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Aleksandras Račkus
Aleksandras Mykolas Račkus (7 June 1893 – 9 October 1965) was a Lithuanian physician and an active member of the Lithuanian American community known for his numismatic and other collections. In 1917, he co-founded the Lithuanian Society of Numismatics and History in Chicago. In 1935, his and the society's collections were acquired by Lithuania and are held by the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum. He then restarted a Lithuania-themed collection which was acquired by the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture in 1965. A collection of various documents related to Lithuanian Americans and their organizations and societies is kept by the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania. Biography Račkus was born in Čekiškė, then part of the Russian Empire and now central Lithuania, to a family of a Lithuanian book smuggler. Together with his father, Račkus migrated to North America in 1910. He studied at the St. Laurent College in Montreal; the College of the Holy Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čekiškė
Čekiškė is a small town in Kaunas County in central Lithuania, it is located about north-west of Kaunas city municipality Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states by population, city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaun .... In 2011, it had a population of 682. The main town square formed where three roads converged. This dictated a radial plan for the town, which is now protected as a monument of urban architecture. History On 22 July 1887 the fire in Čekiškė destroyed majority of the infrastructure with only 3 buildings remaining. Majority of the population at the time were Jewish families. After fire the Synagogue of Čekiškė was rebuilt and remained unchanged to this day, although not in use anymore. References External linksČekiškės seniūnija (Čekiškė eldership) website Towns in Lithuania Towns in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
