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*Read [https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Lithuania Lithuania YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe] for more information. | *Read [https://yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Lithuania Lithuania YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe] for more information. | ||
== Find the Town == | |||
In order to research your family in Lithuania, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. It is not enough to know only 'Lithuania;' you must know the town or shtetl that they came from. In addition to research in the records of the country the immigrated to, you may also want to examine the following sources to help you determine possible town locations. | |||
====JewishGen Family Finder==== | |||
*The [https://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ '''Family Finder'''] is a database of both ancestral hometowns and surnames that have been researched by their descendants world wide. The Family Finder allows you to connect with others who are researching similar ancestors and origins and collaborate your research. To add the surnames and locations you are researching, click on '''Modify (Edit your existing entries)''' or '''Enter (Add new entries)'''. Type in the surnames and/or locations of interest and hit '''Submit'''. To search the database and see if you can connect to family members and other researchers, choose '''Search (Search the database)''' from the Town Finder home page. You can search for a surname and/or a town. Search results will appear in a chart format giving you the surname, town, country, and researcher information (often includes contact information) and the date they last logged into JewishGen. | |||
====Miriam Weiner's Surname Database==== | |||
aUsing the '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnintro.shtml Surname Database]''' on Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation website can help narrow down a more specific location for where individuals lived who shared your ancestor's surname. | |||
*Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnsearch.php Standard Surname Database] if you know your ancestor's given name, surname, or town name. This database is comprised of name lists from local historians and heads of Jewish communities, name lists from books, and name lists from various archives. | |||
*Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/ocrsearch.php OCR Surname Database] (optical character recognition) to search for your ancestor's surname in either the Latin alphabet or in Cyrillic. This database is comprised of information from business directories, address calendars, telephone books, typed name lists, and name lists from books and from archives. | |||
==Maps and Gazetteers== | ==Maps and Gazetteers== | ||
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*Use the [https://www.litvaksig.org/research/map/ '''Shtetl Map and List'''] tool from Litvak SIG to determine the location of the town, spelling and district. Knowing the district will be important for knowing which [https://www.litvaksig.org/research/district-research/ '''District Research Group'''] to join in Litvak SIG. | *Use the [https://www.litvaksig.org/research/map/ '''Shtetl Map and List'''] tool from Litvak SIG to determine the location of the town, spelling and district. Knowing the district will be important for knowing which [https://www.litvaksig.org/research/district-research/ '''District Research Group'''] to join in Litvak SIG. | ||
====Maps of | ====Maps of your Ancestor's Town==== | ||
To view present-day Lithuania at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lithuania&hl=en&ll=55.166319,23.884277&spn=5.650241,16.907959&sll=51.165691,10.451526&sspn=12.413452,33.815918&hnear=Lithuania&t=m&z=7 '''here'''] | |||
*Miriam Weiner's website offers select '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps5.shtml historical maps of Lithuania]''', as well as a variety of '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/imagesearch.php historical images]''' from towns in Lithuania that may prove useful in your family history. | |||
*To view present-day Lithuania at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lithuania&hl=en&ll=55.166319,23.884277&spn=5.650241,16.907959&sll=51.165691,10.451526&sspn=12.413452,33.815918&hnear=Lithuania&t=m&z=7 '''here'''] | |||
*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click '''[[Jewish Population Maps|here]].''' | *For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click '''[[Jewish Population Maps|here]].''' | ||
*For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png '''here''']. | *For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png '''here''']. | ||
==Genealogies== | ==Genealogies== | ||