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Brazias County? Vilkininkai

Was there a "Brazias County" in Lithuania in the late 1800s?  This county is referenced on a US death certificate yet I can't seem to find…

Started by J Oakes

4 Feb 29
Reply by Richie C.

In Lithuania: Alytus County

Alytus county consists of Alytus city and four district municipalities: Alytus m., Druskininkai m., Lazdijai m. and Varena m. If your ances…

Started by Richie C.

5 Feb 29
Reply by Richie C.

Pacesa (Pačėsa) surname / Sasnava - Marijampole District

Hi all, Would anyone have any information about Pacesa (Pačėsa) family in Sasnava district, Marijampole area (Sasnavos valsčius, Marijampol…

Started by Sigitas Pacesa

5 Jan 14
Reply by Evelyn Fletcher Cherry

Where'd they go? My People left Lithuania and went to Massachusetts

South Boston, Brockton, Cambridge....these were just some of the Lithuanian hotspots in Mass. City Directories:The 1925 Boston City Directo…

Started by Richie C.

42 Oct 2, 2011
Reply by Ellynmarie

Contacting the Archives in Vilnius: Instructions, Experiences, Pitfalls

There will likely come a time that the only logical next step in your research is to contact the Archives in Vilnius. There are smaller Arc…

Started by Richie C.

24 Mar 25, 2011
Reply by Ellynmarie

In Lithuania: Kaunas County

Kaunas county is divided into Kaunas city, plus six municipalities: Raseiniai m., Kedainiai m., Kaunas m., Jonava m., Kaisiadoriai m., Pren…

Started by Richie C.

9 Feb 19, 2011
Reply by Richie C.

Lithuanian-Americans moving back to Lithuania

My great grandfather, Jonas [John] Gintautas [Gintoff] and his wife Viktoria Petrulyte-Gintautiene [Gintoff] moved to the United States som…

Started by Nina Jankauskas

5 Feb 19, 2011
Reply by Richie C.

Where'd they go? My people left Lithuania and went to Pennsylvania

C'mon....Pennsylvania had to be Western Lithuania at one point. Schuylkill County, Luzerne, the Pittsburgh area...I do remember in the 1980…

Started by Richie C.

19 Oct 28, 2010
Reply by Ian Singer

Where'd they go? My people left Lithuania and went to NY/NJ

All records for my grandmother and her family list their name as MOLUSE except her baptismal certificate which lists her name as Mary Carol…

Started by JoAnn Stringer

1 Oct 16, 2010
Reply by John Peters

Surname Spelling Challenges: Kreipovich, Geraitis/Giraitis, Strimike & Maldabuois ?

I'm helping another friend with Lithuanian lineage and am stuck again with names. Any suggestions on alternate spellings of KREIPOVICH? All…

Started by J Oakes

2 Sep 29, 2010
Reply by Sigitas Pacesa

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