Comments on: Importance of Farm Names http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/importance-of-farm-names/ Tips, tricks and help in conducting Latvian ancestral research. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:18:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Surname Saturday – Compound Surnames « Discovering Latvian Roots http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/importance-of-farm-names/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Surname Saturday – Compound Surnames « Discovering Latvian Roots Sat, 08 May 2010 19:45:50 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=197#comment-509 [...] than many of these surnames originate from farm names. Additionally, as I mentioned in my post Importance of Farm Names, if two farms that are “Jaun-something” and “Vec-something” are close [...] [...] than many of these surnames originate from farm names. Additionally, as I mentioned in my post Importance of Farm Names, if two farms that are “Jaun-something” and “Vec-something” are close [...]

]]> By: P. Szelewski http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/importance-of-farm-names/comment-page-1/#comment-219 P. Szelewski Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:29:52 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=197#comment-219 Hi Antra, Thank you so much. Dad, Edgars Jakobsons certainly lived there before WW2 and said that his father Janis Jakobsons with his wife Emma (Vigants) and other son, Valdis, were tennant or peasant farmers working on a farm there. I believe that it was taken over as a cooperative farm under changing regimes. I also looked on the Google maps satellite and also could only see forest. I will attempt to contact Smiltene municipality and hope that I find a kind person who speaks English. Unfortunately Dad didn't keep his native language. Best wishes, Pauline Hi Antra,
Thank you so much. Dad, Edgars Jakobsons certainly lived there before WW2 and said that his father Janis Jakobsons with his wife Emma (Vigants) and other son, Valdis, were tennant or peasant farmers working on a farm there. I believe that it was taken over as a cooperative farm under changing regimes. I also looked on the Google maps satellite and also could only see forest.
I will attempt to contact Smiltene municipality and hope that I find a kind person who speaks English. Unfortunately Dad didn’t keep his native language.
Best wishes,
Pauline

]]> By: Antra http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/importance-of-farm-names/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Antra Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:54:33 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=197#comment-218 P. Szelewski, I looked at my maps, and my 1930s map shows Jaunzads about five kilometres south of Smiltene, in Smiltene parish, Valka region, Vidzeme province. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing it in modern map books. Looking at the area with Google Maps satellite view, the area seems covered in forest. What might remain in that forest, I do not know. You may want to contact the Smiltene municipality and see if they can provide you any more information. Good luck! P. Szelewski,

I looked at my maps, and my 1930s map shows Jaunzads about five kilometres south of Smiltene, in Smiltene parish, Valka region, Vidzeme province. Unfortunately, I’m not seeing it in modern map books. Looking at the area with Google Maps satellite view, the area seems covered in forest. What might remain in that forest, I do not know. You may want to contact the Smiltene municipality and see if they can provide you any more information. Good luck!

]]> By: P. Szelewski http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/03/importance-of-farm-names/comment-page-1/#comment-217 P. Szelewski Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:19:34 +0000 http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/?p=197#comment-217 Hello, Trying to locate address of my Dad's last known address in Smiltene: Jaun Zadi, Smiltene, Valka, Vidzen Province. I would like to visit but want to be sure I can still find it. Thank you. Hello,
Trying to locate address of my Dad’s last known address in Smiltene:
Jaun Zadi, Smiltene, Valka, Vidzen Province. I would like to visit but want to be sure I can still find it.
Thank you.

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