Tuesday, May 6th, Klaipeda, Lithuania

Greetings!

On our way to Klaipeda in western Lithuania, we stopped into an open-air ethnographic museum consisting of 18th & 19th century rural dwellings and farmsteads.  

We were able to gain insights into the history, lifestyles, and character of Lithuania's four main regions.  We were hosted by a local resident who shared her knowledge of folk traditions and ceremonies. 

We also met with a 97-year old survivor of the Siberian labor camps, whose family was transported from Lithuania to Yukutze when she was 13 years old, and who spent eight years in Siberia before escaping to travel another eight years before she could return to Lithuania.

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