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.
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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.
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 Bottom [...] 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 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] |
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