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Presenter: Virginij Cijunskiene, Lithuanian State Historical Archives

The presentation deals with Jewish genealogy sources preserved in Lithuania State Historical Archives. This archives preserves the eldest documents of Lithuanian National Documentary Fond dated from XV c. till 1918 year. There are archives of institutions, organizations, private persons and families of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Russian Empire, and collections of documents. Each category of holding mentioned above contains different information about Jews life. Archives preserves the main Jewish genealogical sources: vital record books of Wilno, Kovno and Suvalki provinces Jewish communities, revision lists of Wilno and Kovno provinces, the 1897 year Population census lists. There are additional sources too such as conscription, tax, merchants, different localities residents' lists and other.