With the help from Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, Mūsų senovė was financed and published by the Ministry of Education.[1] Contributors included Paulius Galaunė, Liudas Gira, Jurgis Šaulys.[2] Five volumes (a total of 865 pages) were published before it was discontinued due to financial difficulties and low quality of published material.[3] It published articles on various topics (including a few on subjects such as archaeology or numismatics) and primary material for future studies (such as correspondence, memoirs, diaries, documents). They mostly concerned the history of Lithuania from the January Uprising of 1864 to World War I.[1] The magazine also published reviews of books. One such review by Augustinas Voldemaras of books by priest Antanas Alekna [lt] resulted in a polemic discussion that highlighted differences between more liberal intelligentsia and more conservative Christian clergy.[4] Editor Tumas-Vaižgantas was not an academic and the publication was rather chaotic without a well-defined structure.[1]
Second magazine
The discontinued Mūsų senovė was replaced by other historical magazines and journals, however they often published articles on archaeology and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania with little attention given to the more recent history of Lithuania.[1] Tumas-Vaižgantas established a rich archive at the Vytautas Magnus University related to the Lithuanian National Revival and the Lithuanian press ban. To encourage the study of this material and this historical period, the university agreed to revive Mūsų senovė in 1937. Edited by Mykolas Biržiška, it had a well-defined structure that was similar to academic journals. The publication was discontinued after the Soviet occupation of Lithuania in June 1940.[1]