The predecessor to the party, the "Samogitians Were, Are and Will Be" Initiative Group (Samogitian: Žemaitē bova, īr ė būs, Lithuanian: Žemaičiai buvo, yra ir bus) was founded on 5 July 2007 by five founding members - including former Order and Justice Member of the Seimas Egidijus Skarbalius [lt] and Guinness World Record holder for the strongest beard Antanas Kontrimas [lt].

[3] The initiative group attempted to organize projects in defense of Samogitian ethnicity, such as registering all Samogitians worldwide into a common registry,[4] and promoting the pseudohistorical book "Samogitia" by amateur historian Charles Pichel, which presents an unfounded history of a supposed "Sun Dynasty" of Samogitia.

The party's vice-chairman, businessman and lawyer Arvydas Norvydas was put forth as a candidate in the presidential election in the same year, but cancelled his bid due to sickness.

Egidijus Skarbalius, the party's chairman, was elected as the Vice-Mayor to Mayor Sigitas Karbauskas [lt].

[11] Egidijus Skarbalius chose to participate in the 2012 parliamentary election as a candidate for the Way of Courage party.

[22] In 2012, as members of the "World Samogitian Gathering" (Lithuanian: Pasaulio Žemaičių sueiga), the party endorsed a resolution written by the pro-Russian organization and internet portal "Be United" (Lithuanian: Būkime vieningi), which called for a restoration of the Kingdom of Lithuania.