any Marcinkevicius in Ukraine?

[Marcininkai]

tracing genealogy in my family

[Hannia]

How far have you gotten?

Your surname is very unusual. What do you know about your heritage? Where did your ancestors immigrate?

In order to make a connection to any surviving relatives in ancestral country, a Date and Place of Birth for the immigrant ancestor is critical.

Marcinkevicious might be an unusual surname on the North American Continent, however if original was transliterated incorrectly and your actual surname is Marcynkewycz, or some variation of that, it becomes a not uncommon name in Ukraine. There is also some variations on the same surname in Poland.

[Edited by Hannia on 28th November 2001 at 09:31]

[Marcininkai]

thanks for responding

I had a very successful family search.My great grandfather
Vincas Marcinkevicius came from Suvainiskis,Lithuania
in Rokiskis district in 1902-1903 I believe.He had lived
in Vilnius.He was a conscript and a cooper.He had a son
supposedly who was buried nearby.I had written a letter
to a relative supposedly and never heard a response since.
It was a long time ago and the family was cut off essentially after WWII.Marcinkevicius is a Polish/Lithuanian
surname as far as I know.Marcinkiewicz is Polish I think.
Thank you for Ukrainian version.
I figured I would just post and see if anyone had any information.Lithuanians seem to be very quiet about
family history and history in general.I figured I would
try Ukraine and maybe Russia next.My understanding is some
Lithuanians moved to St.Petersburg.

[Marcininkai]

Thank you for your help

[Hannia]

Links you might find interesting. Delete if dupes.

<There was also the requirement for Lithuanians to serve in the czars army.St Petersburg was one of the military centres>

Excerpt from
Yahoo! Groups : LithuanianGenealogy Messages :Message 624 of 12018
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lithua...gy/message/624

<BLITZ

Russian-Baltic Information Center
907 Mission Avenue
San Rafael, CA 94901 (414) 453-3579
Fax (414) 453-0343

Provides research in St. Petersburg and Moscow Archives. The Russian Czarist Government was a bloated bureaucracy, so they have more records (especially for noble families) in many cases than the Polish or Lithuanian Archives. Because of the difficulty of corresponding in Cyrillic, it is necessary for most of us to use this kind of service.>

Excerpt
Lithuanian Research
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilwinneb/lithuani.htm

BLITZ - Genealogy Research in Russia
http://feefhs.org/blitz/blitzgrr.html
___________________________________________

Genealogylinks.net: Lithuania Genealogy
http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/lit.htm

Open Directory - Regional: Europe: Lithuania: Society and Culture: Genealogy
http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Lith...ure/Genealogy/

How to Research your Lithuanian Genealogy
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/Luthuanian/faq.html

Lithuanian Genealogy Links
http://www.angelfire.com/ut/Luthuanian/glinks.html

How to find relatives in Lithuania?/Kaip rasti giminaicius Lietuvoje?
http://www.tm.lt/Litlex/Liten/Frames/genealog.htm

Lithuania Genealogy Forum
http://genforum.genealogy.com/lithuania/

Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society
http://www.lithuaniangenealogy.org/

Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Lithuania Mailing Lists
http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen...untry-lit.html

Professional Genealogist for Lithuania - Lithuanian Research: Sigita Gasparavic
http://genealogypro.com/archeonas.html

PS> I should have recognized the IUS as Baltic. You might consider writing your relative again. This time make sure to include 2 IRC's in your letter. Intl Response Coupons can be purchased at local post ofc at nominal cost and might expedite response.

[Marcininkai]

Thank you so much for your help Hannia!
I will try these links and perhaps write
another letter with your suggestions.
The problem is (was) I don't speak Lithuanian.
There wasn't much of a community in Boston area where
I grew up.When I spoke on the phone to my cousin I was at a loss.
but I will try these links and keep searching

Once again a big thank you for your help

Best Regards

[Hannia]

In the digital world you can learn basic Lithuanian online (free) and/or use a translator for whatever services you might need (not free, but also not expensive).

In SEARCH, type in <learn Lithuanian online> or <free Lithuanian translation>.
Google
http://www.google.com/

PS> Have Fun!!!