All things related to Lithuania (Lietuva)!
If you were in the city of Kaunas on March 11, 2018 you would have witnessed Lithuania rolling out a 656-foot (200 meter) flag to celebrate its Restoration Day! Here are 16 photos I’ve gathered from around the net to show you just how amazingly inspirational and patriotic that flag […]
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Being interested in both Lithuania and the Medici family from different perspectives, I never thought the two would be connected! I always knew that the Medici banking influence ran from Italy to London to Bruges; however, I had no idea that the Medici family itself was also connected to medieval
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Believe it or not social networks have been around forever, it’s just that in this day and age they are able to bridge time and space. While Ancestry and other research platforms can instantly connect you to billions of records, the information that YOU are specifically looking for represents only
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Lithuania: February 16, 2018 marked 100 years of Lithuanian independence and the country sure went above and beyond in its efforts to celebrate its centennial! The amount of creativity and forethought that went into these festivities is just not to be believed, and it wasn’t just things that were happening
10 Over The Top Ways Lithuania Celebrated Its 100th Anniversary! Read More »
The story of the Lithuanian Nation is one of the best kept historical secrets! As the centennial of Lithuanian Independence was commemorated on February 16, 2018, let’s look at the story of this nation and its illustrious history from pagans to kings, for in it are lessons for us all.
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Lithuania’s long-lost Declaration of Independence is going to be returned back to Lithuania just in time for its Centennial celebration. There is one catch however; the historic national document is set to be LOANED to Lithuania for 5 years by the German government. Although an act of political generosity and
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One of the most inspirational stories of 2017/2018 has to be that of the Miraculous Declaration. On the eve of the centennial of Lithuanian Independence, its long-lost declaration of independence is discovered buried deep within a Berlin archive, just in time for the prodigal declaration’s homecoming. Preparations were then set
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In order to truly understand the Lithuanians, one must understand its PEOPLE, FLAG, ETHNO-GEOGRAPHY, and LANGUAGE. You will be surprised and amazed to find out how a country the size of South Carolina can have such an illustrious world history and deep-rooted traditions that stretch back to the very first
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My 2017 reading list: a list of books read in 2017 in bibliographic format. This year had no discernible theme for me, I seemed to have read random books that I found or groups of books based on a common topics but nothing devoted to a single genre as in
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After searching for over 6 months I finally found the names of my great-great grandparents! I did it using a Social Security Application linked from an index that I searched on Ancestry. To make it even more amazing, these were the names of the parents of my immigrant ancestor who
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I’ve seen the question being asked over and over on social media: “how do I translate genealogical records into English?” There is one simple answer to that question . . . GOOGLE TRANSLATE. While this free service will not instantly translate every nuance of a passage, it will help you
Google Translate: Tips For Translating Like A Pro! Read More »
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys reveals the grace and strength of the Lithuanian nation in one of its darkest hours. The story of Lina and her family is one of the most powerful I have ever read and is at the same time a tragedy of epic proportions
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Don’t overlook Ancestry City Directories in your research! Here’s how to mine the often mundane data in them like a pro genealogist! Squeezing every last drop of information out of City Directories can be tedious for sure; however, you can make major breakthroughs with what I will show you. Ancestry
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I wanted to share a GENEALOGY tip that I recently discovered. I found the mother lode of free Declaration of Intention and Petition for Naturalization (also in some cases Certificates of Arrival) scans on Family Search! These particular records are for New Haven, Connecticut for the years 1906 – 1945;
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