• The largest Lithuanian resource center outside Lithuania
• Has a genealogist of Lithuanian ancestry who is available to answer questions
• Offers a basic search of four major Lithuanian-American genealogy sources to patrons
• An exciting historical effort to gather information on Lithuanians who emigrated to the United States before World War I
• Collects, catalogues, and preserves information and records pertinent to genealogical research and the immigration history of Lithuanian-Americans
• The Lithuanian Pioneer Project (you can help, they need you)

Some of the sources available include:

• Lithuanian Periodicals
• Lithuanian encyclopedias
• Museum Records including published materials and photographs
• Death Notices
• Lietuviu Pavardziu Zodynas (lists thousands of Lithuanian names and their location by town in Lithuania
• Lithuanian Pioneer Project (over 1000 names currently obtained)
• Directories (wide selection)
• Yearbooks, journals, and calendars of Lithuanian organizations, clubs, schools, and professional organizations
• Selected reference books
• Maps and descriptions of Lithuanian ancestral towns (135 antiquarian maps, 358 modern maps and 5 atlases
• Ancestral Town Referral - individuals can communicate with other Lithuanian-Americans whose ancestors came from the same Lithuanian community as their own
• Genealogija: Lithuanian-American Immigration History and Genealogy Newsletter - quarterly newsletter for individuals interested in the immigration history and genealogy of Lithuanian-Americans.
• Gift shop, audio-visual room and Amber Ballroom.

The Museum is a not-for-profit organization. The Immigration History and Genealogy Department is supported completely by patron donations and a staff of part-time volunteers, including a genealogist, to provide services. Donations are requested for all services. For a brochure and a free copy of Genealogija, write to the IHG Department at the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, 6500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60629.

Other links for Lithuanian Communities:
Lithuanian-American Community
Lithuanian Community of British Columbia
Lithuanian Heritage Magazine
Lithuanian Global Genealogical Society