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Tombstone Tuesday – PÄ“ters 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:

Antra December 18, 2012November 23, 2012 photographs, Rīga No Comments

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:

Antra December 11, 2012November 23, 2012 photographs, Rīga No Comments

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

Antra November 27, 2012November 23, 2012 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – KriÅ¡s 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:

Antra November 20, 2012November 23, 2012 photographs, Rīga No Comments

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 ŽandarmÄ“rija… “žandarmÄ“rija” is the Latvian

Antra November 14, 2012November 13, 2012 military, Rīga, records, resources 1 Comment

Tombstone Tuesday – PÄ“teris and LÄ«ze 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

Antra November 13, 2012October 10, 2012 photographs, Rīga No Comments

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

Antra November 11, 2012 history, memorials, military, Rīga, war 2 Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Musts Children

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. Names:

Antra November 6, 2012October 10, 2012 photographs, Rīga 1 Comment

Tombstone Tuesday – Walter Family

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. We have a German one today, most of my other

Antra October 30, 2012October 10, 2012 photographs, Rīga No Comments

S is for Social Estate

As promised during M is for Manorial Estate, now we have S is for Social Estate for the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge! While Manorial Estate was all about the countryside, Social Estate is primarily about the cities. Technically,

Antra October 23, 2012October 23, 2012 Rīga, records 1 Comment
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