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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...
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...
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....
Project Masters of Visual Arts of Lithuania is created to honor notable Lithuanian representatives of visual arts, other than those that require stage. Please add profiles to the project if they were: artistic designers blacksmiths and metal art workers ceramic artists decorators goldsmiths and jewelers graphic artists installation artists painters photographers poster ma...
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...
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...
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...
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 is for licensed physicians of Lithuanian heritage who have practiced medicine in the United States. 🇱🇹 🇺🇸 ⚕️ In the medical field, several acronyms are used to represent professional titles and roles. Common examples include MD (Medical Doctor), PA (Physician Assistant), and NP (Nurse Practitioner). Other relevant acronyms include DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine), DPM (Doctor ...
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...
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, ...
Update - I am discovering that a large number of these early Muscatine families, especially those from Leckava, were related by blood and / or marriage. Reib/Rubenstein was related to Fryer and Weintrob. Gould turns out to be a COUSIN of Reib/Rubenstein. Jacob Brower and Joseph Blieden were cousins; their fathers were brothers, probably with an original surname of GOTS (Hotz). The three Shames ...
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...
This umbrella project aims to collect all other GENI projects, which are collections of profiles based on professions, achievements, ethnic groups, or affiliations to schools and various organizations and all prominent people associated with Lithuania. Additionally, there is a listing of awards and honors, some issued by institutions of Lithuania, some are foreign, but often given to people of ...
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...
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the Vilnius city, capital of Lithuania. Alternate names: Vilna, Vilne, Wilno, Вильнюс, Вильна. Vilnius, also known as Vilna, was a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, particularly before World War II. In the early 20th century, the Jewish population of Vilnius was substantial, representing a significant portion of the c...
This project is intended to collect information about prominent Lithuanian medics, physicians, and nurses in one place. It is also appropriate to connect this project to the profiles of those whose life activities were significant in Lithuanian medicine. Please add this project to group photos depicting Lithuanian medical personnel. From the end of the 15th century, craft guilds began to be ...
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...
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...
This project is aimed to collect all other projects associated with Vilnius and its nearest suburbs (Vilnius urban area). This is a place for collaboration and information sharing. Also, this project can be added under old photos, documents, maps - everything related to the subject. Please join and participate in this project. Vilnius (Polish: Wilno, Russian: Вильнюс Вильна, Litvak: Vilna) i...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...