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People of Lithuanian heritage in other countries around the world This project is for profiles of people of Lithuanian heritage. This effort is part of The Lithuanian Heritage Project (LHP), a group on Facebook whose members work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithu...
The goal of this project is to use United States census records to document the Lithuanians living in various communities between 1920 - 1940 (e.g., Waterbury, Connecticut, Chicago, Illinois, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, Grand Rapids, Michigan, etc.) This effort is part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project (LHP), a group on Facebook to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between ...
If in your family tree you have Lithuanians who participated in WWII resistance, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description there would be a brief biography added. This should include not only local Lithuania's resistance participants, but also people of various nationalities and citizens of other countries, who's families are descending from Lithuania....
St. Euphrosyne Orthodox Cemetery is located in Vilnius, on Liepkalnio Street, next to the Old Believers Cemetery. It covers an area of 9.5 hectares and has mostly stone tombstones. St. Euphrosyne Orthodox Cemetery was established in 1808 on a hill, on the former land of F. Kossobudzki, after the Vilnius magistrate allocated two margas (about 1.12 hectares) of land; the cemetery was called init...
Monasticism==Please add profiles of Lithuanian Cenobites or equivalent, of any religion, to this project. Roman Catholicism, Greek Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Old Believers Orthodoxy, Protestantism, including Evangelical Lutheranism, Calvinism, Evangelical Reformed, Islamism, Buddhism, Judaism, Karaite Judaism and any other religion practiced in Lithuania will fit this project.Please add pr...
Kunigai ir bažnyčių tarnautojai Lietuvos katalikų dvasininkų informacijai patikrinti yra geras šis šatinis: . Panaudokite šią informaciją GENI profiliuose. Prašome prijungti prie šio projekto Lietuvos krikščioniškų religijų dvasininkų ir bažnyčių tarnautojų profilius. Romos katalikybė, graikų katalikybė, rytų ortodoksijos ir sentikių stačiatikybė, protestantizmas, įskaitant evangelikų liuter...
Broad project to list European immigrants from any European country. From any European country and any date (Century). Everyone is welcome to collaborate and add more profiles.
— Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth — A. Old dynasties (holding princes' status before 1569, approved by the Union of Lublin) A.1. Existing to this day, which after the partitions were recognized in the partitioning states (Austria or Prussia) as families equal to the ruling ones (the title Durchlaucht , i.e. Brightly Enlightened , traditionally reserved for ruling dynasties, and the title Fürst f...
Please add profiles of people who participated in the Lithuanian Song and Dance Festival. The Lithuanian Song and Dance Festival (Lithuanian: Lietuvių dainų ir šokių šventė), colloquially known also as the Song Celebration (Lithuanian: Dainų šventė) is a Lithuanian massive traditional song and dance festival. It takes place roughly every four years. The event has been a national celebration t...
Lithuanian Americans who are Americans by citizenship or permanent residence, but are of Lithuanian birth or descent. In 2019, there were an estimated 632,169 people in the U.S. who identified as being of Lithuanian origin or ancestry. Lithuanian Americans form by far the largest group within the Lithuanian diaspora. Chicago has historically had the largest number of Lithuanian Americans and th...
Notable Lithuanian sportspeople is a project made to honour Lithuanian athletes, sports referees, doctors, and coaches who have attained or helped to attain outstanding achievements in sports. Only public or MP profiles may be part of the project. Categories: Top 10 winners of national and international tournaments National, continental, or World record holders List of Projects - I...
The Order of the Cross of Vytis (Lithuanian: Vyčio Kryžiaus ordinas) is a Lithuanian presidential award conferred for heroic defense of Lithuania's freedom and independence. November 23 is a holiday in honor of the Order of the Cross of Vytis. This order was founded on July 30, 1919, in Kaunas, Lithuania. If in your family tree, you have a person who received the order of the Cross of Vytis, ...
If you have in your family tree profiles of people who were students or teachers at Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary, please add them to this project. Note: Only public profiles may be added to projects. Veiveriai Teachers' Seminary was a seminary in Veiveriai, Suwałki Governorate, Congress Poland (now Lithuania). It was established as teachers' courses in 1866 and reorganized into a seminary in ...
This project is dedicated to tracing ancestors in Lithuania, its present territories, and the historical lands of Lithuania Propria. Also, this portal provides a list of online genealogy sources, such as registries and archives of Lithuanian documents. If you have Lithuanian ancestors or study ancestral lines deriving from Lithuania Propria, please follow and participate in this project. Ple...
Project Notable Lithuanian Writers is created to honour notable Lithuanian writers.Please add profiles to the project, if they were:* writers* poets* biographers* playwriters* critics* journalists* translatersand other similar artists.Only public profiles or MPs may be part of this project.Please add biography or link to biography, links to work of an artist to the profile.Sources of biographie...
Lithuanian Stage Notables This project aims to list profiles of notable performers in Lithuania. Every person who performed on the stage in Lithuania or was known as a performer from Lithuania in other countries will fit this project. This will include theater, ballet, concert stage, folk stage, field performers, market and street festival performers, music, dance, poetry, storytelling, acrobat...
Lietuvos menininkai projektas yra skirtas paminėti nusipelniusius lietuvių menininkus, vaizduojamojo meno atstovus, kurių menas nereikalauja scenos. Prašome pridėti profilius prie projekto, jei jie buvo: audėjai dailininkai dizaineriai fotografai grafikai juvelyrai kalviai plakatistai raižytojai skulptoriai tapytojai tekstilininkai ir kiti panašūs menininkai. T...
This project is intended to gather and note Lithuanian scientists. Scientist is a researcher who has an academic doctor title. The starting point may be Wikipedia list of Lithuanian scientists and Universal Lithuanian encyclopedia (in Lithuanian) . Only public profiles may be added to this project. Please add informaction about scientists to the "About" biographical section of a profile. ...
This project aims to identify founders, notable teachers and students of Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas from 1922 to present day. Timeline of Major Events in VMU History* 1922 – University of Lithuania is established in Kaunas* 1930 – University of Lithuania is granted the name of Vytautas Magnus.* 1950 – Vytautas Magnus University is closed.* 1989 – Vytautas Magnus University is re-estab...
Lithuanians began coming to Australia as early as 1830 after the uprising against regime of the Russian Empire. After the WWI Lithuanians from Scotland started moving to Australia and by 1939, there were 1000 Lithuanians in Australia. After WWII aproximately 10 000 Lithuanian refugees were relocated to Australia. This project aims to gather notable people who resided in Australia and were of Li...
If in your family tree you have persons who were Lithuanian Army Officers, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description there would be a brief biography. Lithuanian Armed Forces 1918–1940 In 1940 Lithuanian armed forces had 17 general officers, 1800 officers , 30 078 non-commissioned officers and soldiers Ranks of officers were Lieutenant Se...
The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding performance in civil and public offices. Foreign nationals may also be awarded this Order. The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas was instituted in 1928. It features the Columns of Gediminas, one of the national symbols of Li...
The University of Tartu (UT; Estonian: Tartu Ülikool, Latin: Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia and the only classical university in the country, and also the biggest and most prestigious university in Estonia. It was founded under the name of Academia Gustaviana in 1632 by Baron Johan Skytte , the Governor- General ...
LITHUANIAN Coffee Corner is a place where people who do not understand the Lithuanian language can meet and greet and work with others searching for ancestors from Lithuania. Please read the rules of conduct and collaboration on GENI Please join this project and share a link to your Family project. If there's an important topic still not addressed by GENI Lithuania, start a new discussion o...
The Pomorian soglasiye (Согласие, which means "creed" or "confession") is a group of bespopovtsy ("priestless") Old Believers, who abandoned the practice of receiving "runaway priests" after the death of the last pre-Raskol (schism) priests of the Russian Orthodox Church. In the absence of the priesthood, they began to elect literate laity to conduct services. The Pomorian creed was formed in ...