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
Struggling with German Script?
While ruling powers – Germans, Swedes, Russians, Poles, etc. – changed over the centuries, one constant in the ruling class remained: Most local gentry in Latvian territory were Germans. As a result, many documents related to Latvian genealogical research prior
52 Ancestors #19: KÄrlis Graumanis
Time for Week 19 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 KÄrlis Graumanis, born August 23, 1755
52 Ancestors #18: Andrejs Eglītis
Time for Week 18 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 Andrejs EglÄ«tis, born c. 1774, died
52 Ancestors #17: KÄrlis 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 KÄrlis Radziņš, born c. 1816 and
52 Ancestors #16: MÄrtiņš PlÅ«me
Time for Week 16 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 MÄrtiņš PlÅ«me, born c. 1825 and
WW1 Diary – April 18, 1917
Fortieth 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
52 Ancestors #15: LÄ«berts LÅ«kins
Time for Week 15 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 ancestors is LÄ«berts LÅ«kins, born 1819 (allegedly on
WW1 Diary – April 8, 1917
Thirty-ninth 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
52 Ancestors #14: DÄrta Andersone
Time for Week 14 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 DÄrta Andersone, born c. 1825 and