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Tombstone Tuesday – Andrejs Å leiners and Ansis Jenzens

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:

Antra April 9, 2013March 21, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Rīga Banns, Week of April 7, 1925

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)

Antra April 7, 2013April 6, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records 1 Comment

Tombstone Tuesday – PÄ“ters Lodziņš, 1904-1930

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 April 2, 2013March 21, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Riga Banns, Week of March 31, 1925

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

Antra March 31, 2013April 6, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Milda and Eduards Miezis

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

Antra March 26, 2013January 13, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Rīga Banns, Week of March 24, 1925

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

Antra March 24, 2013March 17, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Augusts and Marija KrÅ«miņš

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

Antra March 19, 2013January 13, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Rīga Banns, Week of March 17, 1925

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

Antra March 17, 2013March 17, 2013 newspapers, Rīga, records 7 Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Minna and Mārtiņš Ozoliņš

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:

Antra March 12, 2013January 13, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – KrÅ«miņš and Witte Families

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

Antra March 5, 2013January 13, 2013 photographs, Rīga No Comments
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