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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....
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...