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In Lithuania: Vilnius County
Vilnius county is made up of Vilnius city, plus seven municipalities: Vilnius m., Elektrenai m., Ukmerge m., Trakai m., Svencionys m. Sirvintos m., and Salcininkai m. If your ancestors hailed from this area, or you have questions about this region, please discuss here.
Wikipedia page for Vilnius County.
2001 Census
Vilnius city municipality. (In Lithuanian)
Vilnius County's rural settlements and their inhabitants. (In Lithuanian).
Vilnius County Public Library website in English.
A free, downloadable Travel Guide for Vilnius 2009-2010 from In Your Pocket.
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 Vilnius County.
2001 Census
Vilnius city municipality. (In Lithuanian)
Vilnius County's rural settlements and their inhabitants. (In Lithuanian).
Vilnius County Public Library website in English.
A free, downloadable Travel Guide for Vilnius 2009-2010 from In Your Pocket.
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 Virginia Siskavich on -
Hi Richie! I *think* my grandfather may have come from this region. On his social security application, he listed "Semeluski Russia" as his place of birth. I have been told that this is probably "Semeliskes" in the Elektrenai county.
I still do not know my grandfather's original surname, so I think writing to the archives is out of the question. But, I was in contact with someone from Lithuania who gave me a couple addresses of "Siskevicius" families living in or very near this area. I actually have letters ready to go out to them today. Keeping my fingers crossed for sure! -
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Permalink Reply by Richie C. on
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I think it was me who suggested Semeliskes. Let's hope I was right!
Make sure you include your email address in your letters so they can correspond with you easily and for free. In my experience, I usually get responses from about half, which I think is pretty good. Wish you luck! -
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Permalink Reply by Virginia Siskavich on
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It was you, Rich -- thanks again. There are so many groups and networks, I sometimes get confused as to whom I've asked what! :) Luckily I save everything to mull over again when my leads are looking slim.
Do you think it might be advantageous for me to send correspondence to Vilnius archives not knowing much about my grandfather, other than where I *think* he came from? I know his parents names (roughly -- what was written on his Social Security application) and a date of birth for him.
Right now, I have a request out to the INS to research my grandfather's naturalization records. From old newspapers, I can tell the year he received naturalization, so those papers MIGHT have more information to go by. Should I just wait until I hear from them? -
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