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. First
Baltic Herald – January 11, 1906
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 BerÄ·is, 1875-1934
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.
Win a Latvians Abroad Calendar!
Want to get your hands on a 2013 calendar from the “Latvians Abroad – Museum and Research Centre”? You can win one here! I am giving away four calendars from this great institution, one that I’ve been working with for
WW1 Diary – January 6, 1916
Thirteenth 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
The New Latvian Surname Project is Live!
After six months of hard work and fiddling around with the new software, I’m proud to present the all-new version of the Latvian Surname Project! What’s new… … you can browse surnames by parish! … you can see old spellings
Tombstone Tuesday – Dominiks Macerovskis, 1872-1935
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
WW1 Diary – December 31, 1915
Twelfth 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
Tombstone Tuesday – Matilde Kivkucens, 1879-1933
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:
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus from Discovering Latvian Roots!
Merry Christmas, or, as you would say in Latvian, PriecÄ«gus ZiemassvÄ“tkus! Hope you and yours have a good holiday! And what would be a Latvian Christmas without pÄ«rÄgi (bacon buns)? Here is my dad, making pÄ«rÄgi yesterday… And here is