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INTRODUCTION
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TOWNS AND REPOSITORIES IN LITHUANIA
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The database includes documents for towns within the current borders of Lithuania and towns that were formerly in Poland, but are now within the borders of Lithuania.
The documents were located in the following repositories:
| Vilnius |
Lithuanian Archives Department
Mindaugo 8
Vilnius LT-03134, Lithuania
Tel: 370/5/265-1137; Fax: 370/5/265-2314
e-mail: arch.dep@archyvai.lt
http://www.archyvai.lt
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Note: to contact apskritis/province and rajon/district archives in Lithuania, CLICK HERE and then click on ARCHYVU SISTEMA (second item on menu). Scroll down until you find the address of the archive of interest.
Note: There are no archive inventories or family name lists on the above website.
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Lithuanian State Historical Archives
Gerosios Vilties 10
Vilnius LT-03134, Lithuania
Tel: 370/5/213-74-82; Fax: 370/5/213-76-12
e-mail: istorijos.archyvas@centras.lt
Note: The above archive requests that inquiries be sent by mail because the fax machine is not always in operation.
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Lithuanian Central State Archive
O. Milasiaus 21
Vilnius 10102, Lithuania
Tel: 370/52/47-78-29; Fax: 370/52/76-53-18
e-mail: lvga@takas.lt and lcva@takas.lt
Note: The above archive requests that inquiries be sent by mail because the fax machine is not always in operation.
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| Kaunas |
Kaunas Regional Archives
Maironio 28a
Kaunas 44249, Lithuania
Tel: 370/27/732-3073; Fax: 370/27/732-3111
e-mail: archyvas@turbodsl.lt
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| Panevezys |
Panevizio Apskrities Archyvas
M. Valancianus 3
Panevezys LT-5319, Lithuania
Tel/Fax: 370/45/46-15-37
e-mail: archyvas@post.omnitel.net
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Note: Regarding the Lithuanian alphabet, for simplicity purposes and other logistical issues, towns in Lithuania are listed in the Roman alphabet and without the Lithuanian accents. Transliteration is from the former Russian spelling because the language of the relevant documents (and time period) is Russian.
Note: For additional information about documents, archives and towns in Lithuania, visit:
CIA The World Factbook/ Lithuania:
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Family History Library:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
(search by place name to see if your ancestral town has been microfilmed)
Jewish Records Indexing Project – Poland: http://www.jewishgen.org/JRI-PL/
Litvak Special Interest Group: http://www.jewishgen.org/litvak
JewishGen: http://www.jewishgen.org (and many related sites available here)
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania: http://www.ltembassyus.org/
Jewish Web Index: http://jewishwebindex.com
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