I will be heading to Latvia again in the fall, so I am available to help you in a variety of different ways. The different services I can offer are outlined in this post from last winter. All prices in
Tombstone Tuesday – Refugees from Kurzeme
This week’s Tombstone Tuesday is a bit different – this tombstone in Meža kapi (“Forest Cemetery”) in RÄ«ga commemorates thousands of people – in this case, the roughly 3560 World War One refugees from Kurzeme (at the time, western and
Ķ is for Ķimene and Ķiploks
So I have finally ran out of regular genealogy-related words for the more unusual letters of the Latvian alphabet for the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge, so we’re off to surnames… so today for Ķ we have Ķimene and
WW1 Diary – July 27, 1915
Fifth installment from the diary of my great-grandfather’s sister Alise, written during the First World War, just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front. For the background, see here. July 27, 1915 Days go by, waiting
Tombstone Tuesday – Ivars Steimars, 1938-1943
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned. Top Inscription: “Å e dus Dieva mierÄ mÅ«su mīļais dÄ“liņš” (Here
K is for Kurland
For centuries, what we now know as Latvia was a part of larger empires. In these larger empires, Latvia was not a province by itself, but rather divided into a number of different provinces. In this edition of the Family
J is for JaunlatvieÅ¡i and JaunÄ StrÄva
So, what are we serving up for J in the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge? JaunlatvieÅ¡i and JaunÄ StrÄva – two related movements in Latvia in the 19th century. The nineteenth century is when the Latvian nation started to
Ī is for Īrija
Okay, this one is a stretch. But for this tricky letter of the Latvian alphabet and the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge, it’s all I’ve got. “Īrija” is Latvian for “Ireland”. In this series, I have already mentioned a
Tombstone Tuesday – VoldemÄrs BÄ“rziņš, 1914-1925
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I do not have any further information on the people mentioned. Top Inscription: “Å e dus” (Here rests) Name: VoldemÄrs BÄ“rziņš, born
I is for International Tracing Service
This is a key letter for the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge. Not for the letter itself, but for the subject matter. The International Tracing Service can be the key to unlocking one’s family history – if your family