Time for Week 23 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is Ieva Lapiņa (?), born c. 1847
WW1 Diary – June 4, 1917
Forty-first 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
52 Ancestors #22: Anna Ronis (Bonis?)
Time for Week 22 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This was supposed to be another one of the “find
52 Ancestors #21: Trīne (Unconfirmed)
Time for Week 21 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. As I mentioned last week, I’ll be spending a few
52 Ancestors #20: Marija (Unknown)
Time for Week 20 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. Starting with this week, I’ll be spending a few weeks
Struggling with German Script?
While ruling powers – Germans, Swedes, Russians, Poles, etc. – changed over the centuries, one constant in the ruling class remained: Most local gentry in Latvian territory were Germans. As a result, many documents related to Latvian genealogical research prior
52 Ancestors #19: KÄrlis Graumanis
Time for Week 19 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is KÄrlis Graumanis, born August 23, 1755
52 Ancestors #18: Andrejs Eglītis
Time for Week 18 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is Andrejs EglÄ«tis, born c. 1774, died
52 Ancestors #17: KÄrlis Radziņš
Time for Week 17 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is KÄrlis Radziņš, born c. 1816 and
52 Ancestors #16: MÄrtiņš PlÅ«me
Time for Week 16 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is MÄrtiņš PlÅ«me, born c. 1825 and