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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 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...
Great Northern War 1700-1721. Prisoners of war and their descendants in Russia. There were many non-ethnic Swedes. From the Baltic States, Ingermanlandia (Kexholm, Vyborg, Narva, Noteburg (Oreshka), Nyenskans). Joining projects: in the project page, click "Actions" > "Join project". This also includes Swedish soldiers who were captured in Poltava, Russian Empire during the great Norwegian w...
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...
Starostwo Haienskiego. Powiat Miński, Województwo Mińskie, Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie. Rzeczpospolita Projekt ten opowiada o Starostwo Haienskiego i jego mieszkańcach, którzy zamieszkiwali wsie wchodzące w skład starostwa przed okupacją rosyjską w 1793 roku. Mieszkańcy zostali uwzględnieni na podstawie wzmianek w inwentarzach (1738 roku, 1765 roku, 1789 roku) i księgach metrykalnych cerkwi gre...
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...
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 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...
Great Northern War==== The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I of Russia, Frederick IV of Denmark–Norway and Augustus II the Strong of Saxony – Poland–Lithuania . Frederick IV...
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 ...
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.
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....
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 Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state that existed from the 13th century until 1795, when its territory was occupied by the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Habsburg Empire of Austria. The Grand Duchy of Lithuania included the lands of much of the former Kievan Rus and other neighboring states, including present-day Lithuania , Belarus , most of Ukraine , and parts of...
Lithuanian Americans who are Americans by citizen but are of Lithuanian descent or were born in Lithuania. Lithuanians began coming to the US as early as 17th century. Until about 1870s immigrants from the Lithuanian territory were mostly noble. Towards the end of 19th century peasant Lithuanians started to settle in the mining areas of the US such as Pennsylvania and other industrial areas lik...
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 ...
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...
❢IMPORTANT❢==Do not start adding random people to this project. It helps nobody and will quickly turn it into some sort of flame-war regarding who belongs and who doesn't. Please read the goal of the project below. After you understand what the project is about and you want to add relevant people, please make sure that you inform Volodya Mozhenkov , so that profiles are not duplicated.==About==...
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 Jewish Town Project attempts to identify and collect Jewish individuals from or connected to Memel, Ostpreussen, now known as Klaipėda in Lithuania.The history of the Jewish community in Memel is relatively young and marked by many political changes. In the 19th century German Jews and immigrants from the Pale of Settlement met here. Especially after the First World War, when the area was ...
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.
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...
Volunteers of the Lithuanian Armed Forces (1918–1923) When Lithuanian independence was declared, volunteers of the Lithuanian Army Forces started to gather in October, 1918. On 23rd November, 1918 the first order for the Defense Ministery was signed. This day is considered the day of restoration of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. At that time there were 100 military officers, officials, doctors a...
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: ...
Project Masters of Visual Arts of Lithuania is created to honour notable Lithuanian representatives of visual arts, other than those that require stage.Please add profiles to the project, if they were:* weavers* painters* designers* photographers* graphic artists* goldsmiths* blacksmiths* poster makers* wood carvers* sculptors* textile designers and other similar artists.Only public profiles ma...
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...
Kovno Ghetto * Hidden History of the Kovno Ghetto * Kovno Pogrom > The Kaunas (Kovno) pogrom, under the direction of the Nazi SS Brigadeführer Franz Walter Stahlecker, was a massacre of Jewish people living in Kaunas, Lithuania that took place in from June 25 to June 29, 1941 – the first days of the Operation Barbarossa and of Nazi occupation of Lithuania. The most infamous incident occurred in...
The Grand Dukes of Lithuania, c1200 - 1569 >==From King Mindaugas to Sigismund III.The state of Lithuania formed in 1230s, when threatened by the Livonian Order in the north and the Teutonic Knights in the west, Baltic tribes united under Mindaugas leadership. He became the only crowned king of Lithuania. His state became known as Grand Duchy of Lithuania. After Grand Duke Jogaila became also k...
If in your family tree you have persons that were participants of the Battle of the Vikhra River , 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 sele...
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...
The project Lithuanian architects is created to honour notable Lithuanian: artist architects engineer architects landscape architects urban planners Only public profiles may be added to this project Please add biography or link to biography, links to work of an artist to the profile. Source to biographies Wikipedia: Lithuanian architects
Terminology of archival records keeping in different languages: Lithuanian, Polish, Latin, Russian. This project is aimed to assist researchers to understand the terminology used in archival documents of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Russian Empire. If you are working with archival records of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire, please join and participate in ...
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...
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...
The Kościuszko Uprising was an uprising against the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia[9] led by Tadeusz Kościuszko in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Prussian partition in 1794. It was a failed attempt to liberate the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth from Russian influence after the Second Partition of Poland (1793) and the creation of the Targowica Confederation. If in your fa...
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.
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 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...
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)
Wikipedia: Jelgava Gymnasium Jelgava Gymnasium or Academia Petrina is the oldest higher educational establishment in Latvia. Only public profiles may be added to this project
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...
This project is aimed to gather profiles of people who have served or worked for the Lithuanian Armed Forces . In 1940, there were 30 078 non commisioned officers and soldiers in the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Please add profiles of people who were: Private Grandinis kareivis (only in Lithuanian) Junior non-comissioned officer Senior non-comissioned officer Viršila (only in Lithuania...
Notable Lithuanian sportspeople is a project made to honour Lithuanian athletes, sports referees, doctors and coaches who have attained or helped to attain for sportsmen outstanding achievements in sports. Categories: * Top 10 winners of national and internatonal tournaments* National, continental or World record holdersOnly public or MP profiles may be part of the project.Sources: Wikipedia: L...
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...
Wikipedia: Lithuania Minor or Prussian Lithuania is a historical ethnographic region of Prussia, where Prussian Lithuanians (or Lietuvininkai) lived, now located in Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. Wikipedia: Prussian Lithuanians are Lithuanians, originally Lithuanian language speakers, who formerly inhabited a territory in northeastern East Prussia called Prussian Lithuania, ...
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...
If in your family tree you have Lithuanians who were serving within Napoleon's Great Army (La Grande Armée), please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description there would be a brief biography added. Within opened profile page use the 'Actions' button to "Add to project". Select this project - Lithuanians Within Napoleon's Great Army . You must be among collabo...
This project aims to identify Battle of Kircholm participantcs . If in your family tree you have an individual who was in the Battle of Kircholm, please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description there would be a brief biography added. Within opened profile page use the 'Actions' button to "Add to project". Select this project (you must be on the list of co...
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the town of Ariogala, Kaunas, Lithuania. Alternate names: Ariogala [Lith], Eragala [Yid], Ragala [Yid], Eiragola [Rus], Ejragoła [Pol], Ėĭragola, Ayragula, Ariogalos, Arëgala, Airiogala, Iragola, Ragola, Ragole JewishGen Locality Page A history of the Jewish Community of Ariogala From the book Lithuanian Jewish Communities ...
Lithuanian Riflemen's Union is state supported volunteer paramilitary public organisation. Tasks of the organisation are: * to strenghten independence of Lithuania * to prepare for defence of Lithuania * assist the military in maintaining public order, protect key infrastructure * uphold Lithuanian ethnic cultureThe organization was established in 1919, closed in 1940. Members of the union have...
For basic profile naming principles on the GENI network please refer to Naming Conventions page . Area-specific rules are listed under Coalition for the Standardization of Geni Naming Conventions . Specifics of Lithuanian names are described in a Lithuanian name Wikipedia article . Please take a look at the most popular names in Lithuania . Please read this article on the Lithuanian las...
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...
The Battle of Grunwald , Battle of Žalgiris or First Battle of Tannenberg was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. The alliance of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, led respectively by King Władysław II Jagiełło (Jogaila) and Grand Duke Vytautas, decisively defeated the German–Prussian Teutonic Knights, led by Grand Master Ulrich v...
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
If in your family tree you have persons that were participants of the Battle of the Vorskla River , 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 sel...
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...
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...
Vilna Ghetto Out of 70,000 Jews living in Vilna (Vilnius), only 7,000 would survive the war; the Jewish culture in Vilnius, one of the greatest in Europe, ceased to exist.Jews constituted 30% of the total population of Vilnius before the Holocaust. Over 96% percent of the Jews living in Vilna were murdered during the Nazi occupation. No other Jewish community in Nazi-occupied Europe was so comp...
This Jewish shtetl project attempts to build a virtual intergenerational Jewish community of persons who were born and/or lived in the small town Vishtinets near the Eastprussian border. During the years 1795-1807, Vishtinets was under Prussian Rule and during 1807-1815 part of the „Duchy of Warsaw”. From 1815, Vishtinets and the entire region were part of Czarist Empire. During World War I the...
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 ...
If in your family tree you have persons that were participants of the 1834 Vilna Governorate Nobility elections (a list of their names is provided below), please add them to this project. It would be great if within the profile description 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 ...
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.
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the town of Papilė, Lithuania.Papilė (Alternate names: Papilė [Lith], Popelyan [Yid], Popelyany [Rus], Popielany [Pol], Popelian, Papilės, Popyle) The Jewish Community of Papile from Beit Hatfutsot JewishGen Papile Site
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...
Lithuania sent its athletes to the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris for the first time. In 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Lithuania did not participate due to economic difficulties and political controversies surrounding the National Olympic Committee. In 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Lithuania was not invited by Germany due to Memelland/Klaipėda region controversy. In 1940, Lithuania lost...
First Lithuanians came to work in coal mines and factories in Scotland in the end of 19th century. Many of immigrants then further emigrated to the US. In 1897 there were about 3000 Lithuanians in Scotland. Lithuanians established their parishes, communities, organizations and newspapers. The second wave, about 400 people, came after WWII. Draugas: The when, how and why of the Lithuanians in Sc...
Tracing Lithuanian Jewish FamiliesTrying to locate and map out Lithuanian families: Zisman, Zausman, Levin(e), Jaffe, Yoffe, Kader, and other various versions and many other names. == Jaffe Family Read about the history of the illustrious Yaffe family starting from 15th century Rabbi Mordecai Jaffe and Descendants in Lithuania and Galicia in " An Ancient lineage: European Roots of a Jewish Fami...
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...
This project seeks to include descendants from all those Jewish families who once lived in Vilkaviskis. The town is now in Lithuania, but in the interwar years was in Poland. If your family's roots are here, please add their profiles. There is an excellent article by Joseph Rosin on the history of the town on the JewishGen KehilaLink here: . In addition, note the wonderful resource of Jewish Vi...
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the town of Zagare, Siauliai, Kovno, Lithuania.Alternative names: Žagarė [Lith], Zhager [Yid], Zhagare [Rus], Schagarren [Ger], Žagare [Latv], Żagory [Pol], Zhagar, Zager, Žagarės JewishGen Locality Page
Krekenava pirmą kartą paminėta 1409 m. Aplink miestelį buvę dvarų, kurie saugojo tautos kultūrą, tradicijas, palaikė amatų vystymąsi. Neatsitiktinai ir pirmos bažnyčios fundatoriai buvo Rodų dvaro savininkai Stanislovas ir Aleksas Vizgirdos. Tą patvirtina ir pakelėje iš Panevėžio link Krekenavos stovinti dvarininkų Švoinickių giminės koplyčia – mauzoliejus. Vos už keletos kilometrų – Šteinos, L...
The Swieciany Ghetto was liquidated April 4, 1943. The people were told that they were being resettled in either the Vilna or the Kovno ghettos.The train with the Jews of Swieciany was detained at the Vilna depot while murder operations proceeded with the Jews of Sol. Then the train went to Ponary. When Swieciany Jews found themselves at Ponary they realized that they had been tricked. They bur...
'"...On the 22nd of June, 1941, the Nazis attacked Lithuania but the news didn't reach Radnitsa until the next day when the refugees from Liskovo and Lipen arrived. There was nowhere to run, however, as the Nazis had already taken Vilna and the Kaunas fortress. Everyone stayed in their own homes. The Nazis, may their names be blotted out, used the Radnitsers for slave labor, clearing out forest...
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...
The purpose of this project is to gather information about citizens who participated in USSR repressive structures in Lithuania: NKVD, MGB and KGB. Source for the project is Project of the Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania (in Lithuanian) Please add only public profiles to the project.Sources for reading: the Genocide and Resistance Research Center of Lithuania NKVD - The Peo...
Welcome!=>>This project is intended to facilitate genealogical and historical collaboration among those interested in the Sharpe family of Vilna, Lithuania and Nashua, New Hampshire (USA).How can you participate?(1) Add your branches to the Geni tree. This is a 100% shared collaboration and the tree belongs to all of us. Please do not duplicate existing entries.(2) Upload photographs and docume...
The majority of Jews in Lithuania were not required to live in ghettos nor sent to the Nazi concentration camps which by then were just in the preliminary stages of operation. Instead they were shot in pits near their places of residence with the most infamous mass murders taking place in the Ninth Fort near Kaunas and the Ponary Forest near Vilnius. Lithuania’s Jews were thus the first in Euro...
Honorary Citizens of Kaunas City (Lithuania) ==is a project made to honour and gather people who have been awarded Kaunas city awards. Honorary citizens award is given to people for Kaunas city proclamation in Lithuania and abroad by activities and work in arts, science, culture, sports and society matters. Crystals of Kindness are the awards of Kaunas City Mayor. It is a symbolic crystal of gl...