Archive for the 'history'

Latvian Royalty?

March 1st, 2013 by Antra

Now, the title is a bit of a misnomer. There...
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Posted in history, surnames | 1 comment

Homeland – January 18, 1911

January 18th, 2013 by Antra

This is part of my series of interesting...
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Posted in family, history, newspapers, Vijciems | 1 comment

Baltic Herald – January 11, 1906

January 11th, 2013 by Antra

This is part of my series of interesting...
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Posted in history, newspapers, Smiltene | 3 comments

November 11 in Latvia

November 11th, 2012 by Antra

Today, November 11, is a day of remembrance in...
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Posted in history, memorials, military, Rīga, war | 2 comments

Z is for Zemnieki

November 10th, 2012 by Antra

What? No W, X or Y? Nope! Latvian does not have...
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Posted in farms, history | 2 comments

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