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== Archives and Libraries == | == Archives and Libraries == | ||
As we research our Jewish ancestors it is so important to know what records are available in Lithuania, and how to access them in the Lithuanian Archives. In the book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F773722 ''Jewish vital records, revision lists, and other Jewish holdings in the Lithuanian Archives''], Harold Rhode and Sallyann Sack have made that task much easier. This is a very important book for those researching in Lithuania. | As we research our Jewish ancestors it is so important to know what records are available in Lithuania, and how to access them in the Lithuanian Archives. In the book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F773722 ''Jewish vital records, revision lists, and other Jewish holdings in the Lithuanian Archives''], Harold Rhode and Sallyann Sack have made that task much easier. This is a very important book for those researching in Lithuania. | ||
== Gazetteers == | == Gazetteers == | ||
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Another source is ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1055708 Where Once We Walked- Revised Edition: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust.] ''This source lists the names of the towns with their varient spellings and also provides some information, such as the estimated population of the community pre-WWII. | Another source is ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1055708 Where Once We Walked- Revised Edition: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust.] ''This source lists the names of the towns with their varient spellings and also provides some information, such as the estimated population of the community pre-WWII. | ||
Once the name of the ancestral home has been determined, the next step is to identify which records survive from that community. [[ | Once the name of the ancestral home has been determined, the next step is to identify which records survive from that community. [[Www.rtrfoundation.org|''The Roots to Roots Foundation'']], has created a database that identifies these records and also where they are now located. The database includes the records of towns in belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine. | ||
== Research Guides == | == Research Guides == | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1236125 A guide to Jewish genealogy in Lithuania] | *[https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F1236125 A guide to Jewish genealogy in Lithuania] | ||
== Collections == | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/The_Knowles_Collection The Knowles Collection], is a collection of records of the Jewish people from all over the world. While it consists of five databases, the records from Lithuania will be added to the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/The_Knowles_Collection:_Jews_of_Europe Jews of Europe ]database has they become available. Further information on the collection includeing announcements of updates can be fount at [http://www.knowlescollection.blogspot.com www.knowlescollection.blogspot.com]. | |||
== Records at the Family History Library == | == Records at the Family History Library == | ||
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/ JewishGen Lithuania Database] is a multiple database search facility. | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/ JewishGen Lithuania Database] is a multiple database search facility. | ||
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/InternalPassports.htm JewishGen Internal Passport Database, 1919-1940] | *[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/InternalPassports.htm JewishGen Internal Passport Database, 1919-1940] | ||
*[[ | *[[Litvak-cemetery.info|The Lithuanian Jewish Cemetery Project]], is a project to record, document and preserve all of the information from the cemeteries that still exist within Lithuania. This is a valuable resorce for those trying to find their lost families. | ||
[[Category:Lithuania]] | [[Category:Lithuania]] | ||