People requiring assistance with genealogy research assistance from the Balzekas Museum may purchase non-member à la carte (pay-as-you-go) services from the Genealogy department. For more involved research, purchasing a Genealogy Membership is recommended and more cost-effective. Plus, Genealogy Members automatically receive the full privileges of a Family Membership at the Museum for the duration of their subscription. The Genealogy membership level is determined by the number of services required.
I.
BASIC GENEALOGY $125/YR
One Basic Surname Search A search of the indicated name in the following sources:
Obituary Collection “Naujienos” newspaper;
Master File;
Minor File;
Identification of spelling variants of the indicated name;
Etymology of the indicated name;
List of addresses of people with the same last name in Lithuania today;
Search through available internet resources, such as Ancestry.com, etc.
One Basic Ancestral Town Search Includes location indication on the map and photocopies of the location description from the following sources:
Encyclopedia Lituanica (in English)
Lietuvių Enciklopedija (in Lithuanian)
Lietuviškoji Tarybinė Enciklopedija (in Lithuanian)
Mažoji Lietuviškoji Tarybinė Enciklopedija (in Lithuanian)
Lietuvos Baznyčios (“Churches in Lithuania” – in Lithuanian)
Mūsų Lietuva (Our Lithuania – in Lithuanian)
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PATRON GENEALOGY $350/YR
The Patron Genealogy-level includes all the privileges of a Basic Genealogy-level membership, plus:
Up to four Basic Surname Searches
Up to four Basic Ancestral Town Searches
A Search of the following additional sources:
Lietuviškoji Tarybinė Enciklopedija (in Lithuanian)
Mažoji Lietuviškoji Tarybinė Enciklopedija (in Lithuanian)
Lietuvos Baznyčios (“Churches in Lithuania” – in Lithuanian)
Mūsų Lietuva (Our Lithuania – in Lithuanian)
This membership level is highly recommended for those who want to research more than one family member: e.g., a husband and wife, or a grandfather and his parents, etc.
III.
BENEFACTOR GENEALOGY $1,000/LIFE
A one-time payment of $1,000 includes all benefits of the Basic and Patron Genealogy Memberships for life, plus a search of the following additional sources:
Digitized birth, marriage, and death records from Lithuania (if available);
Library Publications and Articles (Authors)
Nobility File
Heraldic & Coat of Arms Research
Artist File
Photo Archives
Jurgis Gimbutas Collection (Photos of towns and cities in Lithuania)
Individuals decorated with Medals by the Lithuanian Government
List of exiles deported to Siberia
List of Lithuanian military men
*NOTE: Online searches for digitized birth, marriage, and death records in the Lithuanian State Historical Archives are available based on accessibility. The records are in Old Russian, Polish, and Latin. A search and translation of one record is an additional $100.
Genealogy Membership
$125.00 – $1,000.00
Description
Genealogy Memberships
People requiring assistance with genealogy research assistance from the Balzekas Museum may purchase non-member à la carte (pay-as-you-go) services from the Genealogy department. For more involved research, purchasing a Genealogy Membership is recommended and more cost-effective. Plus, Genealogy Members automatically receive the full privileges of a Family Membership at the Museum for the duration of their subscription. The Genealogy membership level is determined by the number of services required.
I.
BASIC GENEALOGY
$125/YR
One Basic Surname Search
A search of the indicated name in the following sources:
One Basic Ancestral Town Search
Includes location indication on the map and photocopies of the location description from the following sources:
II.
PATRON GENEALOGY
$350/YR
The Patron Genealogy-level includes all the privileges of a Basic Genealogy-level membership, plus:
This membership level is highly recommended for those who want to research more than one family member: e.g., a husband and wife, or a grandfather and his parents, etc.
III.
BENEFACTOR GENEALOGY
$1,000/LIFE
A one-time payment of $1,000 includes all benefits of the Basic and Patron Genealogy Memberships for life, plus a search of the following additional sources:
*NOTE: Online searches for digitized birth, marriage, and death records in the Lithuanian State Historical Archives are available based on accessibility. The records are in Old Russian, Polish, and Latin. A search and translation of one record is an additional $100.
For more information about the Genealogy Department, please visit the Genealogy page on this website.
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