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RÄ«ga Banns – Week of May 12, 1925

Sorry I’m a day late on this one! Part of my series of publishing the banns read in RÄ«ga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. May 11, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], May 12, 1925) Table-maker

Antra May 13, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Adolfs Krastiņš, 1907-1930

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, October 2012. Click to enlarge. Name:

Antra May 7, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Rīga Banns, Week of May 5, 1925

Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. May 4, 1925 (Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], May 5, 1925) Mason Kārlis Sprogis (Rīga) and Emīlija Bekmanis (Rīga) Musician

Antra May 5, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Vilis Olavs, 1867-1917

In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. In this case, I do have more information on the individual, see this Wikipedia article. This grave also appears to have

Antra April 30, 2013April 29, 2013 photographs, Rīga 1 Comment

RÄ«ga Banns – Week of April 28, 1925

Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. April 27, 1925 (Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], April 28, 1925) Tanner Jānis Kudvins (Tartu) and Olga Marija Sprogis (Iecava)

Antra April 28, 2013May 5, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records 1 Comment

Tombstone Tuesday – JÅ«lijs RimÅ¡a, 1894-1926

In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. In this case, I do have more information on the individual, see below. Photo taken by me, October 2012. Click to

Antra April 23, 2013April 20, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Rīga Banns, Week of April 21, 1925

Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. April 20, 1925 (Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], April 21, 1925) Clerk Hugo Volens (Sigulda) and Irma Wilhelmine Ozols (Rīga)

Antra April 21, 2013April 6, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Roberts Bemchens, 1898-1927

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:

Antra April 16, 2013March 21, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Rīga Banns, Week of April 14, 1925

Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. April 13, 1925 (Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], April 17, 1925) Chemist Aleksandrs Kārlis Hjords (Rīga) and Dagmāra Berta Grīnbergs

Antra April 14, 2013April 6, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records No Comments

Pre-Independence Rīga House Registers on Raduraksti!

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

Antra April 11, 2013 Raduraksti, Rīga, records 2 Comments
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