My cousin was born in Kovno and came to America in the 1950's. I did not meet or know of her until around five years ago. She is a walking history book. She...
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Amy Elizabeth Burock
aburock
Sep 26, 2008 12:49 am
Hi there -- all of my Lithuanian relatives who came to the US from Lithuania were VERY Catholic! My great grandfather went to church every day. Vizga was my...
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Amy Elizabeth Burock
aburock
Sep 26, 2008 12:46 am
funny you say that -- my mom said that her gram (Anna Vizga) told her that they would go shopping (to the market, I guess) in a place where people spoke...
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Greenvale
duksteinw
Sep 25, 2008 10:55 pm
My ancestors were Germans and came from the Graziski area. The Vistytis and Graziski areas were populated by many Germans and the German Lutheran church ...
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E. J. Buteau
ejbuteau45
Sep 25, 2008 10:21 pm
When my mom was a little girl, Anna Vizga told her that she was from a part of Lithuania near where people spoke German (must be East Prussia) and Polish. Anna...
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aburock
Sep 25, 2008 1:22 am
My great grandmother, Anna Vizga, was from "Wartele", near Graziski, according to her ship manifest. When my mom was a little girl, Anna Vizga told her that...
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vilius kociubaitis
kociubaitis
May 6, 2008 5:17 pm
new adress http://www.vistytis.com...
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mal simon
coach7157
Apr 27, 2008 4:58 pm
Hi, My wife and I will be in Poland in September. We will be traveling to Vistytis during our stay and wish to know the best way to get to Vistytis from...
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mhvrealtor
Mar 10, 2008 5:56 am
If I am on the wrong group please let me know and I will remove myself from the group. My grandparents came to the USA, 1912 on the SS Czar, they stated they...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Jan 8, 2008 11:30 pm
I don't think so. ralph <salinger@...> wrote: Dear Natalie, Trust you got all my material, Regards Ralph ... From: Natalie Jones To:...
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ralph
topcat2_1999...
Jan 8, 2008 7:06 pm
Dear Natalie, Trust you got all my material, Regards Ralph ... From: Natalie Jones To: Vistytis@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:55 PM ...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Jan 8, 2008 5:55 pm
Thanks Ralph! Unfortunately, I can't read Hebrew so I will need help deciphering the gravestones. There is one with the name Cohen. Can you tell me what it...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Jan 8, 2008 5:45 pm
Thank you! That would be appreciated. There is a Cohen gravestone photograph. Can someone tell me what it says? My great grandfather's wife's maiden name was...
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berel goldfarb
berelshabsa
Jan 8, 2008 3:30 pm
tHERE ISA PARTAIL REGISTRY OF NAMES I WILLTRY AND FIND IIT FOR U ralph <salinger@...> wrote: Dear Natalie., Greetings from Kfar...
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ralph
topcat2_1999...
Jan 8, 2008 11:58 am
Dear Natalie., Greetings from Kfar Ruppin, Israel, The pictures at our site: http://www.lysurge.net/wayne_genealogy/public/vilk2007 where taken by Wayne and I ...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Jan 8, 2008 11:38 am
My paternal grandfather came from the same town. Where did you find photos of the tombstones? I would be interested in finding any for the Krohn family. ...
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ralph
topcat2_1999...
Jan 8, 2008 5:40 am
Dear Mr. Goldfarb, If you are interested in Vilkaviskis please drop me a line - I may have some information or you can see our site at...
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Larry and Ava Rich
larryava
Jan 8, 2008 3:01 am
Good luck on your trip. My cousin went their, and his web page on the trip is http://howard.sandys.ca/01.html I hope this helps you. My great grandparents...
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berel goldfarb
berelshabsa
Jan 8, 2008 1:19 am
IT MAY TO SIMPLE BUT RESEARCH LITVAK AND FOLLOW THE LEADS ALSO RESEARCH THE NAM EOF THE TOWN I AM PRETTY SURE I SAW IT WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR VILKAVISKIS I...
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berel goldfarb
berelshabsa
Jan 8, 2008 1:11 am
Sorry it not my wife but my mother. Her maiden name was Olinski and they changed it to Ellis Her mothers maiden anme was Levinson. They were Jewish Thanks ...
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Greenvale
duksteinw
Jan 7, 2008 11:52 pm
Mal Was you wife's family native Lithuanian, German, or Jewish? Also, what is the surname you wish to research? From: Vistytis@yahoogroups.com...
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mal simon
coach7157
Jan 7, 2008 10:54 pm
Hello, My wife's maternal grandparents came from a small village near Vilnius. We think it may have been Wysztinec (Poland in those days) and now Vistytis in...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Dec 3, 2007 6:41 pm
Hi Robert, I have contacted all of them. Some of their email addresses are outdated, and one of the people, Jeffrey Johnstone, has my grandfather's information...
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Robert K
nospamsky
Dec 3, 2007 11:59 am
Natalie, If you do a search for the surname Krohn in the JewishGen Lithuania Database at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/ it returns the contact ...
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Natalie
natalie14468
Nov 13, 2007 2:13 pm
My great great grandfather was Abraham Krohn and the family lived in Vistytis. I am trying to find some records on them. Since my grandfather was also Abraham...
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spamnchips
Sep 3, 2007 9:04 am
David, That's again for your help. My apologies. The birth certificate does not mention Vištytis. That was a reference in a letter from the Lithuanian...
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David L. Langenberg
gallienus2000
Sep 2, 2007 1:05 pm
John, Glad I could help. The phrase "urodzil sie w Bokseyszkach (Lituva) dnia ..." means "was born in Boksziski (Lithuania) on the ..." (i.e., after "dnia" =...
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spamnchips
Sep 2, 2007 10:20 am
David, It may well be "sz" as the handwriting is not easy to decipher. the actual words are something like "URODZIL SIE W Bokseyszkach (Lituva) DNIA" The...
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gallienus2000
Sep 1, 2007 5:14 pm
John, -ach is the Polish plural locative ending, so "w Bokzseyzsach" (are you sure it isn't Bokszeyszach?--the zs orthography would be rather strange in...
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spamnchips
Sep 1, 2007 3:40 pm
Hi, I have a copy of a birth/baptism certificate for my great grandfather who was born in Bokzseyzsach in 1872 and baptised in Wizajnach. The copy of the...
