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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...
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.
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 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...
If in your family tree, you have Lithuanians who were serving within Napoleon's Great Army (La Grande Armée), please add their profiles and army photos 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 A...
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....
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...
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 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 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...
1863 January Uprising - Lithuanian and Polish revolt against Imperial Russia. Started in 1862, suppressed by the Russian Imperial Army in 1864. Uprising participants were harshly punished: nobility titles were removed, property confiscated, and people executed, imprisoned, or sent to exile. Some escaped and lived their remaining years in foreign countries. Please add profiles of participants ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
The project is dedicated to collecting in one place profiles and photos of people, who were elected to Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. All these persons should have a Master Profile created for them. If in your family tree you have persons who were elected members of the Lithuanian Seimas, please add them to this project. Also please specify this project under GENI photos, where members ...
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...
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...
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 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...
Pułk. Józef Jankowski pseudonim Szydłowski (*1831 Uszprudzie/Litwa zm. 1864 Warszawa) najznamienitszy dowódca oddziałów powstańczych podczas powstania styczniowego w 1863-1864 r. [EN] Col. Jozef Jankowski alias Szydlowski (*1831 Uszprudzie/Lithuania d. 1864 Warsaw) the most prominent commander of insurgent units during the January Uprising in 1863-1864.
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 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: ...