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This project is for profiles of people of Lithuanian heritage. It was started by a Facebook group called The Lithuanian Heritage Project, whose members work as a team to enter large data sets on Lithuanian emigrant communities onto the Geni Tree, so that Lithuanians across the globe can find family members and ancestors. This is done through strategic, brief challenge events (usually monthly) t...
The project is aimed at the study of landowners and nobility living in Northern Lithuania. All information is conatines within the Lithuanian description of this project.
Lithuanian Christian Clergy==Please check for dates and facts of Lithuanian Christian Clergy within this database: . Please add this data to GENI profiles. Please add profiles of Lithuanian Christian Clergy or equivalent to this project. Roman Catholicism, Greek Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Old Believers Orthodoxy, Protestantism, including Evangelical Lutheranism, Calvinism, Evangelical Refo...
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, CT, Chicago, IL, Philadelphia. PA, Grand Rapids, MI, etc.) This effort is part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project, to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that en...
The Order of Saint Stanislaus (Polish: Order św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, Russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It remained under the Kingdom of Poland between 1765 and 1831, and was incorporated under the Russian Empire from 1831 to 1917, unti...
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...
If in your family tree you have an individual that was a Lithuanian known for her/his life achievements, please add her/him to this project. It would be great if within profile description there would be brief biography. Nevertheless, even if individual was born and lived in other country, but was associating herself/himself with Lithuanian culture, Lithuanian roots, the profile should be added...
The Order of the Cross of Vytis (Lithuanian: Vyčio Kryžiaus ordinas) is a Lithuanian presidential award conferred for heroic defence of Lithuania's freedom and independence. November 23 is a holiday in honor of the Order of the Cross of Vytis. If in your family tree you have a persons that received order of the Cross of Vytis, please add them to this project. It would be great if within profile...
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. In 1940 Lithuanian armed forces had 17 general officers, 1800 officers , 30 078 non-commissioned officers and soldiers Ranks of officers were Lieutenant Senior lieutenant Captain Lieutenan...
1863 January Uprising - Lithuanian and Polish revolt against Imperial Russia.Started in 1862, suppressed by Russian Imperial army in 1864. Uprising participants were harshly punished: nobility titles removed, property confiscated, executed, imprisoned or sent to exile. Some escaped and lived their remaining years in foreign countries.Please add profiles of participants in January Uprising, incl...
This project aims to identify founders, notable teachers, and students of Vilnius University from 1579 to the present day. If in your family tree you have an individual who was a notable professor, administrator, or student of high professional achievement (later in life), whose education was associated with Vilnius University, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the ...
This project is under development. New surnames and their definitions are being added. Please read Lithuanian (Lietuvių) part of this project. Use Internet translator.Useful Internet sources for information about Lithuanian names and surnames:* Lithuanian Surname Base ;* Lithuanian surname definitions ;* Lithuanian Surname Dictionary ;* Internet magazine Slaptai, article about most popular Lith...
The Order of Vytautas the Great is the Lithuanian Presidential Award. It may be conferred on the heads of Lithuania and foreign states, as well as their citizens, for distinguished services to the State of Lithuania.The Order was instituted in 1930 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Vytautas the Great. The badge of the Order, struck in pre-war Lithuan...
This project is dedicated to tracing ancestors in Lithuania at its present territories and Lithuania Propria historical lands. 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. Lithuanian La...
Geni profiles created from documents posted on Linking Our Lithuanian Ancestors-Detroit Facebook group, and, those discovered while creating profiles. Profiles include Lithuanians that naturalized before moving to Detroit and those that naturalized while living in Detroit.
This is for profiles created as part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project, a group on Facebook. The goal of the Lithuanian Heritage Project is to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithuanian family members. The Marriage Project included profiles of Lithuanians marri...
This is for profiles created as part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project, a group on Facebook.The goal of the Lithuanian Heritage Project is to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithuanian family members.For more information on the project, please contact Ann Marie...
The project is dedicated to collecting in one place profiles and photos of people, who were part of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Also, the Presidents of Lithuania should be included in this project. All these persons should have a Master Profile created for them. If in your family tree you have persons who worked in the Lithuanian Government, please add them to this project. A...
This project aims to identify officers of the Grand Ducal Lithuanian Army . If in your family tree you have an individual who was an officers, whose military career was associated with the Army of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, please add them to this project. It would be great if within profile description there would be a brief biography added. Within opened profile page use the 'Actions' button...
This project is dedicated to tracing Lithuanian nobility ancestors and providing information of historical content in relation to genealogy. If you have Lithuanian nobility ancestors, or if you study ancestral lines deriving from Grand Duchy of Lithuania , please follow and participate in this project. Nobility titles in Lithuania There are the following titles of Lithuanian nobility: ...
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...
(2023) -- This project seeks to remember " the Greatest Generation " by adding their names below, creating a Geni.com tree * building a Tree , * tips . Some Surnames already have a Geni link (blue surname) of a "Person / Couple" born in Lithuania - who resided or died or was buried in Canada. Surname may be followed by (cousins, in-laws, grandparents - not all in Canada). Please go ahead and "A...
The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when the young Polish officers from the local Army of the Congress Poland's military academy revolted, led by lieutenant Piotr Wysocki. They were soon join...
This project is dedicated to officers and military chaplains of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Please respect the status of officers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and do not add any non-commissioned commanders, or ordinary soldiers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces who have not been awarded the rank of officer. If in your family tree you have individuals who were officers of the Lithuanian Armed...
The Union of Horodło or Pact of Horodło was a set of three acts signed in the town of Horodło on 2 October 1413. The first act was signed by Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland, and Vytautas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. The second and third acts were composed by the Polish nobility (szlachta) and Lithuanian boyars, respectively. The union amended the earlier Polish–Lithuanian unions of Krewo and...
GRAND DUKES of LITHUANIA 1315-1432 This project aims to provide a template for the Sourced profiles of this Dynasty on Geni. To start with, we're using Charles Cawley's Medlands entries, because they tend to be sourced / or acknowledge where these haven't been found yet. Please come and add Sources. GEDIMINAS [Gedymin] , son of PUKUVERAS Grand Duke of Lithuania & his wife --- ([1260]-kille...
This project aims to identify notable people of Polish nationality, whose family roots, life, education are associated with Lithuania, whose professional achievements were dedicated to Lithuania.Please do not add notable Polish speaking Lithuanians to this project . Historically Lithuanian language was banned for usage in writing. Education in Lithuanian language was not available till 20 centu...
If in your family tree you have persons that were participants of the Battle of Vilkomir , please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description "About" there would be brief biography. Within opened profile page use the 'Actions' button to "Add to project". Select this project (you must be on the list of collaborators in this project to see it on the selection li...
If in your family tree you have a persons that ware the Lithuanian deportees by the Soviet system, please add them to this project. Please add within a profile description some biography facts.* Within opened profile page use the 'Actions' button to "Add to project". Select this project (you must be on the list of collaborators in this project to see it on the selection list). You may add any p...
Purpose of this project is to list profiles of notable performers of Lithuania. Every person, who performed on the stage in Lithuania or was known as performer from Lithuanian in other countries will fit this project. This will include theater, ballet, concert stage, folk stage and field performers, market and street festival performers, music, dance, poetry, storytelling, acrobatic and magic s...
Kviečiu prisijungti tuos, kurių protėviai gyveno šiaurinėje Lietuvos dalyje (Vaškų, Saločių, Grūžių, Skrebotiškio, Kyburių, Linkuvos, Joniškėlio, Lauksodžio, Pašvitinio, Žeimelio, Švobiškio ir kitų aplinkinių parapijų kaimuose, miesteliuose.Pasidalinkime turima informacija apie šiose vietovėse gyvenusius protėvius
This project was established in order to keep all the available data about Lithuanian Jews. Please add links to your Lithuanian Family Projects etc. מטרת פרויקט זה היא לאסוף למקום מרכזי אחד את כל המשפחות של יוצאי ליטא, מקור המידע העיקרי הוא Lithuanian-Jewish ("Litvak") Genealogy JewishGen Data Sources Vilna (Vilnius) web page, family pictures, history, etc. In order to make sur...
Town Viekšniai (Vecksna, pronunciation for English speakers: Veksh-ney) is located in the Šiauliai (Shavli) District, Kaunas (Kovno) governorship, Lithuania. This project aims to share records, useful links, and family facts (described within the "About" section in profiles) to help genealogical research for families that lived in the Viekšniai Jewish community . If you have persons in your f...
This project is dedicated to information purposes only. Please do not attach profiles to this project. Please join this project and share additional information sources (websites, books) by adding text at the bottom of this page. There are census document images within the Photos and Documents section of this project. Please feel free to add them as Sources to profiles in your family tree, if y...
This project honors the victims of Soviet military actions against Lithuania on 11 - 13 January 1991. The fourteen civilians killed were: Loreta Asanavičiūtė (1967 - 1991) Virginijus Druskis (1969 - 1991) Darius Gerbutavičius (1973 - 1991) Rolandas Jankauskas (1969 - 1991) Rimantas Juknevičius (1966 - 1991) Alvydas Kanapinskas (1952 - 1991)
If in your family tree, you have persons that were voters during the 1696 election of August II , please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description "About" there would be brief biography. Also, please specify this project under the pictures and documents related to the 1696/97 election event. Within opened profile page, use the 'Actions' button to "Add to pro...
The Lithuanian press ban (Lithuanian: spaudos draudimas) was a ban on all Lithuanian language publications printed in the Latin alphabet in force from 1865 to 1904 within the Russian Empire, which controlled Lithuania at the time. Lithuanian-language publications that used Cyrillic were allowed and even encouraged.The concept arose after the failed January Uprising of 1863, taking the form of a...
Šio projekto tikslas yra viešoje erdvėje pasidalinti informacija apie viešai prieinamus archyvus.Dauguma atveju tie archyvai yra bažnytinės krikšto, vedybų ir mirties knygos (įrašai).Jeigu kas pradeda kurti medi nuo "nulio", gali prireikti ir šiuolaikinio Civilinės metrikacijos biuro duomenų.Dalis archyvu yra išlikę ir prieinami publikai. Dalis archyvu yra publikai neprieinami. Šio projekto tik...
Project Lithuanian Saints and Blessed is created to honor notable Lithuanian persons or persons who lived in Lithuania and have proven their unconditional faith and devotion to Christianity, showing extraordinary examples of self-sacrifice. 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.Read more from ...
The traditions of the Lithuanian police were developed over decades. Their roots were in 1918-1924 when the organisation of militia was established in Lithuania and the militia volunteers were working. On January 1, 1924 the militia was officially renamed into the police. Wikipedia: Lithuanian Police Force Police Forces History Please add public profiles that served in Lithuanian Police Force i...
This project aims to identify notable Jews, whose family roots, education, professional achievements are associated with Lithuania . If in your family tree you have an individual that was a Lithuanian Jew known for her/his life achievements, please add them to this project. It would be great if within profile description there would be brief biography.* Within opened profile page use the 'Actio...
Jeigu kas nors esate fotografavę šiaurinės Lietuvos parapijų: Vaškų, Saločių, Linkuvos, Pašvitinio, Lauksodžio, Žeimelio, Joniškėlio, Pasvalio, Kyburių, Skrebotiškio, Grūžių bažnyčios metrikas ir kitokius senus dokumentus, turite iš tų kraštų kokių nors senų archyvinių dokumentų, gal galėtumėte pasidalyti savo ištekliais.METRIKŲ KNYGOS SVETAINĖJE PASVALIA[ ]PARAPIJIEČIŲ SĄRAŠAI SVETAINĖJE PASVA...
Signatories of The Act of Reinstating Independence of Lithuania (Act of 16 February) The project is created to commemorate signatories of the Act of 16 February. Wikipedia: Act of Independence of Lithuania Delfi: Original version of Lithuania's 1918 Independence Act found in Berlin Signatarai: Jonas Basanavičius Saliamonas Banaitis Mykolas Biržiška Kazys Bizauskas
This project aims to identify founders, notable teachers and students of Kaunas Jesuit Gymnasium . If in your family tree you have an individual who was a professor, administrator, or student, whose education was associated with Kaunas Jesuit Gymnasium, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description there would be a brief biography added. Within opened pr...
Vladikiškių dvaro savininkų Romerių giminė. Pirmasis Vladikiškių savininkas iš Romer giminės Matas Romeris (1655-1718)[ ]II Leonas Romeris (m. 1730 ): [ Leon Römer ]III Damazas Romeris : [ GD Damasus von Römer ]IV Mykolas Romeris : [ GD Michael Römer ]V Aleksandras Juozapas Romeris (1784-1861): [ Alexander Joseph Jan von Römer ]VI Boleslovas Liudvikas Romeris (1841-1920) : [ Boleslaus Ludwig vo...
1st and 2nd Prep Schools (gymnasium) were located on the premises of the abolished Vilnius University. 1803 April 4 Tsar Alexander I signed the act of transforming this preparatory school under the Duchy of Lithuania (former Vilnius Jesuit Academy) into a gymnasium.Originally the 1st Prep School for Boys was named after Tsar Alexander I, and unlike other schools in Russian Empire it consisted o...
This project aims to identify founders, notable teachers, and students of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre from 1919 to the present day. If in your family tree you have an individual who was a notable professor, administrator, or student of high professional achievement (later in life), whose education was associated with the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, please add them to ...
Please add to this project profiles of people of Lithuania (all nationalities), who were tortured and/or killed by Nazi Regime. If possible, please within profile description add brief biography, also please add information about the place, date (could be approximate) and what is known about given order to torture, execution, persecution of family members.Persons who were born, or lived, or wor...
It was first decided to create a permanent fire fighters team in 1802 by Vilnius city townhall. In the interwar Lithuania, there were active state, municipality, public and private organisations of fire fighters.Please add profiles that were fire fighters in various time periods in current territory of Lithuania. Please add only public profiles.
If in your family tree you have a persons that were participants of the Great Sejm, please add them to this project. It would be great if within profile description there would be brief biography. Do not add relatives, only add electoral members of the Great Sejm. * Within opened profile page use the 'Actions' button to "Add to project". Select this project (you must be on the list of collabora...
This project aims to identify notable Russians, whose family roots, life, education, achievements are associated with Lithuania.If in your family tree you have an individual that was a Lithuanian Russian known for her/his life achievements, please add them to this project. It would be great if within profile description there would be brief biography.* Within opened profile page use the 'Action...
Radzivonų protėviai buvo neturtingi bajorai, kuriems XVIII a. pabaigoje XIX a. pradžioje nepavyko patvirtinti savo bajoriškos kilmės.Radzivonai (Radzvilos) XIX a. būdavo užrašomi laisvaisiais valstiečiais, vėliau Jelgavos miestelėnais.XIX a. pirmoje pusėje Vaškų apylinkėse minimos Stepono ir Jokūbo Radzvilų šeimos.Vaškų krašto kaimuose gyveno Jokūbo ir Marijonos Barysaitės Radzvilų sūnų Petro i...
Lithuanian Brazilians (Portuguese: Lituano-brasileiros, Lithuanian: Brazilijos lietuviai) are Brazilian citizens who are fully, partially or predominantly of Lithuanian descent or are Lithuanian-born people residing in Brazil.Lithuanian food sold in the Lithuanian neighbourhood of Vila Zelina in São Paulo.Igreja São José (St Joseph's Church) founded in 1936 by the Lithuanian Community in Vila Z...
This project aims to identify notable people of Tatar and Kataim descent, whose family roots, life, education, achievements are associated with Lithuania.If in your family tree you have an individual that was a Lithuanian Tatar or Karaim known for her/his life achievements, please add them to this project. It would be great if within profile description there would be brief biography.* Within o...