Comments on: “Fearless Females” – March 2 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/fearless-females-march-2/ Tips, tricks and help in conducting Latvian ancestral research. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:17:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Antra http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/fearless-females-march-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3706 Antra Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:08:28 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=181#comment-3706 Marcis, After the fall of the Soviet Union, famlies could apply to get the land that had been taken from them during WW2. It often involves lots of paperwork (this is where land records come in handy! I'll be talking about them soon), and most of it has already been done. I'm not sure if it is something that had a time limit on it, but I'm pretty sure it can still be done. The best thing to do would be to contact a Latvian lawyer that specializes in property law to see what options are available to you. Marcis,

After the fall of the Soviet Union, famlies could apply to get the land that had been taken from them during WW2. It often involves lots of paperwork (this is where land records come in handy! I’ll be talking about them soon), and most of it has already been done. I’m not sure if it is something that had a time limit on it, but I’m pretty sure it can still be done. The best thing to do would be to contact a Latvian lawyer that specializes in property law to see what options are available to you.

]]> By: marcis http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/fearless-females-march-2/comment-page-1/#comment-3589 marcis Sat, 16 Oct 2010 05:31:50 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=181#comment-3589 on a completely different subject with the fall of the soviet union how was land redistributed? did it altamatically return to the family that had owned it before ww2? If I was looking for my families land how would I do it? on a completely different subject with the fall of the soviet union how was land redistributed? did it altamatically return to the family that had owned it before ww2? If I was looking for my families land how would I do it?

]]> By: Wendy http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/fearless-females-march-2/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Wendy Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:27:14 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=181#comment-189 So glad you cheated and posted two photos. I enjoyed seeing them and reading about both women. You are so lucky to have these photos. So glad you cheated and posted two photos. I enjoyed seeing them and reading about both women. You are so lucky to have these photos.

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