RÄ«ga Banns – Week of April 28, 1925

Part of my series of publishing the banns read in RÄ«ga in the interwar period. See this post for more details.

April 27, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 28, 1925)

  • Tanner Jānis Kudvins (Tartu) and Olga Marija Sprogis (Iecava)
  • Clerk Ernsts Rukovskis (Gramzda) and Emma Freimanis (DÄ«kļi)
  • Wood-sorter Ansis Teodors Krigers (RÄ«ga) and Amālija Gerbers (Ķemeri)
  • Merchant Rudolfs Feldhuns (Jaunjelgava) and BlÅ«ma Herzbergs (Tallinn)
  • Clerk PÄ“teris Lapsa (Mārciena) and Antonija EmÄ«lija SviÄ·is (Valka)
  • Jāzeps Francis Gibners (RÄ«ga) and Anita AlÄ«de KirÅ¡teins (RÄ«ga)
  • Clerk Jānis Ludwigs (RÄ«ga) and Emma Sloka (RÄ«ga)
  • Railway worker Ernests Jākobsons (RÄ«ga) and Jadwiga Sviluks (Lielborne)
  • Clerk Alfreds Ermanis (Valmiera) and Zelma PlÅ«me (Jaunjelgava)
  • Locksmith Heinrichs Krastiņš (RÄ«ga) and Alma Ä’bels (Gulbene)
  • Worker PÄ“teris SālÄ«tis (Aumeisteri) and AlÄ«da Radlof (RÄ«ga)
  • Concrete-layer Hugo Jākobsons (Kaunas) and Anna Felsen (CÄ“sis)
  • Glassmaker Georgs Eduards Hasenfuss (Kalsnava) and Anna MaÅ¡ans (LÄ«vāni)

April 28, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 29, 1925)

  • Worker JÄ“kabs Mārtiņš Ä’rÄ£elis (Dalbe) and Lizete Kalniņš (Gulbene)
  • Worker PÄ“teris Večelis (Subate) and Helma Karolina Baumanis (Sigulda)
  • Vendor Albins Alfons Bucelis (Vilnius) and Anete Juds (Kalkune)
  • Locksmith Kārlis Johans Kursulis (RÄ«ga) and Paulina Veronika PetruÅ¡kevičs (Plieni)
  • Ichthyologist Augusts KrÅ«ze (Aumeisteri) and HermÄ«ne AlvÄ«ne Å mitmanis (Jelgava)
  • Smith Jānis Ramans (Palsmane) and JÅ«le Marta MiÄ·elsons (Valdegale)
  • Clerk Jānis Voldemārs Stubis (Saldus) and Selma EmÄ«lija Apinis (Liepāja)
  • Clerk MatÄ«ss Vadzemnieks (RÄ«ga) and Wilhelmine Petrovičs (RÄ«ga)
  • Clerk Kārlis Sprogis (Ä’rgļi) and Olga Zariņš (RÄ«ga)
  • Merchant IndriÄ·is Tevelevs (RÄ«ga) and FrÄ«da Alkins nee Bičovskis (Krustpils)
  • Worker Ernsts Voldemārs PÄ“tersons (RÄ«ga) and Emma Siliņš (RÄ«ga)
  • Merchant Alberts Tiltiņš (Krustpils) and Emma Auguste Sepp-VÄ«gurs (Trentelberg)
  • Soldier Mārtiņš RÄ“ks (Lāši) and Matilda Adelheide LÅ«ss (CÄ“sis)
  • Shoemaker Antons Latvenas (RÄ«ga) and Anna EmÄ«lija Briedis (RÄ«ga)
  • Heinrichs Ruppenheits (Talsi) and Melanija Regina Wegner (RÄ«ga)
  • Merchant Meyer Kagan (Daugavpils) and Liba Kretschmer (Jaunjelgava)
  • Merchant Salman Koblenz (Krustpils) and Herta Lapidus (Drisa)

April 29, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 30, 1925)

  • Chauffeur Wilhelm Walter Purgals (Trikāta) and Anna Sofija Stankevičs (Gulbene)
  • Industrialist Žanis Mārtiņš KrÄ“sliņš (Dalbe) and EmÄ«lija Jasinskis (RÄ«ga)
  • Photographer Stefan Mikolojunas (RÄ«ga) and Anna Å ukis (RÄ«ga)
  • Spinner Jānis Bukovskis (Kaunas) and Monika Marcinkevičs (Braslava)
  • Worker Hilarijs Sejkals (Krāslava) and Anna Stādiņš (Krāslava)
  • Pastry chef Ernests JÅ«lijs Millers (Aizpute) and Auguste ElvÄ«ra Ozoliņš (RÄ«ga)
  • Surveyor Arturs Teodors Reinholds (RÄ«ga) and Anna EmÄ«lija HeniÅ¡s (RÄ«ga)
  • Tinsmith Dāvids Kronis (Dubulti) and CecÄ«lija Barons (Lithuania)
  • Bookkeeper Sylvester Max Staat (Leipzig) and Eisa Wilhelmine Tonig (Saldus)
  • Typesetter Kārlis Elksne (Zalve) and FrÄ«da Marianna Apse (RÄ«ga)
  • Declarant Arturs Aleksandrs Rings (Pļaviņas) and Irma Edite Verkmeisters (RÄ«ga)
  • Agent Julius Seidlers (RÄ«ga) and Marcela KuleÅ¡s (Lithuania)
  • Worker JÄ“kabs Ä€belÄ«tis (Ä’rÄ£eme) and Anna EmÄ«lija Ozoliņš (PÅ«re)
  • Worker Kārlis Alberts Baumgarts (Olaine) and Helena Tkačiks (RÄ«ga)
  • Jānis Alfons PriedÄ«te (RosbeÄ·i) and Milda Lucija Liepiņš (RÄ«ga)

April 30, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], May 2, 1925)

  • Lieutenant Jevgenijs Ä€bols (Kiev) and VÄ“ra Ä€bols (Yaroslavl)
    • Merchant Jānis Eduards VÄ«tiņš (CÄ“sis) and Anisa Timofejeva (Pskov)
  • Artist Teodors Johans Forschuh (RÄ«ga) and Ella Alida Plucis (RÄ«ga)
  • Hermans GluÅ¡evskis (Kharkiv) and Olga Levtzky (Oranienbaum)
  • Clerk Paulis Dičkačs (RÄ«ga) and EmÄ«lija Irena Blodziņš (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker PÄ“teris Dičmanis (RÄ«ga) and Susanna KriÅ¡manis (Engure)
  • Tailor Jānis Saļlaps (Valmiera) and Wilhelmina Dičkačs (RÄ«ga)
  • Jāzeps Pavlovičs (RÄ“zekne) and Bronislava Å elabis (RÄ«ga)
  • Teodors PÄ“tersons (Bauņi) and Aneta Vera Upenieks (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker Rudolfs Wilhelms Krustiņš (RÄ«ga) and Marta VÄ«Ä·is (Umurga)
  • Student JÄ“kabs KrÅ«sa (LÄ“durga) and Marta Ä€bele (MārsnÄ“ni)
  • Johans Gothards (Jelgava) and Anna EmÄ«lija Balcerbuls-Bullis (RÄ«ga)

May 2, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], May 4, 1925)

  • Worker Eduards Georgs Kristevičs (RÄ«ga) and EmÄ«lija Melanija Ozoliņš (RÄ«ga)
  • Clerk IndriÄ·is Levs (Druja) and Frida Å nejers (Viļaki)
  • Merchant Felikss Eduards Arends (RÄ«ga) and Marija Doroteja Tebels (RÄ«ga)
  • Tailor Žanis Rudermanis (Someļa) and Matilda Litmanis (RÄ«ga)
  • Clerk Ernsts Rukovskis (Gramzda) and Emma Freimanis nee Brādiņš (Dikļi)
  • Baker Arturs Kukains (RÅ«jiena) and Elza MalvÄ«na Steppis (BiÄ·eri)
  • Saddler JÄ“kabs Voldemārs BÄ“rziņš (RÄ«ga) and Veronika Stupurs nee Poiko (Biržauska)
  • Worker Johans Heinrichs Lācis (Jelgava) and Malvina Kruskops nee Å aulis (Liepāja)
  • Potter Fridrichs Daniels Balodis (RÄ«ga) and Luisa Julianna Smilga (Dalbe)
  • Baker Kārlis Vilkas (RÄ«ga) and Valerianna Sarkanbiks (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker Jānis BÄ“rziņš (Rembate) and Marta Marija Roze (Valmiera)
  • Clerk Ansis Eduards Lagzdiņš (RÄ«ga) and Alma Ernestine Jirgensons (RÄ«ga)
  • Clerk Leopolds Dolgicers (Vitebsk) and Anna Kagans (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker Viktors Korenevskis (Pridruiska) and Marianna BlaÅ¡evičs (Pridruiska)
  • Typesetter Adolfs Voldemārs Francis (Jelgava) and Anete Lucija Ä€psts-Ape (Jelgava)
  • Merchant Jānis Baltauss (Vecpiebalga) and Emma Ernestine Dukats (Vecpiebalga)
  • Merchant Eduards Wilhelms Helds (Dundaga) and Milda Augusts Selcs (RÄ«ga)
  • Farmer JÄ“kabs Gruzdups (Zvārde) and Agnese Daubers (Kaunas)
  • Clerk Aleksandrs Leonhards JumiÄ·is (Jaungulbene) and Marija Dubans (Dikļi)
  • Clerk Arturs Samuels UpÄ«tis (Gaujiena) and Emma Skrastiņš (Gaujiena)
  • Hermans Pins (Sloka) and Anna Antonija Niedra (Valmiera)
  • Building engineer Ernsts Kristjans Solomovs (Germany) and Herta Lucija Celmiņš (Smiltene)

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WW1 Diary – April 26, 1916

Twenty-third installment from the diary of my great-grandfather’s sister Alise, written during the First World War. When the diary starts, she is living just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front, and is then forced to flee with her husband and two young daughters to her family’s house near Limbaži as the war moves even closer. It was here that her third child, a son, was born in February 1916. For more background, see here, and click on the tag “diary entries” to see all of the entries that I have posted.

April 26, 1916

I am looking for all of our things – putting them together and preparing for the road again, the way the birds went. The heart feels strange, when the moment to part is near, since Father’s house is so dear. Parting, I just want to kiss everything.

WW1 Diary – April 25, 1916

Twenty-second installment from the diary of my great-grandfather’s sister Alise, written during the First World War. When the diary starts, she is living just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front, and is then forced to flee with her husband and two young daughters to her family’s house near Limbaži as the war moves even closer. It was here that her third child, a son, was born in February 1916. For more background, see here, and click on the tag “diary entries” to see all of the entries that I have posted.

April 25, 1916

After the rain – the sun shines, after sorrow comes happiness! Never wallow in the dark days, but be patient, quietly, be patient. Everything will come at its time, as God has decreed, for he does good, what needs to be done, and now for us, after a long wait Papa has finally found us a good place – even if finding it has been full of all sorts of obstacles.

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 enlarge.

Top Inscription: Kara Lidotājs Virsl. (Airforce Lieutenant)

Name: Jūlijs Rimša, born October 25, 1894, died May 17, 1926

Location: Meža kapi, Rīga

It looks like this is another tombstone that was desecrated during the Soviet time and is missing a photograph. For a short biography and photograph, you can go to this website about Latvian aviation (in English).

RÄ«ga Banns, Week of April 21, 1925

Part of my series of publishing the banns read in RÄ«ga in the interwar period. See this post for more details.

April 20, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 21, 1925)

  • Clerk Hugo Volens (Sigulda) and Irma Wilhelmine Ozols (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker Aniufis Pačomovs (RÄ«ga) and Marija MoÅ¡aeva (Rozentova)
  • Clerk Wilhelms Aleksandrs Graudiņš (Valmiera) and Karolina Elisabete Klinklavs (Vecpiebalga)
  • Student Mihails Bičovskis (Daugavpils) and Jevgenija Shapiro (Daugavpils)
  • Butcher Wilhelms Kārlis Kukels (Liepāja) and Karolina Julianna Lameks (RÄ«ga)
  • Student Roberts BedrÄ«tis (RÄ«ga) and JÅ«lija Lucija Dzirneklis (RÄ«ga)
  • Merchant Gerhards Davidovs (Daugavpils) and Anna Blumentāls (RÄ«ga)
  • Farmer Vladislavs (Graveri) and Elisabete SoloveÅ¡kins (RÄ«ga)
  • Locksmith Pāvels Sanlevičs (Daugavpils) and Natālija Pavlova (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker Fedots Smislovs (ViÅ¡goroda) and Feodosija Kostigova (ViÅ¡goroda)
  • Typesetter MatÄ«ss Roberts PriedÄ«te (Lielezere) and Marija Spārniņš (Krape)
  • Intendant Oskars Jankovskis (Lielzalve) and Emma Marija Poriete (RÄ«ga)
  • Farmer Ivans Konstantins Lanfrevics (Talsi) and Marija Teresija Panders (Jaunaduliena)
  • Carpenter JÄ“kabs Mičuns (Å arlote) and Teresa Augusts (Lithuania)
  • Merchant Alfreds Eduards Beiermanis (RÄ«ga) and Frida Irena Neilands (Jelgava)
  • Worker JÄ“kabs Bergholcs (KuldÄ«ga) and Edija Bekers (Vietalva)

April 21, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 22, 1925)

  • Clerk Fricis Dvelis (BÄ“ne) and Anna Doroteja Riekstiņš (Dole)
  • Doctor Kārlis Mazurs (Lazdone) and Doctor Alise Veisbergs (RÄ«ga)
  • Bookkeeper Mihails Roberts Gutbergs (RÄ«ga) and EmÄ«lija Veronika ToÅ¡e (RÄ«ga)
  • Locksmith PÄ“teris Mednis (Milgrāvji) and Benita Å arlote Jansons (RÄ«ga)
  • Clerk Roberts VÄ«Ä·is (Koknese) and Austra Leontina Lukins (RÄ«ga)
  • Confectioner Voldemārs Lidke (Lodze) and Lidija Å ulcs (RÄ«ga)
  • Merchant Paulis Gustavs KreÅ¡eÅ¡inskis (Eberfelde) and Margareta Marta Berglind (RÅ«jiena)
  • Merchant Kurts Paulis von Heine (Kristburg) and Elza Arens nee Kwante (Germany)
  • Painter Aleksandrs Sipans (AlÅ«ksne) and Katrina Lina Liepiņš (EmbÅ«te)
  • Merchant Aleksandrs Karavejevs (Yaroslavl) and Anastasija Sinics (RÄ«ga)
  • Merchant Dāvis Ripss (Balvi) and Herta Pāliņš (RÄ«ga)

April 22, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 23, 1925)

  • Merchant Kārlis Litke (RÄ«ga) and Aleksandra Elisabete Stefens (Liepkalne)
  • Locksmith PÄ“teris Siliņš (Sauka) and Anna Marija StÅ«rmanis (Nurmiži)
  • Baker Jānis Menge (SnÄ“pele) and Marta Leontine StrÄ“lnieks (Lejasciems)
  • Mason Fadejs Vasiļjevs (Kalkune) and Tekla Onsols (UÅ¡valde)
  • Worker Konstantins Soroko (RÄ«ga) and Emma Anna KuÄ£is (RÄ«ga)
  • Butcher MiÄ·elis SaulÄ«te (Suntaži) and Emilija OÅ¡iņa (Laudona)
  • PÄ“teris Kauliņš (Umurga) and LÄ«ze SkrÄ«velis (Umurga)
  • Clerk Kārlis Roberts Vilkers (Vircava) and HermÄ«ne Adele Veskis (RÄ«ga)
  • Aleksandrs Muskats (RÄ«ga) and Felsanda Lucija Rozenfelds (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker Kārlis Seiserts (RÄ«ga) and MalvÄ«na Rozālija RudzÄ«tis (Ropaži)
  • Worker Kārlis Voronovs (NiÅ¡egorod) and Marija Sogolevs (Pasiene)
  • Declarant Ernsts FiÅ¡ers (Meņģele) and Keta Alma GrÄ«nbergs (RÄ«ga)

April 24, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 25, 1925)

  • Gardener Jānis Alksnis (Kandava) and Anna Natālija Alksne
  • Farmer PÄ“teris Kalniņš (BÄ“rzaune or BÄ“rzone) and Emma Antonija Baumanis (RÄ«ga)
  • Carpenter PÄ“teris Baumanis (Straupe) and Paulina Trale (Aumeisteri)
  • Merchant Kārlis Rudolfs JÄ“kabsons (RÄ«ga) and Lizete Lucija Spura (Mežotne)
  • Clerk Roberts ZvÄ“rs (Meirāni) and Ženija Lācis (Dzelzava)
  • Clerk Erichs Nikolājs Rollers (RÄ«ga) and Irina Lebedeva (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker Eduards Emils Imbovigs (RÄ«ga) and Berta Selma Roms (Limbaži)
  • Aleksandrs Keka (RÄ«ga) and Anna Feldmanis (RÄ«ga)

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WW1 Diary – April 20, 1916

Twenty-first installment from the diary of my great-grandfather’s sister Alise, written during the First World War. When the diary starts, she is living just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front, and is then forced to flee with her husband and two young daughters to her family’s house near Limbaži as the war moves even closer. It was here that her third child, a son, was born in February 1916. For more background, see here, and click on the tag “diary entries” to see all of the entries that I have posted.

April 20, 1916

Nothing and again nothing. For two weeks Papa looked for places in Tartu and Petrograd [NB: Saint Petersburg] – without any results. Money is just melting like snow in the spring sun. How long will it be like this? The price of food is sky high, and other things as well, especially boots, women’s shoes from simple leather cost 15 rubles, boots for TrÅ«de 12 rubles. Thankfully, OlÄ£erts does not need leather boots yet.

Right now hundreds of Cossacks are riding past our house, dust swirling in the air. Yesterday, airplanes flew past our house, very low, it is said that they were German scouts. Everyone is preparing for terrible battles along the Daugava. What will hearts say in the chests of the weary? What is the sight through the homeland’s eyes? Will there be green groves, or just stumps? Will there only be chimneys left of apartment buildings? Years will pass… tears will dry… groves will grow…

Book Review: The Case for Latvia

I don’t review books on here often – okay, this is the first review – but I think it might be something I start. This book in particular I think is very valuable for understanding the tricky nuances of Latvian history.

The book is called The Case for Latvia: Disinformation Campaigns Against a Small Nation by Jukka Rislakki. Rislakki is a Finnish journalist, and therefore removed from the major debates that swirl around in popular culture regarding Latvian history, politics and culture. (Sidenote: While this book is about Latvia, much of the information presented therein applies equally to Estonia, and often also to Lithuania.)

He goes through Latvian history (with a firm focus on the 20th century) and separates fact from fiction by answering 14 sets of questions, starting with “Are minorities, especially the Russians, discriminated against in Latvia? Is it very difficult for them to become citizens? Do they have political rights?” to “Have the new leaders of Latvia privatized state property for their own use and are they guilty of massive corruption while the majority of the people live in poverty?”.

I knew before reading this book that Latvia was the victim of a number of disinformation campaigns, be they intentional propaganda put out by governments (mainly Russian) or inaccurate portrayals in movies or television. What I didn’t know was just how many of these campaigns were out there, or how vicious and concentrated they really were and are. I came to realize that much of the world has been misinformed about Latvia and Latvians for quite a long time.

Now, this is not to say that Rislakki doesn’t point out unpleasantries or failings – he certainly does. Latvia is not perfect, and there is a lot of work to be done, particularly with regards to living standards and political corruption. But he does point out that a lot of what is spread around as historical “fact” about Latvia is really nothing of the sort. He also says that a lot of this disinformation has also been internalized by Latvians themselves, so that we do not really know our own history – and this is the really dangerous part. For it is important to know history.

The most poignant quotes from this book are with regards to the importance of knowing history, and knowing the real history. He writes: “I find it sad that a small country is often robbed of its independence and in addition, of the right to its own history… more than most nations, Latvia and Latvians have seen their history written by others.”

Now, with that in mind, it’s ironic that I recommend this book, written by an “other”, as a good guide to separating fact from fiction regarding Latvian history, but in this case, I think it is important to do to be able to start to change hearts and minds about Latvia and Latvians, because with all the hostility out there, people are more likely to believe an outside source. I highly recommend this book. Read it, give it to a friend, and let the truth spread. Everyone should read it.

RÄ«ga Banns, Week of April 14, 1925

Part of my series of publishing the banns read in RÄ«ga in the interwar period. See this post for more details.

April 13, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 17, 1925)

  • Chemist Aleksandrs Kārlis Hjords (RÄ«ga) and Dagmāra Berta GrÄ«nbergs (RÄ«ga)
  • Baker Hermans Jaitus Janjurs (Limbaži) and JÅ«lija Sveina Tons (Å ekme) (?)
  • Janis Mednis (Dubulti) and KristÄ«na Rugājs (RÄ«ga)
  • Worker Kārlis Georgs Pavasars (RÄ«ga) and Solomonija Kazaks (Beļava)
  • Merchant Augusts Heinrichs Ivanovs (NaudÄ«te) and Lillija Melanija Inska (RÄ«ga)
  • Farmer Kārlis Å lesings (Bauska) and Elisabete Rendenieks (RÄ«ga)
  • Correspondent Rafaels BlÅ«ms (RÄ«ga) and Anna Aleksejeva (Saint Petersburg)
  • Iron-cutter Ričards Aleksandrs Dziedātājs (RÄ«ga) and Austra JÅ«le LÅ«ss (RÄ«ga)
  • Linen-sorter Adolfs Danilovičs (RÄ«ga) and Marija Ritmanis (Saint Petersburg)
  • Worker Gustavs StÅ«rÄ«tis (RÄ«ga) and Paulina EmÄ«lija Glāznieks (Sāte)
  • Locksmith Otto Ingevičs (Jaunauce) and Dora Auniņš nee Adatiņš (Å eime)
  • Weaver Žanis Aleksins (Jaunauce) and Anete Auns (Vāne)
  • Corporal Arnolds KrÅ«miņš (Allaži) and Marija Dzenis (Sarkaņi)
  • Clerk MatÄ«ss Ozols (Saldus) and Marija KurÅ¡inskis (Liepāja)
  • Student Andrejs Ernests (Vecpiebalga) and Henriete KatrÄ«na Gerbers (Russia)

April 18, 1925 (Latvijas VÄ“stnesis [Latvian Herald], April 20, 1925)

  • Clerk Jānis Ansis LÄ“nerts (Sloka) and ErmÄ«ne Marta VÄ“dzelis (Zalve)
  • Servant Vladimirs Ivanovs (Pskov) and Anna Timpers (Daugavpils)
  • Shoemaker JÄ“kabs Teodors Ozols (Garoze) and Anete Luisa Cimmermanis (Kalnmuiža)
  • Tailor Osips Gumplers (Lithuania) and Žeina Markuse (RÄ«ga)

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Pre-Independence RÄ«ga 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 given building at a given time period. They may also offer information such as birthdate, birthplace, religion, occupation and previous address/next address.

Right now, they only appear to have house registers from RÄ«ga from before the First World War, and I know that this must still be a work in progress, because a number of major RÄ«ga streets are missing, for which I know they have books in the collection. But it is definitely a good start! Be aware, most of the records are in Russian.

Now, even when they do get the whole collection scanned in, you may be disappointed. House registers do not survive for all addresses or all time periods. House registers for towns and cities outside RÄ«ga do exist, but this collection is even smaller than the RÄ«ga collection.

Hopefully the rest of the pre-First World War RÄ«ga books will be scanned in soon, and then perhaps they will move to the inter-war period housing registers – while also not complete, I’ve seen the survival rate of books to be somewhat better than that of the pre-war books.

Have you found an ancestor in the house registers? Do you need to know what a street name was in the pre-war period? I can help with that. Let me know!