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More and more Latvian records are going online every day, thanks to FamilySearch and their cooperation with the Latvian State Historical Archives. That’s the good news. The bad news is that sometimes they can be difficult to navigate, because the

Antra August 12, 2019August 6, 2019 education, languages, Rīga, records, resources No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – ZigÄ«tis Zaļlapa, 1926-1936

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, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Top

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Tombstone Tuesday – Mandelbergs Family

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, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Cross

Antra August 16, 2016August 7, 2016 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – IndriÄ·is Austers, 1876-1941

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, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Top

Antra August 9, 2016August 7, 2016 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Michelsons Family

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, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Top

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Wordless Wednesday – Small Guild

(Click picture to enlarge) Building of the Small Guild, built in 1866 and restored in 1999-2000. The Guild itself was founded in 1352. Photo taken by me, August 2015.

Antra October 14, 2015October 12, 2015 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Mappy Monday – Second World War Name Changes

So we last left off on Mappy Monday with Interwar Territorial Changes in Latvia. Today, we move on to the tricky business of naming during wartime. During the Second World War, Latvia was occupied three times, and the third occupation

Antra October 12, 2015 geography, history, Rīga, war 1 Comment

Wordless Wednesday – Kobe Friendship Clock

(Click picture to enlarge) Friendship Clock, gifted to the city of Rīga in 1993, by its sister city Kobe in Japan. Photo taken by me, October 2015.

Antra October 7, 2015October 5, 2015 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Edvards BlÅ«mbergs, 1874-1937

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, August 2015. Click to enlarge. Top

Antra October 6, 2015October 5, 2015 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Laima Chocolate Factory Mural

(Click picture to enlarge) Mural outside of Laima Chocolate Factory in RÄ«ga. Quote reads “The aim of love is to love, no more, and no less” (Oscar Wilde). Photo taken by me, August 2015.

Antra September 16, 2015August 30, 2015 photographs, Rīga No Comments
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