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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. Photo taken by me, September 2012. Click to enlarge. Top Inscription: “Miglānu ģimene” (“Miglāns Family”) Names: Jānis, 1862-1927; Emīlija, 1872-1919; Olga, 1892-1893; Milda, 1895-1939 Location: Torņakalns cemetery, Rīga Ninth installment from the diary of my great-grandfather’s sister Alise, written during the First World War. When the diary starts, she is living just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front, and is then forced to flee with her husband and two young daughters to her family’s house near Limbaži as [...] Eighth installment from the diary of my great-grandfather’s sister Alise, written during the First World War. When the diary starts, she is living just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front, and is then forced to flee with her husband and two young daughters to her family’s house near Limbaži as [...] 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. Photo taken by me, April 2012. Click to enlarge. Top inscription: “Še dus mūsu biedris” (“Here sleeps our friend/colleague”) Name: Marcis Balodis, born August 17, 1873; died March [...] 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. Photo taken by me, April 2012. Click to enlarge. Top Inscription: “Še dus mūsu mīļais dēls, brālis un draugs” (“Here sleeps our dear son, brother and friend”) Name: [...] 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. Photo taken by me, April 2012. Click to enlarge. Name: Eduards Lazdiņš, born February 15, 1886; died October 26, 1926. Inscription on reverse: “Reiz Jūsu starpā dzīvoju, bet [...] |
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