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Finnic Influences in Latvia: Population Crossover

This is the third post in a series about Finnic influences in Latvia. You can read the first one about place names here and the second one about personal names here. Today we will be looking at population crossover. But

Antra August 13, 2015August 9, 2015 geography, history, languages, Rīga, religion, Valka No Comments

52 Ancestors #25: Marija Radziņa

Time for Week 25 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is Marija Radziņā, born November 11, 1856

Antra June 24, 2014 family, farms, Valka, Vijciems 1 Comment

52 Ancestors #20: Marija (Unknown)

Time for Week 20 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. Starting with this week, I’ll be spending a few weeks

Antra May 17, 2014 family, surnames, Valka 1 Comment

52 Ancestors #17: Kārlis Radziņš

Time for Week 17 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is Kārlis Radziņš, born c. 1816 and

Antra April 27, 2014 family, Valka 2 Comments

L is for Livland

Now time for another Latvian province for the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge… Livland! Livland was not strictly a Latvian province. The territory it covered is now divided between northern Latvia and southern Estonia. This is an important thing

Antra August 1, 2012July 31, 2012 history, Valka 3 Comments

Importance of Farm Names

Before I went to the Latvian State Historical Archives for the first time, I didn’t pay much attention to farm names. Sure, I knew the name of the farm where one of my grandfathers grew up, but I didn’t attach

Antra March 8, 2010 family, Limbaži, records, Valka 5 Comments

Surname Saturday – Radziņš

Today I’m featuring one of the new surnames I’ve discovered in my family tree – Radziņš (feminine form Radziņa, the surname of one of my great-great-grandmothers. Marija Radziņa was born on November 16, 1856. I am not sure yet where

Antra December 12, 2009 family, records, surnames, Valka No Comments

Mysteries Revealed – And Created

So today was my second day, and first full day, at the Latvian State Historical Archives. I was able to view the passports I mentioned in my previous post, belonging to Pēteris Celmiņš and Anna Celmiņa (born Liepa), and confirmed

Antra December 4, 2009 family, Jūrmala, migration, records, Valka No Comments

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