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WW1 Diary – December 4, 1918

Eighty-sixth 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

Antra December 4, 2015December 10, 2015 farms, migration, Valmiera, war No Comments

Mappy Monday – Ethnic and Religious Enclaves

Latvia is not and has never been one monoethnic entity. Certainly, Latvians – and Luteran Latvians, at that – have made up the majority, but they are not the only ones living in Latvia. Throughout the years, there have been

Antra August 17, 2015 farms, geography, history, languages, religion No Comments

Mappy Monday – Administrative Divisions?!

One common point of confusion/frustration when it comes to tracking Latvian locations on maps throughout the centuries is the big jumble of administrative divisions. Some have stayed constant and relatively simple – like cities, albeit increasing in size – while

Antra August 10, 2015August 6, 2015 farms, geography, history, resources No Comments

Mappy Monday – Prefixes Everywhere!

Rural Latvia was and is covered with farms – usually quite small in size, and all with names. Many of these names have been around for centuries – in most cases, longer than surnames. Many of these farm names come

Antra August 3, 2015July 20, 2015 Cēsis, farms, geography No Comments

52 Ancestors #37: Marcis Graumanis

Time for Week 37 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 Marcis Graumanis, born June 1, 1823

Antra October 17, 2014 family, farms, Limbaži, migration, Sigulda No Comments

52 Ancestors #36: Pēteris Celmiņš

Time for Week 36 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. Sorry that I’ve been delayed on these posts – I

Antra October 2, 2014 family, farms, Vijciems No Comments

52 Ancestors #35: Ansis Eglītis

Time for Week 35 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 Ansis EglÄ«tis, born April 13, 1850,

Antra August 31, 2014August 31, 2014 family, farms, Limbaži No Comments

52 Ancestors #34: Jānis Šīrs

Time for Week 5 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 Jānis Å Ä«rs, born October 20, 1819

Antra August 28, 2014 Burtnieki, family, farms, migration No Comments

52 Ancestors #33: Jānis Graumanis

Time for Week 33 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 Jānis Graumanis, born c. 1789 and

Antra August 19, 2014 education, family, farms, migration, Sigulda, Valmiera 1 Comment

52 Ancestors #31: Ansis Eglītis

Time for Week 31 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 Ansis EglÄ«tis, born c. 1818, died

Antra August 6, 2014 family, farms, Limbaži 1 Comment
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