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Tombstone Tuesday - Jānis Berķis, 1875-1934

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.

Tombstone Tuesday – Dominiks Macerovskis, 1872-1935

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, April 2012. Click to enlarge.

Top Inscription: “Mūsu biedrības biedris” (“Our Union Associate”)

Name: Dominiks Macerovskis, born October 15, 1872, died January 24, 1935

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Tombstone Tuesday – Matilde Kivkucens, 1879-1933

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, April 2012. Click to enlarge.

Name: Matilde Kivkucens (maiden name Gaigals), born February 11, 1879, died October 6, 1933

Location: Meža kapi, Rīga

Tombstone Tuesday – Pēters and Liene Tiliks

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, April 2012. Click to enlarge.

Names: Pēters Tiliks, born February 29, 1867, died May 3, 1934; Liene Tiliks (maiden name Žīgurs), born February [...]

Tombstone Tuesday – Andrejs Vācietis, 1855-1930

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, April 2012. Click to enlarge.

Name: Andrejs Vācietis, born October 18, 1855, died May 17, 1930

Inscription: “Mīļā piemiņā paturēs Dailes Teatra personāls” (“Dearly [...]

Tombstone Tuesday – Jānis and Marta Dambis

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, April 2012. Click to enlarge.

Top Inscription: “Eduards Dambis Ģimenes Kapi” (“Family Grave of Eduards Dambis”)

Names: Jānis Adolps, born April 27, 1908, died [...]

Tombstone Tuesday - Krišs Kuntzendorfs, 1835-1908

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, September 2012. Click to enlarge.

Name: Krišs Kuntzendorfs, born March 13, 1835, died September 16, 1908

Inscription: “Nu dusiet Dieva lauciņā, Kā jaukā klusā [...]

Ž is for Žandarmērija

So now we have come to the end of the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge! I’m happy that I’ve been able to complete the whole challenge. What next, I wonder?

So, Ž is for Žandarmērija… “žandarmērija” is the Latvian word for “gendarmerie”. This is typically a branch of military that also provides policing functions. This [...]

Tombstone Tuesday – Pēteris and Līze Korpis

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, September 2012. Click to enlarge.

Top Inscription: “Še dus Dieva mierā” (“Sleeping here in God’s peace”)

Pēteris Korpis, born March 13, 1863, died April [...]

November 11 in Latvia

Today, November 11, is a day of remembrance in many parts of the world, whether it be called Remembrance Day, Veterans’ Day, or something else. This is usually a commemoration of November 11, 1918, when the Armistice was signed at the end of the First World War.

This may have been the end of the First [...]