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Debunking Latvian Genealogy Myths: The Same Surname Means We’re Related!

This is the third post in a series on debunking myths about Latvian genealogy. See the first post about records availability here and the second post about name spelling here. Today’s myth: I found someone with the same surname. That

Antra October 22, 2015 geography, history, languages, Latvian Surname Project, surnames No Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Underground Printing House, Liepāja

(Click picture to enlarge) This building housed the Latvian Social-Democratic Worker’s Party – Liepāja Branch’s underground printing house from 1904 to 1906, during the Czarist era and the 1905 Revolution. Photo taken by me, September 2015.

Antra October 21, 2015October 19, 2015 Liepāja, photographs No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Reinholds Karlovs, 1898-1943

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. Photo taken by me, October 2014. Click to enlarge. Top

Antra October 20, 2015October 19, 2015 photographs, Saulkrasti No Comments

Mappy Monday – Soviet Era and Modern Names in Latvia

Following on the heels of the Second World War era, we now come to the Soviet and modern eras when it comes to name changes in Latvian territory. The Soviet era brought a huge amount of reorganization to Latvian territory,

Antra October 19, 2015 geography, history No Comments

Surname Saturday – Latvian Surname Project Update, October 17, 2015

New format of Surname Saturday here on Discovering Latvian Roots – if you want surname meanings, go check out the Facebook and Twitter pages, here on the blog it will be a summary of what’s new on the Latvian Surname

Antra October 17, 2015 Latvian Surname Project, surnames No Comments

WW1 Diary – October 17, 1918

Seventy-eighth 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

Antra October 17, 2015October 12, 2015 family, migration, Valmiera, war No Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Small Guild

(Click picture to enlarge) Building of the Small Guild, built in 1866 and restored in 1999-2000. The Guild itself was founded in 1352. Photo taken by me, August 2015.

Antra October 14, 2015October 12, 2015 photographs, Rīga No Comments

Tombstone Tuesday – Rudolf Jeske, 1909-1934

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, December 2014. Click to enlarge. Name:

Antra October 13, 2015October 12, 2015 Jūrmala, photographs No Comments

Mappy Monday – Second World War Name Changes

So we last left off on Mappy Monday with Interwar Territorial Changes in Latvia. Today, we move on to the tricky business of naming during wartime. During the Second World War, Latvia was occupied three times, and the third occupation

Antra October 12, 2015 geography, history, Rīga, war 1 Comment

Surname Saturday – Latvian Surname Project Update, October 10, 2015

New format of Surname Saturday here on Discovering Latvian Roots – if you want surname meanings, go check out the Facebook and Twitter pages, here on the blog it will be a summary of what’s new on the Latvian Surname

Antra October 10, 2015 Latvian Surname Project, surnames No Comments
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