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}}A guide to finding your Jewish Ancestors from Lithuania using Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation. | }}'''<span style="color:red">A guide to finding your Jewish Ancestors from Lithuania using Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation website.</span> ''' | ||
== Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | == Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | ||
[[File:Kaunas, Lithuania, RTR.png|thumb|561x561px|'''Welcome to Kaunas, Lithuania, 1993.''' ]][[File:Miriam with Kaunas archivists.png|alt=|left|thumb|496x496px|'''Miriam Weiner presents copy of her book "Jewish Roots in Poland" to archivists in the Kaunas Regional Archives in Lithuania,''' 2001. '''Photo Credit:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]] | [[File:Kaunas, Lithuania, RTR.png|thumb|561x561px|'''Welcome to Kaunas, Lithuania, 1993.''' '''Photo Credit:''' Miriam Weiner. ]][[File:Miriam with Kaunas archivists.png|alt=|left|thumb|496x496px|'''Miriam Weiner presents copy of her book "Jewish Roots in Poland" to archivists in the Kaunas Regional Archives in Lithuania,''' 2001. '''Photo Credit:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]] | ||
The Routes to Roots Foundation was created by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Weiner_(genealogist) Miriam Weiner], who is a genealogist specializing in the research of Jewish roots in Poland and the former Soviet Union. In her 30+ years of experience in Eastern European archives, she collected vast amounts of information and material. Much of her data was originally published in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Ukraine_and_Moldova Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Poland Jewish Roots in Poland],'' but is now available online through the Routes to Roots Foundation website. The site includes many resources to help you research your Jewish roots including a town-by-town index/inventory of surviving Jewish records in archives, maps, surname and Holocaust list databases, informative articles, and much more! | The Routes to Roots Foundation was created by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Weiner_(genealogist) Miriam Weiner], who is a genealogist specializing in the research of Jewish roots in Poland and the former Soviet Union. In her 30+ years of experience in Eastern European archives, she collected vast amounts of information and material. Much of her data was originally published in ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Ukraine_and_Moldova Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova]'' and ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Roots_in_Poland Jewish Roots in Poland],'' but is now available online through the Routes to Roots Foundation website. The site includes many resources to help you research your Jewish roots including a town-by-town index/inventory of surviving Jewish records in archives, maps, surname and Holocaust list databases, informative articles, and much more! | ||
==Find the Town== | ==Find the Town== | ||
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See the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/admindist.shtml Administrative Districts and Divisions] article on Routes to Roots Administrative to learn more about jurisdictions in the Russian Empire and their modern-day equivalents. | See the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/admindist.shtml Administrative Districts and Divisions] article on Routes to Roots Administrative to learn more about jurisdictions in the Russian Empire and their modern-day equivalents. | ||
[[File:Panevezys 3 map.png|alt=|left|thumb|500x500px|'''Panevezys, Lithuania,''' Soviet-era Town Plan Map example from Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. To see the full version of the Panevezys-3 map click [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/gugk/Panevezys_3/ here.] ]] | [[File:Panevezys 3 map.png|alt=|left|thumb|500x500px|'''Panevezys, Lithuania,''' Soviet-era Town Plan Map example from Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. To see the full version of the Panevezys-3 map click [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/gugk/Panevezys_3/ here.] ]] | ||
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===Miriam Weiner's Surname Databases=== | ===Miriam Weiner's Surname Databases=== | ||
Over her 30+ years of working in Eastern European archives, Miriam Weiner collected vast amounts of material that can be searched using the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ | Over her 30+ years of working in Eastern European archives, Miriam Weiner collected vast amounts of material that can be searched using the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/lnsearch.php Surname Databases.]''' There are two surname databases - the Standard Surname Database and the OCR Surname Database. You may also be able to use the surname databases to help narrow down a more specific location for where individuals lived who shared your ancestor's surname. | ||
[[File:Lithuania Surname Database - Don Results.png|thumb|500x500px|'''Standard Surname Database Search Results,''' rtrfoundation.org. ]] | [[File:Lithuania Surname Database - Don Results.png|thumb|500x500px|'''Standard Surname Database Search Results,''' rtrfoundation.org. ]] | ||
[[File:Lithuania Surname Database - Don.png|alt=|none|thumb|499x499px|'''Standard Surname Search,''' [https://rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org.]]] | [[File:Lithuania Surname Database - Don.png|alt=|none|thumb|499x499px|'''Standard Surname Search,''' [https://rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org.]]] | ||
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'''Image Sources:''' Unless otherwise noted, all photos were taken by Miriam Weiner. | '''Image Sources:''' Unless otherwise noted, all photos were taken by Miriam Weiner. | ||
[[Category:Lithuania]] | [[Category:Lithuania]] | ||
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