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Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. April 27, 1925 (Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], April 28, 1925) Tanner Jānis Kudvins (Tartu) and Olga Marija Sprogis (Iecava) 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 [...] 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 [...] 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, [...] Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. April 20, 1925 (Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], April 21, 1925) Clerk Hugo Volens (Sigulda) and Irma Wilhelmine Ozols (Rīga) 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 [...] 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 [...] 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: Lid. Serž. Roberts Bemchens (Airman Sergeant Roberts Bemchens), born July 15, 1898, died June 29, 1927 Location: Meža [...] Part of my series of publishing the banns read in Rīga in the interwar period. See this post for more details. April 13, 1925 (Latvijas Vēstnesis [Latvian Herald], April 17, 1925) Chemist Aleksandrs Kārlis Hjords (Rīga) and Dagmāra Berta Grīnbergs (Rīga) 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, [...] |
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