Before the name Veneski appeared in Pennsylvania records, there were two brothers who arrived carrying Ivanauskas. Their lives unfolded side by side in a new country, shaped by work, marriage, and a quiet shift in identity. The Ivanauskas Brothers traces the path they took — and the bond that remained long after one of them changed his name.

A Lithuanian family story reconstructed through villages, parish records, and community ties, revealing how identity was shaped by place rather than surname.

The Lithuanian Family who came over to Philadelphia to start a new life.