwalki Region, and birth dates are respectively listed as December 1882 and…
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The Elusive Village in the Old Country: How can I discover it?
Probably the biggest frustration is finding out what village your people came FROM in Lithuania...assuming you know their real surname, of course. How do you go about figuring it out if there's no one left to ask? What strategies, resources, etc. do you use? Share a nightmare, or a success…
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need help translating a lithuania doc
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Himmelreichs in Akmene, Lithuania
My husband's family has been in Lithuania from some time in the mid 1800's. His great grandfather Ernestes was born in Bavaria in 1820?, and moved to Lithuania. Does anyone know if there was an immigration program then, and if so, would there be any records? His son Eduards was born in Lithuania…
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Marcuis & Kasimira (sons: Pietr & Anton) PAWELAITIS or POWILAITIS
"MARCUIS & KASIMIRA PAWELAITIS sons: Pietr arrived to the USA in 1910 Anton arrived to the USA in 1913 Any information would be very helpful!" Note: Last name could be Powilaitis Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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Vilnius area
Hi,I've just joined this site. I have avoided serious exploration of my polish/russian/lithuanian ancestors because of language frustrations and location questions. However, I am now determined not to let obstacles stop me from making a good start!My first question revolves around location. I…
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Village of Ingavangi - 1896
I recently came across some old documents and was thrilled to find my great-grandmother's Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate. Up until now I had no information about my mothers side of the family because she was left in an orphanage during the Great Depression.Can anyone help me figure…
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Naujack - family name
Just wondering if anyone out there has any relatives with the "Naujack" name from the southwest area of Lithuania.After coming to America the name was changed to "Norick" or "Noack". I know that Joseph Naujack settled in Scranton, PA and had 7 children. I'm just trying to find out his parents names…
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.