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Waterbury Lithuanian American History, Ethnicity, Culture, Resources, Opportunities, Faith, Leadership, Contributions, and Influence

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Waterbury Lithuanian American
​Mayors for the Day

  • 2023 Joseph Karmuza 
  • 2023
  • 2022 Eleanor Barkauskas
  • 2021
  • 2020 Ed Paige 
    • [retired] Naugatuck social studies teacher
    • devoted parishioner of Saint Joseph Parish
    • lifelong Waterbury resident
  • 2019 Richard “Ritchie” Litinskas
    • died in the January preceding the November Mayor for a Day proceedings
  • 2018 Sarune Macys
  • ​2017 Al Jarus
    • ​born in 1917
    • played in a musical band at the 1939 World's Fair
  • 2016 Linas Venclauskas  
    • Torrington Police Lieutenant
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • ​2013 Edward J. Bebrin
  • 2012
  • 2011 Balsys
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008 Janina B. Nawarskas
  • 1992 Al Jarus

Lithuanian American
Cultural Influence
​in Waterbury

There is no information available at this time regarding the influence of the Lithuanian American culture on Waterbury at this time.
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Lithuanian American Businesses
​in Waterbury

  • Brooklyn Bakery
    • originally owned by a Lithuanian American
    • located in Brooklyn for many years
    • now located Out East​

Lithuanian American Clubs, Associations, and Other Organizations in Waterbury


  • Leftists Lithuanian Club
    • ​now defunct
 
  • ​Nationalist Lithuanian Club
    • Colloquially known mainly as "the Lithuanian Club"
      • on Green Street
    • ​now defunct
 
  • ​Catholic Lithuanian Club
    • ​now defunct
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Famous Lithuanian Americans Who Were Born in Waterbury

There are no known Lithuanian Americans of Waterbury who are or were famous.
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Lithuanian American
Population and Demography
​of Waterbury

Sources vary greatly as to the number of people in Waterbury who have a Lithuanian heritage.  Perhaps the most accurate number is 2,850.

Waterbury has one of the highest per capita concentrations of Lithuanians of any municipality in the United States, and is reputed as having the most of any municipality in Connecticut.

Lithuanian American Neighborhoods of Waterbury

  • Primarily:
    • South End
    • Brooklyn
      • since the 1890s
  • Secondarily:
    • Town Plot, especially east of Highland Avenue

Lithuanian American Resources
​in Waterbury

  • Lithuanian School
    • built (completed) in 1925
    • now defunct​
  • ​Saint Joseph's Church
    • ​Built (completed) in 1905
    • the oldest Lithuanian church in Connecticut
  • ​Catholic Lithuanian Knight Club
  • Lithuanian Association Cemetery

Also see the Brooklyn Neighborhood Association (BNA).  Although the BNA primarily serves the Brooklyn neighborhood, the population of Brooklyn, per capita, represents such a plurality that the BNA by default is a service organization of the Lithuanian community of Waterbury.

Lithuanian American
Faith and Religion
​In Waterbury

  • Saint Joseph's Church​

  • Lithuanian Association Cemetery

The first Lithuanian mass in Waterbury occurred in 1894.  This mass service was also the first Lithuanian mass in all of Connecticut.

​Waterbury may be home to the only Lithuanian Cemetery in all of Connecticut.​  This cemetery, simply and aptly named the Lithuanian Association Cemetery, was founded by atheists.

Click here for a 3rd party list of the names of the people who are buried at the Lithuanian Association Cemetery.
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Lithuanian American
Calendars​ and Events
​in Waterbury

There is no current information on any Waterbury Lithuanian American events available at this time.
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Lithuanian American Community, Civic, and Cultural Leaders and Influencers of Waterbury


​Also see "Waterbury Lithuanian American Mayors for the Day" herein.
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Lithuanian American News Archive
​of Waterbury

There is no available Lithuanian American news of Waterbury to archive at this time.
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