Virtual Electronic Heritage System (ePaveldas.lt) is the digital website of the National Library of Lithuania, under the direction of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania, for searching historical and cultural records of Lithuania.

About the collections:

“The project comprises digitization of books in Lithuanian of the 16th-20th c. and Lituanica publications; old periodical and cartographic publications issued both in Lithuania and by expatriate communities; small publications, e.g. government orders, decrees, proclamations, posters, bills; and numerous other documents reflecting various time periods. … judicial books of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania from 1540-1845; church registers of birth, matrimony, and death; and archival documents.”
 

Online Collections:

Here’s a description of online collections at ePaveldas.lt and below are direct links to those collections.

• Church Catholic Church Register Books (4563)
• Books (13414)
• Manuscripts (24026)
• Periodicals (1983)
• Classics of Contemporary Lithuanian Literature (374)
• Old Lithuanian Literature Classics (XIII-XVIII centuries) (88)
• Classics of Lithuanian Literature of New Times (XIX and the first half of the XX century) (1083)
• 2D graphics-photos, posters, postcards (73433)
• Cartographic publications, maps (268)
• Textiles (1050)
• Paintings (5641)
• Photography (30630)
• Ceramics (268)
• Numismatics (1)
• Sculpture (992)
• Exhibits of the Museum (46033)
• First Lithuanian gramophone recordings (45)
• Vocal Music (8336)
• Church Music (Sacred Vocal Music) (465)
• Instrumental music (2797)
• Theater Music (792)
• Country music (Popular music) (2277)
• Literature records (1048)
• Music pianos (Music for piano) (61)
• Sound Recordings Collection (12909)

How to Search the Collections:

• Type a query in Lithuanian into the red search window at ePaveldas.lt and then copy and paste search results into Google Translate if you need a translation. You can also type your query into Google Translate, get the Lithuanian translation, and use that for your query at ePaveldas.lt

 

 
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