Monthly Archives: August 2022

The New Film about Lithuanian-Americans

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the United States recognition of Lithuanian independence, Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture in Chicago, USA, invited to the premiere of the new Lithuanian documentary film. “Lietuvos Laisvės varpas” (Lithuania‘s Liberty Bell; director Arvydas Reneckis) tells a story about the efforts of the LithuanianAmericans to support Lithuania‘s independence a hundred years ago.

Read more August 25, 2022
CALL FOR PAPERS : BaltHerNet seminar for diaspora researchers in Riga on September 23

The aim of the Baltic Heritage Network seminars is to bring together diaspora researchers from different fields of study (history, sociology, cultural studies, literature, art, music and others): university students at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral studies level.

Read more August 15, 2022
National Library of Lithuania to Integrate Lithuanian Diaspora in Ukraine Archives

On August 11, Dalia Makarova, the Chairperson of the Ukrainian Lithuanian Community, visited the National Library of Lithuania. The guest discussed the fate of the archives created by the Lithuanian Community in Ukraine and the possibilities of its digitization. The digitization of the documentary heritage and its integration into the portal Eaveldas.lt would open up more opportunities for users interested in the Ukrainian-Lithuanian diaspora and allow the diaspora itself to better preserve its documentary heritage.

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17th Congress of the Lithuanian World Community

On July 17-21, the 17th Congress of the Lithuanian World Community was held in Vilnius. Some of the events took place at the National Library of Lithuania. On July 18, the candidates to the Board of the Lithuanian World Community gathered at the Library.

Read more August 5, 2022
A Gift from the Honorary Consul of Lithuania in N. Australia

Eglė Garrick, the Honorary Consul of Lithuania to Northern Australia, visited the National Library of Lithuania this summer. During the visit, she presented a gift, a book Remembering Horton St / Clarke St Lithuanians by Kristina Surkaitė-Hitchon. “After World War II, about 10 000 Lithuanians came to Australia. There was a large Lithuanian community in Sydney, with as many as forty families settling on Horton and Clarke Streets. The book presents the stories and photographs of these families and reflects the life of the Lithuanian community in Australia,” Eglė Garrick said about the book.

Read more August 1, 2022