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I looked into Raduraksti this morning, and what did I see…. a new document section for house registers! These are the “house books” that I have mentioned a number of times before. They provide information about everyone living in a given building at a given time period. They may also offer information such as birthdate, birthplace, [...] 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, October 2012. Click to enlarge. Names: Lid. Virs. Viet. Andrejs Šleiners (Air Force Officer Andrejs Šleiners), born August 26, 1900, died June 3, [...] Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. April 7, 1925 (Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], April 8, 1925) Military clerk Pēteris Mednis (Lubeja) and Elza Ceļmala (Gulbene) 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, October 2012. Click to enlarge. Name: Lid. Serž. Pēters Lodziņš (Airman Sergeant Pēters Lodziņš), born May 15, 1904, died December 4, 1930 Location: Meža [...] Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. March 31, 1925 (published in Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], April 1, 1925) Railway worker Jānis Rudolfs Kriķis (Palsmane) and Lisete Milda Beitels (Bauska) 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, October 2012. Click to enlarge. Top Inscription: “Še duss” (“Here rests”) Names: Milda Miezis (maiden name Zaul), born July 8, 1897, died June 6, [...] Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. March 24, 1925 (published in Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], March 25, 1925) Students Eduards Paulis Čaibe (Īle) and Hermīne Veronika Leimanis (Mežmuiža) 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, October 2012. Click to enlarge. Top Inscription (on cross): “Salda atpūta, pēc nobeigta dzīves darba” (Sweet sleep after completing life’s work) Top Inscription (on [...] Tracking down your ancestors’ activities in interwar Latvia can be tricky. The official records are not online. Any birth, marriage or death record needs to be obtained from a registry office, either by going in person (cheapest), ordering through an embassy (expensive, or direct from the registry office if you’re lucky) or by asking someone [...] 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, October 2012. Click to enlarge. Names: Minna Ozoliņš (maiden name Brauns), born 1862, died 1917; Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, born 1863, died 1937. Location:Meža kapi, Rīga |
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