Lithuanian - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Matiozraitis came to Scotland around 1904. Also Dielinizaitis, Szwilpa and Fannerzaitis

leannetaylor44 — 4 Oct 2008 6:30:17 GMT

I am trying to find information on my late grandfathers family but I have gone so far and have now reached a dead end.

I am particularly interested in the surname of Matiozraitis which was my grandfathers surname and comes from his fathers side of the family. Does anyone have any information on this, what it means, where it is from etc?

I believe my great grandparents came to Fauldhouse, West Lothian in Scotland from Lithuania between 1901 and 1905.

My great grandmothers maiden name was Dielinizaitis.

Other names in the family I have are Szwilpa and Fannerzaitis, these may be spelt wrong as they are difficult to read on the records I have seen.

I have got quite alot of information but don't know how to learn more about them before they arrived in Scotland.

If anyone has any information on these names or can offer some advice on how to trace the name, I would be very grateful indeed.

Thank you!

How to prounounce Ausekla Zvaigzne?

jenngren1 — 29 Aug 2008 1:07:05 GMT

Just wondering if anyone would know how to pronounce:

"Ausekla Zvaigzne" ?

If so...could you spell it out phonetically for me?

THANKS!

Lithuanians in Martindale/Portage Cambria County, PA

shellbelle1218 — 2 Sep 2008 1:24:22 GMT

I may be able to provide information on the following: Chebator/Chebatorish/Cebatorius, Soroka/Soraka/Sorokowa, Lukasavich, Dubulis, Razuk/Ruzokas Kusene/Kuzen/Kujzinas, Markevich, Katoski/Katausky, Lithuanians who settled in Portage and Martindale, Cambria County. I may also have additional information and/or photos, that may be of interest. Please feel free to contact me.

Most Common Lithuanian Surnames

sadauskt — 10 Aug 2008 2:17:56 GMT

FYI - I came across the following entry in Wikipedia regarding the eight most popular/common surnames in Lithuania.

I justed started researching my Paulauskas line and see that the surname is the eighth most common surname in Lithuania so it will be tough trying to find the right one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames#Li...

Most popular Lithuanian surnames 2007:

# For men For women
1 Kazlauskas Kazlauskienė
2 Stankevičius Stankevičienė
3 Jankauskas Jankauskienė
4 Petrauskas Petrauskienė
5 Vasiliauskas Vasiliauskienė
6 Žukauskas Žukauskienė
7 Paulauskas Paulauskienė
8 Urbonas Urbonienė

It's not surprising that the married female spellings (i.e., IENE ending) of the family surnames spellings align in the same rank order.

My sympathies go out to those researching the Kazlauskas surname and the challenges they face.

Tom S.

Researching W II Displaced Persons (DPs)

sadauskt — 12 Feb 2008 11:12:23 GMT

In May 2008, I will be going to Germany as part of a group of forty genealogists who will be doing research at the archives of the International Tracing Service (ITS) of the International Red Cross (IRC). I will be researching my father's records but will have time to do research for others as well.

The ITS is located in Bad Arolsen, Germany (see URL below):

http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/homepage/index.html

Following the end of WW II the Allies captured millions of German records regarding Jews killed in the Holocaust (Shoah) as well as information regarding other prisoners, forced workers, etc... These records were supplemented by new ones created by the Allies regarding displaced persons and others.

The ITS has 50 million individual records on 17.5 million individuals dating back to this period of history. One individual may have several records in the ITS database. These records have now been made available for research following a lengthy period of time during which access to these records was extremely limited.

I submitted an on-line inquiry to the ITS on 9 November 2007 and received a written letter from them on 28 January 2008. Based on the information I provided them, they were able to find at least 5 individual record entries regarding my father who was a DP in the French occupation zone of Germany following the end of WW II.

The information included his German address in 1947, the location of three refugee camps (Reutlingen, Rastatt, and Bremen-Grohn) he was in while a DP in Germany, as well as information regarding his emigration to the United States in 1949.

Eventually, copies of all these ITS records will be available at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.

I will be there for five days and likely will be able to do research regarding other Lithuanian DPs. The ITS will be providing a full-time staff member to work with every two genealogists in the group I will be a part of.

If people would like to provide me with demographic information, I will see what I can find for them. Information should include such things as:

Name of Individual (including unmarried surname if applicable)
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Nationality
Religion
Marital Status
Name of Father
Name of Mother
Possible locations where they lived in Europe (including dates)

The more complete info I have, the more likely the ITS archivists can find something.

Let me know if you have any questions about my research offer.

Iki.

Tom

lithuanian spelling

anneadelemclean — 3 Feb 2008 8:23:47 GMT

How can i find out how my grandmother came to Scotland in the early 1900's.Her fathers surname was Buda, so what would hers have been, as on her marriage cert.it is spelled Bouduite.My grandfathers name was Motiejus Laibelunas, is that the correct spelling? They had daughters called Mardselle, Mare & Annele , are they spellings correct as well ? These names are taken from birth cert.

Raseiniai, Apskritis, Lyduvenai - Where could this be?

reblyank — 28 Jan 2008 6:52:57 GMT

I have a photograph of the Czelenden father and brothers and it says on it
Raseiniai, Apskritis, Lyduvenai
I am told it is the town, district and parish but uncertain if that info is correct. Is it a place and translated to mean where? Thanks so much.

Need surname and town help

reblyank — 9 Jan 2008 4:06:19 GMT

Need help with Frances Kukanskus as the surname is also spelled Kochkanaza,or Kokonangaite, Cook and even Glodenus. Born about 1880, came to Philadelphia, PA, US on sister's ship card and do not know her name. She went by Frances in US, married Casimir Cheleden who died then married William Wallenis. Ship card for a trip in 1929 shows her as Petronele (?) and from Lemalienai? Where ? She died about 1936 in Philadelphia. Any help most apreciated.

Footnote.com - Naturalization Records

tsadausk — 8 Jan 2008 6:32:04 GMT

I came across a site (www.footnote.com) that has digitized millions of records from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). They are working to include naturalization records (1792-1966) for New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.

I signed up for a one month subscription and found my grandfather's information regarding his naturalization in 1918 while in the U.S. Army. They also have a "free" seven day subscription.

The URL below has a description of footnote.com:

http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/01/footn...

Typing in "Lithuania" yields 12,685 hits and "Russia" generates 302,155 hits.

It's worth looking at.

Tom

Auglis - Lithuanian ancestry

margaretchambers71 — 30 Dec 2007 7:39:27 GMT

I am working on the ancestry of Anelia Voveris married to Michael Auglis.They lived in Bridgewater MA. Aneilia is my grandfather Anthony's sister.I have pictures to share with their family.I found them on the family tree section here at Ancestry but couldn't figure how to contact their family.

VASITIS and WALENGA in Detroit; Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio

Room225 — 30 Dec 2007 9:30:57 GMT

Looking for living relatives descending from Paul (1881-1959)and Veronica (Walanga) VASITIS/Weiszutis who emmigrated from Rosliccki/Kazliski, Lithuania in 1906, to Detroit, Michigan then Toledo, Ohio. Known relatives in Cleveland, Ohio. Their children include Virginia (my grandmother), Edward, Monica, Walter, and Eleanor. Family rumor says that Paul descends from nobility and was disowned for marrying a peasant. Paul spoke like 7 languages but became a tool fitter in America. Very interesting family myths. I would love to find relatives!

Help with a Lithuanian first name

jimida64 — 30 Dec 2007 5:28:02 GMT

Can some one help me decipher a first name, please! My husband's grandfather is said to be Lithuanian or Russian/Polish. On his marriage certificate, when asked his father's name, it looks as though "Tehou" or "Tehon" On the actual Catholic Church record, it looks like "Tychonius" (Latin)
Does this name look familiar to anyone as a Lithuanian first name?

Luksys, Lukshis in Argentina, USA.

eluksys — 28 Dec 2007 10:55:41 GMT

Hello, I'm trying to find my relatives- my grandfather sisters- Emilija (Emily) Luksyte and Rozyte (Rose) Luksyte.

As my father said they leaved Lithuania in 1930-1932 and go to Argentina. Later, before WWII, last letters from their was from USA. WWII and Lithuania occupation by Soviets broken any relations.

When I was in Meskasalis village one old woman said to me that they go to Argentina with one man. Him name was Remeika.

Also possible that they leaved Lithuania from Perloja (Perloya) village.

Maybe somebody knows about these women or their families, descendants?

Thank you.

Eduardas Luksys.

Rasimaucus Surname?

Coleramus — 16 Nov 2007 10:34:48 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to research my original surname which is Rasimaucus or a variation of that. I can only trace back to my Great-Grandfather who came from Lithuania when he was 20. He never spoke english and I am thinking that immigration might have changed his name when he got here. I have come to a dead end in my search. The surname Rasimaucus has yielded very little beyond my great-grandfather. Does anybody know anything that might be helpful?

Need help locating village

rchgck — 24 Dec 2007 6:07:25 GMT

Recently received a second copy of my great grandmothers Alien Registration Form. This time I can read the copy. Previous attempts were not readable.

The form has the village, town, or city listed as Bullokovich, Lithuania. No province is listed.

This is most likely an immigrants attempt to Americanize a Lithuanian spelling.

Is there anyone out there who is familiar with towns in Lithuania.

She came to the US in 1911. I am not sure who, if anyone, occupied Lithuania at that time.

I cannot verify but by grand mother always said she was from somewhere near Kuanus.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

looking for family Kraujutaitis

sharinlpn — 28 Nov 2007 11:33:32 GMT

This family came to US from Lithuania Simon and Georgetown Kraujutaitis. When here they shortened the name to Kraut.

Any info on the orginal name would be appreciated.
Thank, Sharon

Vareika (Wareika) and Pukiernoci (Perkininillus) - Lithuanian ancestors

Carolynn_Brehmer — 8 Aug 2005 4:04:49 GMT

In the old country they are: Matausas Vareika and Franciska Pukiernoci or Perkinillus. both born 1895 from Sodeliari. Michael had a brother Cassimer who also immigrated. Anything sound familiar to anyone?

Need help with Russian/Lithuanian surname

karenpghblue — 27 Aug 2007 2:24:05 GMT

I am looking for help with a William Victoraviche/Viktoravice. He was Russian/Lithuanian.

Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.

surnames: Banialis, Banels, Possible others-Bonelis, Banelis

larryhill15 — 17 Aug 2007 6:51:44 GMT

surename: Banialis, Banels, Possible others-Bonelis, Banelis,
Bouzas?, Banzati?

Greetings!I have just begun my searching for information about my
Greatgrandparents. I'm new to all of this and would greatly
appreciate anyone's help and tips in my search!
Here are the facts I have so far:
My maternal grandfather was Peter Banels 1907-1968 born/died in
Chicago Ill. (only child out of 6 that changed the spelling of his
last name) He married my grandmother Kathryn Driggers (she had been
previous married, last name Hunter) from Florida They had 3 children.

My grandfather's sibilings:
Anna Banialis (never married)1909-1977
Veronica (Nichols)
Petronella (Heenan) killed in car accident with her 3 children
(Louis, Elaine, Dennis) in Nov04 1944 in Kankakee??,Ill
Marion ??
Paul E Banialis Jr. 1918-2007 (I had very little contact with my grat
uncle a few yrs ago right before he had a stroke. He wrote to me 2x
with some information. He said as a child he grew up in
BridgePort,Chicago Ill

I have found a some information about my Ggrandparents. The last name
is spelled differnt almost each time. But with the dates and names of
the children I believe it to be them.
Paul A. and Petronella Banialis (names given to me by my great uncle)
1910 Census: Pavel Bonelis 40 est birth yr 1870 and Petroneli 33 est
birth yr 1877 (yr of immigration 1905, AL) Also lists 2 oldest
children Petras age 3 and Ona age 1 has correct year of birth. (I
believe them to be Peter and Anna)
1930 Census:
Paul Banelis60
Petronella Banelis50
Peter Banelis22
Anna Banelis21
Veronica Banelis19
Petronell Banelis18
Marion Banelis17
Paul Banelis11

Record of Marriage from genealogy.com (Jesus christ of Latter Day
Saints) for Pavilas Banelis and Petronili Banzati 20Aug1906 Chicago,
Ill (batch # M009744, don't know what this means) ???is this them???
How can I found out?

Here is what I know about my Ggrandparents from my Mom and G-uncle,
family stories-
Paul Banialis born Lithuania *in the Russian Army, played in the band
(have a pic)
1905 (??) Went to Ellis Island but had an Conj eye infection and was
not allowed in. He walked through woods and came through Canada.
Buried in Casmier Cemetry, Chicago, Ill

Petronella born in Taurage, Lithhuania (some say born 1890, some
1877) Census states 1877. Came to America at age 28, docked in
Baltimore then to Chicago with her uncle. When she married (unknown
date) her brother ? came to the USA for the wedding but then
disappeared and never heard of again. Her mother was widowed and
remarried last name believed to be 'Bouzas' to a doctor. But unsure
if that was Petronella's maiden name or her mother's remarried name
(different family stories). A Devote Catholic,
Died Sept 23, 1957 buried in St, Casmiers Cemetery, Chicago, Ill

Where and how can I find information about Naturalization records,
Marriage, and births?? I have been checking ancestory.com but can't
seem to find any more info.
I have hit a brick wall.....
please contact me at momybear5@yahoo.com

Blessings~Robin

Lithuanians in Scotland

lorraine1176 — 10 Mar 2007 4:36:12 GMT

My relatives arrived in Scotland sometime in the 1900's - married in Motherwell in 1912. I would like to find out exactly when they arrived in Scotand, what area of Lithuania they were from and why they would have moved to Scotland. Can anyone help??

Lithuanian surnames Lutkevic and Switala

onlyonepooka — 15 May 2006 3:03:51 GMT

Would anyone know the feminine names of the name Lutkevic?

Also would anyone know the masculine name of the name Switala?

Thanks.

Mironis, Wallulis, Myron

bdurham001 — 26 Apr 2007 5:56:44 GMT

Family names of MIRONIS and WALLULIS from Lithuania.
Joseph Mironis born 1869, died 1923 in Kingsbury NY, husband of Mary Wallulis Mironis...born 1871, died 1941 in Kingsbury NY.

Came to America with 2 daughters.
Anna and Julia.
Had three daughters born here in US...Bernice, Helen and Victoria.

ANY information will be so helpful.

Thanks...Barbara

Narmontas/Telsiai/Philadelphia, PA/South America/Simkus

alliecat151 — 21 Apr 2007 8:39:32 GMT

Hi-I am searching for any information on the relatives of my great-grandfather, Jonas (John) Narmontas (Norman.) He emigrated from Lithuania to the United States (Philadelphia) in approximately 1903 (he married Pranciska (Frances) Simkaite (Shimkus,) also from Telsiai. He had several brothers-Blade, sounds like blodda (Walter,) and Levonas (Leon,) who emigrated to Philadelphia, PA as well. There was one brother, Liudvikas (Ludwig,) who never arrived in Philadelphia in August 1905, but was mistakenly put on a ship to South America. I know they corresponded by mail, but never had the money to get him here, and lost touch after some time. I would greatly appreciate any information about Ludwig, or even Narmontas, Simkus and Telsiai. Thank you.

Aliuk ( cut surname? )

TrishaInMA — 11 Feb 2007 3:14:41 GMT

Trying to locate more info on JOHN ALIUK. I believe his name was 'cut'. Aleckavicz(?) Alakewicz(?) He was of Lithuanian ancestry.

I have reason to believe he is either a 1/2 or step brother to my grandmother ( Anna Dalikas Walunas )

John lived in Detroit, MI. That was in the 1940's. He later lived in Easthampton, MA. with his 'sister' ( not sure if she was a 1/2 sister or full blooded ). Her name was Katherine Aliuk Taukus. Katherine and my grandmother were 1/2 sisters.

John was married at one time, we believe. He may have gotten a divorce or lost his wife and then moved to MA to be with his widowed sister, Katherine.

John Aliuk is interred in Easthampton, MA in Brookside Cemetery.

The marker is :

ALIUK - ZAVIS

John Aliuk 1888 - 1974

Walter Zavis 1892- 1973 ( we do not know how he is linked to John/Katherine or 'our' family )

John Walkowski 1909 - 1970 ( he was married to John Aliuk's niece )

Doris Taukus 1910 - 1966 ( she was John's niece and Katherine's daughter )

I have photos and other bits of info. I am willing to share them if asked. Please feel free to ask any questions.

Any advice/direction/info is appreciated.

Patricia

( Researching : Walunas ~~ Riel ~~ Ramenda ~~ Sikora ~~ Aliuk ~~ Dalikas ~~ Stanonis ~~ Mielke ~~ Katzschmann )

Lietuvos policija, 1935_1939?

zuikis — 24 Jan 2007 4:23:22 GMT

Dont have lithuanian language on computer so in english. I am looking for pictures, if there are any existing, for my grandfather, Aloyzas Kuolas. He was in the lithuanian police dept. during around the times above. If anyone has any information of how to look for them or if i can get copies of pictures from someone, please email me at scalgae@yahoo.com.

Aciu

meaning of surname Partikas

lithogirl — 9 Jan 2007 2:58:26 GMT

I found the answer to my own question from www.thelithuanians.com. They gave me this information:

Partikas- From Irish, short form PATRIS: From Latinized Irish name PATRICIUS
From the Latin Word: patricius : in Lithuanian "kilmingasis [of highest decent],
patricius - patrriarchal [of sorts]" - extend it to Patriachal [ + -}

This might be of interest to anyone, especially those who share this name.

LUKSHIS INFORMATION - Lithuanian ancestors

Ryan Lukshis — 7 Jul 2005 9:30:14 GMT

My last name is Lukshis and I want to know if anybody has any information on it?

Kraunelis from Kabele, Lithuania

thecurry1 — 12 Dec 2006 11:09:05 GMT

Searching for information on the Kraunelis family line. I found the ship papers for Jonas Kraunelis (March 1914) and what appears to be his parents Karl and Waleria who came to the US in July 1906.

They seem to have gone to stay with the Cziras family in MA.

I know this isn't much to go off of but if it resembles anything people have heard of, please send me an email. This has been a tough line to find details on.

1950 Trans-Atlantic Airline Flight - Abracinskas, Gross, Paplauskas, Suenlomis, Zemaitis

sadauskt — 4 Dec 2006 2:12:37 GMT

Laba diena,

I was doing a seach on Ancestry.com for my mother's godmother, Bertha Miciunas, and came across one listing showing her as a passenger on a Pan American Airways flight from London to Boston on 27 August 1950.

Along with her were several other Lithuanians. Does anyone recognize any of these names and have an idea as to why they might have been in England?

Abracinskas, Albert
50 W. 6th Street, So. Boston
Born Massachusetts

Gross, Margaret
432 Windsor Street, Cambridge Massachusetts
Born Lithuania

Paplaskas (Paplauskas), Benedict
402 Pelham Street, Methuen Massachusetts
Born Lithuania

Suenlomis, Leonora
7 Walnut Street, Lawrence MAssachusetts
Born Lithuania

Zemaitis, Leocinda
1419 N. Main Avenue, Scranton Pennsylvania
Born Pennsylvania

Few people were traveling by air across the Atlantic in 1950 and it was relatively expensive. Bertha Miciunas' husnand was a factory worker so it was surprising to find her name on an airline manifest.

Any help in solving this mystery would be appreciated.

Tom

Plokstys - Lithuanian ancestors

Nicholas Plokstys — 2 Aug 2006 11:08:29 GMT

looking ofr other plokstys' in Australia to learn more about my history.

Translation of a document in Lithuanian

Ethel Tobin — 12 Apr 2006 11:33:55 GMT

Would someone please help me with the translation of this document? I was told that it is Ursula Sinderis', my maternal grandmother, birth certificate. I want to be able to trace my history back to where my grandparents were born. Thank you very much for any help you can give me.

Museum of Lithuanian Culture in Chicago

Ethel — 23 May 2006 12:19:13 GMT

I want to make a trip to Chicago. Can I find birth, marriage, or death records from ancestors in Lithuania there? What type of information can I find there??

Can't be WAICUS - Lithuanian surname

Bill Waicus — 13 Dec 2005 4:18:56 GMT

Researching family history. Determined so far that WAICUS, or VAICHUS can't be correct spelling. What about Vaicus?

Lithuanian surname of Jonusai or Jonusaite

cjcat71 — 5 May 2006 12:29:03 GMT

Does anyone happen to have any info at all on this name? This was my great-grandmother's maiden name.

Veronica Theresa Kusleika & Anna Sinauski

jjzuis1 — 28 Mar 2006 12:16:15 GMT

If the person who posted Veronica Theresa Kusleika & Anna Sinauski in the "One World Tree" section is reading this and would like more information on the Sinauski line, please contact me. Aciu Labai!

Lithuanian Surnames: Glebavicius, Bartkevicius, Hlebowicz, Ciemnolonski

Priscilla — 10 Jul 2004 7:38:07 GMT

I am researching the above surnames. Any information would be welcome. This is my father's family

Priscilla

Lithuanian Surnames: Walunas Dalikas Stanonis Bunaucius Taukus

PattyinMA — 15 Sep 2006 6:42:16 GMT

Hello:

If anyone has any of these names in their family tree, please contact me. I will tell you what I know of each and what I am still looking for.

Thank you.

Patty
Easthampton, MA

Kulbukis/Kuhlbukis - Lithuanian ancestors

james541_1 — 29 Sep 2005 7:37:02 GMT

does anyone have any idea how to find out info on Katie/Karen who lived in Staripole(Marijampole) in 1880? Her brothers John (Jonas), William (Vnca) and George (Jurgis) came to US between 1880 and 1905...have most info on them since immigration...their father was a farmer who raised stallions, sister Katie was a cripple...I am afraid the Lith branch of family may have died out in old country...
Takas has a few names that may be possible to research..anyone have any idea how I may obtain the addresses for these folks?

thanks

Surname Help-Polibusker? - Lithuanian surname

Bev Smith — 15 Oct 2005 2:53:58 GMT

Just received great-grandmother's death cert and am trying to decipher her father's name-looks like- Polibusker,Polibusher, Polilruaker...sound familiar to anyone? From Staripole9Marijampole)

Searching for KLIBAS - Lithuanian ancestry

jungle135 — 11 Feb 2005 9:18:37 GMT

Maybe someone ever heard this name in US? I' m searching for my relatives with surname KLIBAS or progeny with different name.

New Ethnic Board: Lithuanian

Lisa__Small — 15 Jun 2004 4:20:39 GMT

Hello, all! I requested this board because there is a large Lithuanian community in the United States, particularly in Chicago. My godfather, Bruno Grybas, was Lithuanian, too.

I foresee this board as a place for surname notices where there is no surname board (for example, the obituary in the message after this one), and to exchange information about good Lithuanian genealogy resources, and for general genealogy-related Lithunanian inquiries.

I have NO expertise in any of these areas. :) See you on the board!

Lisa

RESOURCE: Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society

Lisa__Small — 4 Aug 2005 8:19:10 GMT

Here is the website of the LGGS, which offers an email list and innumberable other resources:

http://www.lithuaniangenealogy.org/

Good luck, all.

RESOURCE: Lithuanian Roman Catholic Parishes in the United States

Lisa__Small — 4 Aug 2005 8:16:21 GMT

Here's a resource many of us will find helpful, a list of currently existing RC churches with Lithuanian heritage in the U.S.

http://www.lithuaniangenealogy.org/databases/churches/lt_chu...

Query

brettseran — 5 Sep 2004 5:13:13 GMT

I am researching my real last name before my grandfather changed it. It was changed during the late forties. The name was Cerankowski. My grandfather's name was John E. Cerankowski, he was born in 1919 in Sugar Notch, PA. My grandfather's brothers name was Walter Cerankowski, born in 1917 also in Sugar Notch, PA. They both changed their name to Seran. Any information on the name Cerankowski would be very helpful, and greatly appreciated.

Kazlauskas - Gedminas Genealogy - Lithuanian ancestors

Blanche Francetic — 27 Jul 2005 12:50:35 GMT

Recently changed our E-mail address. Would appreciate communicating with others researching Kazlauskas or Gedminas surnames.

Lithuanian Surnames - Aurelias, Aurelius, Aurylas, Aurelia

Susan Hinkle — 28 Apr 2005 3:58:08 GMT

I'm having a time of it trying to find out information on my grandparents who immigrated from Lithuania in the late 1800s. The spellings of the name in the subject line are only 4 of several spellings. Does anyone have any information on this name or something close to it where I can begin.

My grandmother headstone has "Aureleni" on it, so this is yet another spelling. Her maiden name may have been something like Casmira.

I don't even know where to begin! Can anyone help me?

Thanks so much for any help you can give!

Lithuanians in Scotland

kathympython — 28 Jan 2005 10:14:30 GMT

I offered to help a friend trace her family history but unfortunately have absolutely no idea why Lithuanian families would be moving to Scotland after WW1. Could they have been persecuted? Were they Jewish? I can't find out the name before they moved to Scotland (Glasgow) only that my friend's grandmother (now in her 90s) married a Kirk in the 30s. All certificates have been destroyed by my friend's mother, who wants to "forget the past". I believe the old lady's father deserted the family in Scotland.

lithuanian translation

suzannemwilson — 24 Nov 2004 3:40:50 GMT

I have a photo that has a short caption or dedication in Lithuanian that I would like to have translated. Can anyone help?

Need to contact Eric S. Vaikness, Binghamton, NY

Bill Getson — 12 Feb 2005 4:53:58 GMT

Eric: I need to "talk" to you about your days in Erieville, NY and "Lithuania Hill" roads that you mentioned in your e-mail, dated, 01/26/01. Please contact me. Thank you.

WELCOME TO THE LITHUANIAN BOARD !! Hints for Getting Started

Lisa__Small — 21 Nov 2004 5:10:42 GMT

OBIT: Stephanie B. (Vaicekauskas) Sodayko d. 2004 Westchester, Cook County, Illinois

Lisa__Small — 15 Jun 2004 4:29:45 GMT

Posted in Lithuanian message board because on this date, there is not yet a VAICEKAUSKAS nor SODAYKO board.

Posted as a random act of genealogical kindness, no relation to me and no further info available from me, sorry. Copied here under the Fair Use provisions for non-commercial research use, qualifying under subsections (1) - (4) of U.S. Code Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec. 107 regarding copyrights. -- LS

Published in the Chicago Tribune on 4/6/2004.

Stephanie B. (Vaicekauskas) Sodayko

Stephanie B. Sodayko, nee Vaicekauskas, of Westchester, IL, beloved wife of Paul F.; loving mother of Deborah; proud grandmother of Eric Trebes and Jackie Trebes; dear aunt of Beatrice Horn.

Family and friends will be received at the Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home, 10501 W. Cermak Rd., Westchester, IL (2 blks W. of Mannheim Rd.) on Wednesday, from 3 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday, 11:15 a.m. from the funeral home to Divine Infant Church for blessing at 11:30 a.m. Entombment Queen of Heaven Cemetery. For further info call 708-F-U-N-E-R-A-L.