Informative Essay On Amber In Lithuania

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On my mom’s side of the family, they are from Lithuania. This Baltic Amber necklace is a family heirloom. It was obtained by my great-great grandmother in Lithuania and was passed down from three generations. My great-great grandmother, Valeria Stankus, brought the necklace with her when she traveled to the United States from Lithuania in 1910. The people in Lithuania at the time were very impoverished and Valeria traveled to the United States to get a better life. Valeria and Helena came through Ellis Island and then settled in Chicago. Later, Valeria gave it to her daughter, Helena Ruzgis. When Helena was fifteen-years-old, she came over to the United States by herself. Helena had to travel through a couple of countries in order …show more content…

The discovery of documented natural amber began in 1854 in Juodkrante. Juodkrante was a coastal fishing village. Amber is a significant part of Lithuania’s national costume. In addition, it is used in the Lithuanian language. It is used in people’s names, restaurants, festivals, museums, and hotels. You can find amber in shops everywhere. Shops sell genuine Baltic Amber in forms of jewelry, souvenirs, sculptures, paintings, art on furniture and wall coverings. One of the museums which displays natural Baltic Amber is the diamond of the Botanical Garden in Palanga. At the museum, tourists can observe the amber artisans create amber jewelry. The other museum is located in Neringa. This museum hosts exhibits of rare collections in the house where Thomas Mann once …show more content…

A famous collection of amber was purchased by J.P. Morgan for one hundred thousand dollars. J.P. Morgan presented the collection to the American Museum of Natural History. The specimen was reexamined in 1993 and appeared to be 40-million-year-old Baltic Amber. There was a complete tree toad captured in the amber. The small toad was described as “The frog was complete with the middle of the head and right eye somewhat collapsed. The skin showed some pigmentation and bones could be seen. Air bubbles, common in most forgeries between the specimen and the resin, were

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