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
WW1 Diary – April 18, 1917
Fortieth 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 #15: LÄ«berts LÅ«kins
Time for Week 15 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 ancestors is LÄ«berts LÅ«kins, born 1819 (allegedly on
WW1 Diary – April 8, 1917
Thirty-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
52 Ancestors #14: DÄrta Andersone
Time for Week 14 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 DÄrta Andersone, born c. 1825 and
52 Ancestors #13: IndriÄ·is Å telmahers
Time for Week 12 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 IndriÄ·is Å telmahers, born c. 1833 and
52 Ancestors #12: Kristīne Kvante
Time for Week 12 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 Kristīne Kvante, born July 11, 1833
52 Ancestors #11: Kristīne Kukure
Time for Week 11 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. At the close of last week’s post, I mentioned that