We’ve stumbled onto a particularly difficult letter for the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge… Ä». “Ä»” is an odd letter – sort of like the “ll” in “million”, with more of a “y” added to it. The only word
What Are Your Goals?
Today I’m expanding a bit beyond my usual discussion on Latvian genealogy, to discuss a topic that is relevant to all fields of genealogy. The point of discussion – What are your goals? It is important to define your genealogical
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
It’s That Time Again!
I will be heading to Latvia again in the fall, so I am available to help you in a variety of different ways. The different services I can offer are outlined in this post from last winter. All prices in
Tombstone Tuesday – Refugees from Kurzeme
This week’s Tombstone Tuesday is a bit different – this tombstone in Meža kapi (“Forest Cemetery”) in RÄ«ga commemorates thousands of people – in this case, the roughly 3560 World War One refugees from Kurzeme (at the time, western and
Ķ is for Ķimene and Ķiploks
So I have finally ran out of regular genealogy-related words for the more unusual letters of the Latvian alphabet for the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge, so we’re off to surnames… so today for Ķ we have Ķimene and
WW1 Diary – July 27, 1915
Fifth installment from the diary of my great-grandfather’s sister Alise, written during the First World War, just a few miles from the front lines of the Eastern Front. For the background, see here. July 27, 1915 Days go by, waiting
Tombstone Tuesday – Ivars Steimars, 1938-1943
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. Top Inscription: “Å e dus Dieva mierÄ mÅ«su mīļais dÄ“liņš” (Here
K is for Kurland
For centuries, what we now know as Latvia was a part of larger empires. In these larger empires, Latvia was not a province by itself, but rather divided into a number of different provinces. In this edition of the Family
J is for JaunlatvieÅ¡i and JaunÄ StrÄva
So, what are we serving up for J in the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge? JaunlatvieÅ¡i and JaunÄ StrÄva – two related movements in Latvia in the 19th century. The nineteenth century is when the Latvian nation started to