Way back in the dark ages of 1996, I think I was a bit of a pioneer when I took 40 people whose parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and great-great-grandparents had come from Osturna (the place of origin of all the Smolenyaks in the world) over there for a village-wide family reunion. Now all of this has become increasingly common -- roots travel in general, trips to Eastern Europe, and group trips of this nature.
A definite sign of the times is this press release:
LithuaniaVisits.com Offers New Family History Tours
Sounds like a great resource for those in search of their Lithuanian roots! If that's you, why not check out LithuaniaVisits and maybe make some summer plans?
Comments (2)
Megan, this is very timely information for me! I'm planning a trip to Lithuania in October and I intend to visit the churches my ancestors attended. However, when I read the information on the LithuaniaVisits website, I discovered that the church records have probably been transferred to the Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius. It looks like I'll have to plan on a trip to the Archives as well!
Posted by Steve Danko | January 29, 2007 10:32 PM
Posted on January 29, 2007 22:32
Hey Steve,
Lucky you! I'm jealous! You can thank the folks at LithuaniaVisits.com for their brilliant timing with their press release!
Take care,
Megan
Posted by Megan | January 29, 2007 10:42 PM
Posted on January 29, 2007 22:42