WEEKLY VISIT TO THE MUSEUM WEEK #1 January 6, 2021 Lithuanian Americans support Lithuanian independence Balzekas Museum archival photograph: Lithuanian American Roman Catholic Aid for Lithuania at Divine Providence parish, January 6, 1917 Photograph of the Amerikos Lietuvių R. K. Gelbėjimas Lietuvos, 31 skirius Dievo Apvaizdos Parapijos, susitvėrė Sausio 6 d. 1917 m., Chicago, Ill. […]
WEEKLY VISIT TO THE MUSEUM WEEK #3 January 20, 2021 Testaments of Belonging Lithuanian society badges Donated from various sources By 1900, there were 500 societies, clubs, and organizations in the Lithuanian communities within the US. Most were founded to provide welfare and a sense of belonging to the newly arrived immigrants. These societies, often […]
WEEKLY VISIT TO THE MUSEUM WEEK #6 February 10, 2021 “Lithuanian Hymn” by Vincas Kudirka The censorship of the Lithuanian press continued into the 20th century. But the first decades of the new century were rife with change and pending revolution. This sheet music is a testament to that time. The “Lithuanian Hymn”, the country’s […]
WEEKLY VISIT TO THE MUSEUM WEEK #10 March 10, 2021 National meeting of Lithuanian Americans Photograph of the “Visuotenas Amerikos-Lietuvių Seimas” (National Congress of Lithuanian Americans), at 499 Grand St., Brooklyn, New York Lithuanian Americans call for the newly proclaimed Lithuanian nation’s Freedom On March 13, 1918 the third National Congress of Lithuanian-Americans met in […]
