VARGO PELĖS AINIAI PRO KIVYLIŲ DVARO TROBOS LANGUS. (Lithuanian)

A conversation with folk artists, journalist, ethnographer Juozas Vyšniauskas about the Kaunackis family, famous in Samogitia and all over Lithuania. In 1829, Kazimieras Kaunackis married Anastazijia Daukantaitė, the sister of the first Lithuanian historian who wrote in Lithuanian, Simonas Daukantas. Dr. Ferdinandas Kaunackis, a descendent of this family, founded the Kivyliai Manor and Hospital. The interviewee, who comes from nearby Klauseikiai village, devoted several years to studying the history of this family, while the surviving abandoned manor house was resurrected at his own expense (currently cultural events take place there). Vyšniauskas has published two historical, ethnographic books: Dvaras prie Aleksandrijos (2009) and Vargo pelės ainiai (2018, together with Vsevolodas Cvetkovas). The latter publication contains documents and other arguments found in the archives of a descendant of the Kaunackiai family, V. Cvetkovas, substantiating the noble origin of S. Daukantas, which is to this day questioned by historians. The discussion also focuses on the economic and social development of the north-western Samogitian region, the geopolitical identity of the local population - until the 1920s, the country's economic life was closely related to Courland, oriented towards Liepāja and Riga, i.e. cities in Latvia rather than Lithuania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Su Skuodo garbės piliečiu, kraštotyrininku, tautodailininku (medžio drožėju ir keramiku), žurnalistu Juozu VYŠNIAUSKU susitikome pasikalbėti apie jo atliktus kraštiečio Simono Daukanto giminės geneologijos tyrimus, paskelbtus leidiniuose ,,Dvaras prie Aleksandrijos: Kaunackiai - garbinga Simono Daukanto giminės šaka'' (Klaipėda, 2008) ir ,,Vargo pelės ainiai'' (kartu su Vsevolodu Cvetkovu; Klaipėda, 2018) ir gyvenimui prikeltą Kivylių dvarą, į kurį kadaise atitekėjo S. Daukanto sesuo Anastazija. Nuo 2013-ųjų šiame Vyšniauskų šeimos prižiūrimame dvare kasmet minima Mindaugo karūnavimo diena. Kalbino Juozas Šorys. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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