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The Baltic States ~ Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
Category Index
- FEEFHS ~ Federation of East European Family History Societies
- General Resource Sites
- History & Culture
- How To
- Language, Handwriting, & Script
- Libraries, Archives & Museums
- Locality Specific
- Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat
- Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information
- Newspapers
- Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services
- Publications, Software & Supplies
- Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists
- Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
- Religion & Churches
- Societies & Groups
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- Dags' Latvian Genealogy Page
- Court Web Sites - Estonia
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts.
- Court Web Sites - Latvia
Links to the web sites of various levels of judicial courts.
- European Focus
Photographic portfolios of ancestral towns in Europe created for Genealogy enthusiasts in Germany, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia, Great Britain and more.
- Gene Banking/Baltics
Online article about the voluntary, nation-wide genetic database being developed in Estonia.
- Institute Country Index
Links to online resources for several countries from the Institute on East Central Europe at Columbia University.
- The Lithuanians
- PolishRoots: The Polish Genealogy Source
- Resources for Sepharadic Genealogy
Sephardic genealogical research begins with the search for your ancestor's country of origin. It could be almost any country where Sephardim lived - Bulgaria, Curacao, Gibraltar, Morocco, Greece, Romania, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, any Middle Eastern country, even Germany, Holland, Italy or Malta. Small numbers of Sephardim even lived in Poland and Russia and had names like Levine, Rangel and Calahora.
- Surname As A Historical Source
From Pro Ethnologia at the Estonian National Museum.
- The Titled Families of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- The WWW Virtual Library: Russian and East European Studies (REESWeb)
Directory of Internet resources for the Balkans, the Baltic states, the Caucusus, Central Asia, Central Europe, the CIS, Eastern Europe, the NIS, the Russian Federation, and the former Soviet Union.
- The WorldGenWeb Project
- Centre For Estonian Diaspora Studies
Studies the migration of Estonians, as
well as the history, identity, language and literature of Estonians abroad.
- Eesti Ajalooarhiiv - Estonian Historical Archives
- Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu / The National Library of Estonia
- Eesti Riigiarhiiv / The Estonian State Archives
- Estonian Family Registry Offices
From the Estonian Genealogical Society.
- The European Library
A portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 45 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some for a fee.
- Family History Library Catalog
From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
- HELKA - The Helsinki University Libraries OPAC
Catalog of the Helsinki University Library system. It has a large collection of official publications of the former Russian Empire.
- Herder-Institut Marberg: About the Institute
According to its statutes, the Herder-Institute supports "with its collections and as a forum for academic discussion the research on the countries and peoples of East Central Europe in their European context, with special regard to the history of the historical German territories and areas of settlement in East Central Europe. In order to fulfill these tasks, the institute conducts its own research." The core subject of its work is the area of the present-day states of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.
- Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) at the University of Minnesota
An international resource on American immigration and ethnic history.
- Latvijas Nacionâlâ Bibliotçka / The National Library of Latvia
- Latvijas Valsts Arhîvs / The State Archives of Latvia
- LibDex - The Library Index
A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
- Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania / Lietuvos Nacionaline Martyno Mazvydo Biblioteka
- Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe A-M and Europe N-Z
A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
- JewishGen Shtetlinks Web Page for Krakes Lithuania - Created by Trevor Tucker and Ada Greenblatt
- Riga
Riga History with special reference to Jewish History and Jewish Genealogy. Genealogical information.Links to Genealogical sites related to Latvia.
- ShtetLinks Page - Seta/Shat, Lithuania
- Talsi, Latvia
Records, photographs and other genealogical information for the town of Talsi, with a focus on Jewish families.
- Tukums, Latvia
Photographs, records and other genealogical information for Tukums, Latvia, with a focus on Jewish families.
- Valdemarpils, Latvia
Photographs, records and other genealogical information for Valdemarpils, Latvia, with a focus on Jewish families.
Mailing lists are interactive e-mail forums that are free for you to subscribe to and participate in. Click on the links below and be sure to follow the instructions provided exactly as shown in order to subscribe to the mailing list of your choice. Be sure to keep a copy of the welcome message that you receive. This message will contain details about the mailing list, the person who runs the list and instructions you will need in order to participate in the list, unsubscribe from the list, etc.
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 BALTIC-NOBILITY Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in the Baltic nobility. Archives: browse or search.
- BALTIC-SURNAMES Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding surnames and given names from the Baltic area. Archives: browse or search.
- BALT-L Mailing List
Online forum devoted to communications to and about the Baltic Republics of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Subscription to this list is welcomed from anyone with skills or interests relevant to the Baltics, or who just wants to know what's going on. Short requests to help locate families or villages are carried in general-interest digest messages.
- COURLAND Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the acquisition, study, transcription, and creation of scanned images and computer database of census documents that contain information about Courland (within Latvia) Jews.
- DEU-BALTISCHE Mailing List
For anyone who is interested in Deutsch-Baltische (Baltic German) genealogy. Archives: browse or search.
- E-LIST Mailing List
A moderated news and discussion list for Estonia-related matters. Primary readership is Estonians abroad and home. Estonian and English languages are used.
- EURO-JEWISH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Migration, History, Culture, Heritage and Surname search of the Jewish people from Europe to the United States and their descendants in the United States.
- EXULANTEN Mailing List
Exulanten is the name given to the Protestants that were forced out Austria (estimated as many as100,000) during 16th to 18th century. The largest wave of about 22,000 left the Salzburg area in1731/32. Most went to East Prussia (Germany - Poland, Lithuania and Latvia) but some went to Siebenbürgen and Banat (today's Romania), Hungary and to parts of today's Slovakia. Archives: browse or search.
- GEN-SLAVIC Mailing List
Gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.slavic newsgroup. Archives: browse or search.
- HERBARZ Mailing List
For the discussion of Polish and Lithuanian heraldry, the history of the armorial clans, and the genealogy of noble families. Archives: browse or search.
- KEIDAN Mailing List
A mailing list for anyone with roots or interest in Keidan and its history as a Jewish community to share information and discuss its past and present and the region that surrounds it in Lithuania.
- LATVIA Mailing List
A regional special interest group (SIG) mailing list for researchers of Jewish families of Latvian descent.
- LITHUANIA-JEWISH Mailing List
For anyone trying to trace their Jewish roots back to the surnames on the 18th century Grand Duchy of Lithuania censuses. Archives: browse or search.
- LITHUANIA Mailing List
Archives: browse or search.
- LithuanianGenealogy Mailing List
A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Lithuania.
- LITVAKSIG Mailing List
A regional special interest group (SIG) mailing list for those who are interested in the preservation and computerization of primary sources of genealogical data for the descendants of the Lithuanian Jewish community.
- LVA-SALDUS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the region of Saldus, Latvia. Archives: browse or search.
- Olkieniki Mailing List
For persons descended from residents of Olkieniki, Lithuania, and others interested in that area. It's primary focus is on Jewish genealogy.
- PolandBorderSurnames Mailing List
For anyone researching genealogy in the former historical borders of Poland including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Moravia, Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, and East Prussia. Archives: browse or search.
- PolandBorderSurnames-OBITUARIES Mailing List
For obituaries for anyone researching genealogy in the former historical borders of Poland including Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Moravia, Austria, Hungary, Russia, the Balkans, West Prussia and East Prussia. Archives: browse or search.
- PRUSSIA-ROOTS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Brandenburg, Hannover (or Hanover), Ostpreussen (East Prussia), Pommern (Pomerania), Posen, Provinz Sachsen (Province of Saxony - northern Saxony), Schleswig-Holstein, Schlesien (Silesia), Westpreussen (West Prussia), Lubeck, Hamburg, and Bremen. Archives: browse or search.
- Radoshkovichlist Mailing List
For anyone with an interest in Jewish genealogy related to the town of Radoshkovich (a town on the road from Vilna to Minsk in Eastern Europe).
- SUGUSELTS Mailing List
An Estonian-language Genealogy list.
- Yahoo! Groups - Vistytis · Lithuania
A group for collecting and sharing information concerning Vistytis, Lithuania and all those individuals and families who have their origins there or for those who have an interest in the town. Before WWI Vistytis was in the powiat (district) of Wolkowyszk in the gubernia (province) of Suwalk in the Russian Empire. In Russian it was known as Wysztynce, in Polish it was known as Wysztyniec and by the Prussians as Wystiten. In Yiddish (the language of the Jewish people in Eastern Europe) it was known as Vishtinetz. Any discussion about Vistytis is welcome, about visiting or living there, its history or the genealogy of those who were born or lived there.
Links to professional researchers found on Cyndi's List are included as a courtesy. Unless otherwise stated, the existence of these links on Cyndi's List does not imply endorsement of the services or products provided by those professional researchers. See also: Disclaimers
- Estonian Biographical Center
Genealogy research services - researching family tree, farm or village history, family name origin, etc.
- European Focus
Photographic portfolios of ancestral towns in Europe created for Genealogy enthusiasts in Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe, England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and more.
- eXpertGenealogy - Genealogy Professional Genealogist - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Directory of professional genealogists specializing in Baltic Research.
- FEEFHS Database of Professional Genealogists Specializing in East European Genealogy
- Gary Mokotoff, Genealogical Lecturer
One of the foremost lecturers and authors on Jewish and Eastern European genealogical research.
- genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Central and Eastern Europe
- Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore
A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.
- Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Eastern Europe and Lithuania
The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
- Genealogical.com
The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
- Genealogy Unlimited - Home Page
Maps, books and supplies for sale.
- Lithuanian Heritage Magazine
A 40-page bimonthly publication about Lithuanian history, culture, genealogy, customs, traditions, folklore and current events.
- MIPP International, Inc.
Books and periodicals from Russia, Baltic States, Central Asia, Transcaucasia, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, and Mongolia.
The sites found in this category vary in content. Some sites have extractions or transcriptions of actual records.* Other sites have helpful lists, articles, tips or guidelines. In a few cases there are scanned images of the original source documents themselves, with more of these types of records coming online each day.
*Keep in mind that extractions & transcriptions may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original source material. Always refer to the original source material whenever possible and only use extractions & transcriptions as a starting point to help guide you in your research.
- Association of the Belarusian Nobility - Zhurtavannie Belaruskaj Sliachty
Belarus, nobility, Grand Duchy of Lithuanian, genealogy of Belarus, heraldry of Belarus, history of Belarus, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- East European Genealogical Society ~ Winnipeg, Canada
- Eesti Genealoogia Selts
The homepage of the Estonian Genealogical Society.
- FEEFHS - Federation of East European Family History Societies
- Estonian Genome Foundation
Sponsors of the Estonian Genome Project to create a voluntary nation-wide database of genetic information.
- FEEFHS Location (Address) Index of FEEFHS Member Organizations
And other East European Genealogy Organizations.
- Lithuanian American Genealogy Society (LAGS)
- Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society
Includes a database of over 25,000 names from cemeteries, church directories, etc.
- Latvia SIG webpage
Latvia special interest group attached to JewishGen.
- LitvakSIG (Lithuanian Special Interest Group)
For researchers of Lithuanian-Jewish genealogy worldwide.
- The Miriam Weiner Routes To Roots Foundation
Provides research advice, information and online databases of Jewish material, archives and Judaica from Eastern European archives.
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