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In Lithuania: Klaipeda County
Klaipeda county, on the Baltic Sea, is made up of two cities, Klaipeda and Palanga, and five municipalities: Klaipeda m., Kretinga m., Neringa, Skuodas m., and Silute m. If your families come from this region, or you just have questions about this area, please discuss here.
Wikipedia page for Klaipeda County.
Wikipedia page for Klaipeda City.
The modest webpage for Klaipeda Public Library (in English).
Database of more than 115,000 names in Memelland (including present day Klaipeda).
Memel and Memelland, in German (but you can translate the site using Google Translator). Rich with history, villages, newspapers, etc.
A free, downloadable Travel Guide 2009-2010 for Klaipeda from In Your Pocket.
2001 Census
Klaipeda County's rural settlements and their inhabitants.
Lithuanian Army Records for the Wars for Independence (1919-1920)
This site is in Lithuanian, but it is a valuable resource in finding
ancestors who stayed behind in Lithuania, or emigrated later. It lists
volunteers for the Lithuanian Army during the Wars for Independence.
The link below will take you to the names beginning with "A". Just
click on the first letter of the surname for which are searching.
Fulfillment of military service earned the soldier free land. The descriptions
generally give a certificate number, and where the land was granted.
Birthdays and relative information may also be listed.
http://www.versme.lt/sav_a.htm
Wikipedia page for Klaipeda County.
Wikipedia page for Klaipeda City.
The modest webpage for Klaipeda Public Library (in English).
Database of more than 115,000 names in Memelland (including present day Klaipeda).
Memel and Memelland, in German (but you can translate the site using Google Translator). Rich with history, villages, newspapers, etc.
A free, downloadable Travel Guide 2009-2010 for Klaipeda from In Your Pocket.
2001 Census
Klaipeda County's rural settlements and their inhabitants.
Lithuanian Army Records for the Wars for Independence (1919-1920)
This site is in Lithuanian, but it is a valuable resource in finding
ancestors who stayed behind in Lithuania, or emigrated later. It lists
volunteers for the Lithuanian Army during the Wars for Independence.
The link below will take you to the names beginning with "A". Just
click on the first letter of the surname for which are searching.
Fulfillment of military service earned the soldier free land. The descriptions
generally give a certificate number, and where the land was granted.
Birthdays and relative information may also be listed.
http://www.versme.lt/sav_a.htm
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Permalink Reply by Max Gerald Heffler on -
My mother in law was born in Memel, now Klaipeda. Just spent much of the last week with her and my father-in-law in Philly.
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Permalink Reply by Richie C. on
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My 3rd cousin lives in Klaipeda. He's a musician there. That's the only one of my Lithuanian families that I've been able to trace out of the USA.
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Permalink Reply by Saul Anuzis on -
My father's side of the family is from Kretinga & Kaunas...family name Anuzis. I'm just starting to put together what I have "on paper" from immigration records and my folks papers.
I look forward to sharing information and hopefully helping others in the group. -
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