Lithuanian (Roman Catholic) genealogical sources online
Also see other pages on gen.wooyd.org.
Church books and related records
Epaveldas (Lithuanian State Historical Archives collection)
Church books for over 200 Lithuanian churches.
See How to search epaveldas.lt for
additional information.
Epaveldas (Vilnius University Library collection)
Church books and parishioners' lists, following parishes available (coverage varies):
Bagaslaviškis, Baisogala, Breslauja (Belarus), Daugai, Eišiškės, Ylakiai, Joniškelis, Liškiava, Merkinė, Mosėdis, Nemajūnai (Birštonas district), Pakapė, Pašušvys, Pavandenė, Pievėnai, Rumbonys, Salantai, Seirijai, Skapiškis (Kupiškis district), Skuodas, Surviliškis, Šateikiai, Šaukotas, Šiaulėnai, Šiauliai, Šumskas (Vilnius district), Traupis (Anykščiai district), Troškūnai (Anykščiai district), Upytė, Žaludkas (Belarus).
See this spreadsheet (in Lithuanian) for inventory and direct links.
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Quite a few parishes available, high document quality.
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Church books and various genealogical documents donated by volunteers.
Continuously updated, document quality varies, website in Lithuanian.
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Website with a searchable database of records, indexed by volunteers.
Primarily from Suvalkija (former Suwalki governorate) area.
Use Lithuanian name spelling (with correct diacritical marks) to search.
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Website with a searchable database of records, indexed by volunteers.
Primarily from eastern Lithuania (former Vilnius governorate). Click
on "Litwa" on the map, and use Polish name spelling to search.
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Searchable database of Varniai parish records, indexed by volunteers. Website in Lithuanian.
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TBD.
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Has church books for a number of parishes from south-western Lithuania
(former Suwalki governorate), use Polish name (given in brackets) to search
for them: Kapčiamiestis (Kopciowo), Meteliai (Metele), Miroslavas (Mirosław), Leipalingis (Lejpuny),
Lazdijai (Łoździeje), Seirijai (Sereje), Šventežeris (Święto Jeziory), Veisiejai (Wiejsieje),
Rudamina (Urdomin, Lazdijai district). Also has books for many parishes in Poland
(both Catholic and other confessions).
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Click on "Biržų krašto katalikų metrikai" to see Catholic records (or other tabs
for other confessions).
Records available for Biržai, Kupreliškis, Kvetkai, Nemunėlio Radviliškis, Pabiržė, Papilys, Suostas,
Vabalninkas, Vaškai parishes.
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Records for Pasvalys, Pušalotas, Krinčinas, Vaškai.
Church books on Krinčinas school
website
Records for Krinčinas, Vabalninkas, Pasvalys.
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Records for Dusetos, Suviekas, Zarasai, Baltriškės, Smėlynė. Click on "Metrikų knygos" on
the left panel to select.
Raduraksti (Latvian archives website)
Many church books (both Catholic and other confessions) for Latvian parishes.
Free registration required to use.
Miscellaneous records
Arolsen Archives
If your ancestors were Displaced Persons (DPs), who left Lithuania during WWII,
Arolsen Archives (International Center on Nazi Persecution)
may have their records. Even if you are not able to find anything relevant through their
online search,
it's still worth submitting a search request to them, as not all records have been
made available online yet. Continuously updated.
Lithuanian surname databases
Credits
- Tomas Astrauskas
- Janina Leonavičienė-Paplauskaitė
- Antanas Vaišvila
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