SHENANDOAH — Reading a poem in the Lithuanian Heritage Museum brought tears to the eyes of Mary Gwasdytos, whose grandparents emigrated to the coal region in the late 1800s. “It is amazing,” said ...

SHENANDOAH — When large numbers of Lithuanians fled their homeland between 1865 and 1915, an estimated 100,000 settled in Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region. So many emigrated to the region, it ...

Aug. 7—A slate of festivities dedicated to Lithuanian culture, history and heritage will be observed at the 110th edition of Lithuanian Days on Saturday and Sunday. This year's version of the ...

SHENANDOAH — A local man will expound on his saga of discovering and reuniting with family from the “old country” during the next presentation meeting of the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society ...

On Sunday, August 1, the Anthracite Heritage Museum will present Lithuanian Heritage Day at the Museum from 1 to 5 p.m. The day will feature a special presentation, exhibit and coal mining heritage.

TEL AVIV, Israel and LEHI, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MyHeritage, the leading global service for discovering your past and empowering your future, and LitvakSIG, a U.S. non-profit organization providing ...

A Jewish group is outraged by Lithuania’s plans to convert a sports complex into a convention center at the site of a historic Jewish cemetery, reversing decades of advocacy to commemorate the ...