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, October 2012. Click to enlarge. Name:
Venta’s Voice – February 22, 1940
This is part of my series of interesting newspaper articles that I find in the old Latvian newspapers available through Periodika. Most of the articles I post are in some way related to migration, wars or other events that are
Baltic Herald – February 20, 1920
This is part of my series of interesting newspaper articles and snippets that I find in the old Latvian newspapers available through Periodika. Most of the articles I post are in some way related to migration, wars or other events
Tombstone Tuesday – JÄnis Ducens, 1888-1925
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I usually don’t have any more information on the people mentioned, but on rare occasions, I do – like this one.
Latvians Abroad Calendar Giveaway
I’ve run into a small problem here with the calendar giveaway…. five entries, but only four calendars. So I’ve decided to resolve this situation by asking a series of questions… let’s see how much people have been paying attention! What
Latvian Guard – February 15, 1922
This is part of my series of interesting newspaper articles that I find in the old Latvian newspapers available through Periodika. Most of the articles I post are in some way related to migration, wars or other events that are
Tombstone Tuesday – Jakob Heinrich and Elisabeth Lejnieks
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. This stone is interesting for two reasons – one, the
Surname Saturday – Curiosities of Patkule Parish
Welcome back to Surname Saturday at Discovering Latvian Roots! Where did our surnames come from? That is always a question that we wonder. Since most ethnic Latvians got their surnames relatively recently (in terms of the entire scope of human
Tombstone Tuesday – Valdis and JÄnis Mazpulis
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, October 2012. Click to enlarge. Names:
Tracking World War One Refugees
The First World War was a time of chaos across Europe. And yet, there was order as well, at least in Latvian territory and amongst Latvians residing elsewhere. The documentation surrounding Latvian refugees of the First World War is extremely