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}}A guide to finding your Jewish Ancestors from Lithuania using Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation. {{Lithuania-sidebar}} | }}A guide to finding your Jewish Ancestors from Lithuania using Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots Foundation. {{Lithuania-sidebar}} | ||
[[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: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.]] | ||
== Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | == Introduction to Routes to Roots Foundation == | ||
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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''' 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/newwebsite/lnintro.shtml 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. | 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/newwebsite/lnintro.shtml 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: | [[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.]]] | |||
==== Standard Surname Database ==== | ==== Standard Surname Database ==== | ||
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**To search, enter a surname, given name, and/or town name into the search box. Collection results will then appear. The first column lists the collection type, while the second column contains the Collection Description (CD). The Collection Description includes information such as how the collection was acquired, references to Miriam Weiner's first visit to the town, photos (current and pre-World War I), links to other resources for the town, and/or document examples. The final column lists the number of records associated with the search term(s). Click on the blue hyperlinked number to view records, then click on the blue hyperlinked surname to see more details about the record. | **To search, enter a surname, given name, and/or town name into the search box. Collection results will then appear. The first column lists the collection type, while the second column contains the Collection Description (CD). The Collection Description includes information such as how the collection was acquired, references to Miriam Weiner's first visit to the town, photos (current and pre-World War I), links to other resources for the town, and/or document examples. The final column lists the number of records associated with the search term(s). Click on the blue hyperlinked number to view records, then click on the blue hyperlinked surname to see more details about the record. | ||
[[File:Surname Database entry, Lithuania.png|alt=|left|thumb|632x632px|'''Standard Surname Search Result''', [http://www.rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org.]]] | [[File:Surname Database entry, Lithuania.png|alt=|left|thumb|632x632px|'''Standard Surname Search Result''', [http://www.rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org.]]] | ||
[[File:Lithuania 7-up.jpg|none|thumb|900x900px|Examples of various Jewish documents from Lithuania. Click on the image to enlarge it. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. | [[File:Lithuania 7-up.jpg|none|thumb|900x900px|'''Examples of various Jewish documents from Lithuania.''' Click on the image to enlarge it. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives.]] | ||
[[File:Lithuania OCR Database - Rabinovich.png|alt=|left|thumb|596x596px|'''OCR Surname Database search,''' [https://www.rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org.]]] | |||
[[File:Lithuania OCR Database Results - Rabinovich.2.png|thumb|502x502px|'''OCR Surname Database Search Results,''' rtrfoundation.org. ]] | |||
==== OCR Surname Database ==== | ==== OCR Surname Database ==== | ||
*Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/ocrsearch.php OCR Surname Database] (optical character recognition) to search for your ancestor's surname. This database is comprised of information from business directories, address calendars, telephone books, typed name lists, and name lists from books and from archives. | *Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/ocrsearch.php OCR Surname Database] (optical character recognition) to search for your ancestor's surname. This database is comprised of information from business directories, address calendars, telephone books, typed name lists, and name lists from books and from archives. | ||
**To search, type in the surname, and you'll find an automatic translation of the surname into Cyrillic appear in the second search box. Repeat the search twice - once using the Latin Letter search, and again using the Cyrillic Letter search. Searches may yield different results. Once search results appear, you may want to use Google Translate to help you navigate search results. If using the Chrome browser, right-click anywhere on the page and select '''Translate to English'''. Keep in mind if you are looking at a telephone directory, the original directories have been donated to the U.S. Library of Congress. View the original by selecting the '''Get Page Scan''' button. | **To search, type in the surname, and you'll find an automatic translation of the surname into Cyrillic appear in the second search box. Repeat the search twice - once using the Latin Letter search, and again using the Cyrillic Letter search. Searches may yield different results. Once search results appear, you may want to use Google Translate to help you navigate search results. If using the Chrome browser, right-click anywhere on the page and select '''Translate to English'''. Keep in mind if you are looking at a telephone directory, the original directories have been donated to the U.S. Library of Congress. View the original by selecting the '''Get Page Scan''' button.<br /> | ||
==Find Records for your Town== | ==Find Records for your Town== | ||
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=== Holocaust Lists Database === | === Holocaust Lists Database === | ||
[[File:Holocaust Lists Entry Lithuania.png|alt=|thumb|400x400px|'''Holocaust Lists Database Entry,''' [https://www.rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org.]]][[File:Holocaust Lists Search Lithuania.png|alt=|left|thumb|400x400px|'''Holocaust Lists Database,''' [https://www.rtrfoundation.org rtrfoundation.org.]]] | |||
Use the new '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/holocaust.php Holocaust Lists Database]''' at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots to determine the location of Holocaust documents such as victim and survivor lists, survival testimonials and more. Holocaust Collections included in this database are from select towns in Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine. | Use the new '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/holocaust.php Holocaust Lists Database]''' at Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots to determine the location of Holocaust documents such as victim and survivor lists, survival testimonials and more. Holocaust Collections included in this database are from select towns in Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine. | ||