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Lithuania On-Line!
Back to Bridges News Journal Index Scanning the Internet for Lithuania
For those of you who like to relax by reading, walking or gardening, there are a few out there who turn on their computers and surf the Internet for locations to capture their fancy. If you haven't explored cyber space yet and need a little direction, here are just a few sites to get you started.

www.iti.lt/eng contains home pages of individuals and companies, and the news desk links. This is a good "looksee" for those interested in what the average Lithuanian net surfer may use.

www.elta.lt The Lithuanian News Agency has been in existence since the 1920s and continues to provide up-to-date news briefs on Lithuania's events. Links lead you from the agency's history to the recent news pages, both in English and Lithuanian. Other links include a direct path to other news agencies and the Parliament.

www.lrs.lt links you to Lithuania's Seimas or Parliament. Many links give you the recent news from government-related agencies and the Seimas proper. Lithuanian and English versions included as a choice.

www.online.lt links to Lithuanian-oriented information. This web page is loaded. Also contains an index to other web sites.

www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/3414 The official A.P.P.L.E. web page provides all the latest information and history of this organization.

www.javlb.org At this point, The Lithuanian-American Community's web page is under construction. But this particular page gives a good summary of the organization's work and structure. If you want the basics about this organization, there found here. A more detailed web page will be up in the coming months.

 

The Lithuanian E-Zine by Bernard Tirva, is not a web page but, an electronic magazine sent to your e-mailbox at your request. New to this year, the first three issues contain a variety of articles as; "Dedication of Official Texas Historical Marker for the Lithuanians in Texas", "Sports × Marius Janulis", "The Ninth Fort", and others.

To check out this E-zine, e-mail Mr. Tirva at this address; tirva@pdq.net

Let's say you're ready to venture forward on the Net. Visit some of the web pages above or use any search engine, like;

www.metacrawler.com

www.hotbot.com

www.yahoo.com

Just write in the word "Lithuania", and lists of sites are available for exploration. From city descriptions, newspapers, organizational pages, individual's pages, Lithuania is swimming along the Internet river of information. Give it a try!

If you find something of interest you like to share with us, contact the BRIDGES editor and web put in your news bytes.

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