Now up on the Family History through the Alphabet challenge… B is for Baptists and Brazil Now, you may be wondering what Baptists have to do with Brazil, and what either have to do with Latvia. Quite a lot actually!
Ā is for Ārlaulības Bērns
Continuing on with the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge, using the Latvian alphabet! Today’s challenge… “Ä€”! This is the first of the Latvian letters that we’ve got in this challenge. This letter makes a long A sound. Ä€ is
Family History Through the Alphabet – A is for Archives
I’ve decided to participate in the “Family History through the Alphabet†challenge. I’m a bit late to the party, but I’ll make up for it, don’t worry! Just how will I do that? Well, I’m going to be using the
Tombstone Tuesday – Strazdiņš Family
In this series, I am sharing photographs that I took of graves while I was in Latvia. All have death dates prior to 1945, and I have no further information on the people mentioned. Names: MÄrtiņš Strazdiņš, born September 9,
Surname Saturday – Surnames of Jumurda Estate, 1826
I’m starting a new Surname Saturday feature – each week, I will profile the surnames of a different manorial estate from the 1826 revision list. Why 1826? That is the year that surnames first appeared in the revision lists –
Tombstone Tuesday – Putniņš Family
In the coming weeks, Tombstone Tuesday will be featuring Latvian tombstones that I photographed while in Latvia. I only photographed tombstones with death dates prior to 1945, to maintain privacy. I have no further information on these people besides what
Wordless Wednesday – Statue of Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
(click image to enlarge) Statue of Field Marshall Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly was a descendant of Scottish clan Barclay whose family had settled in the Russian Empire. His grandfather Peter was the mayor of RÄ«ga for a time. As
Latvia: Now on Google StreetView!
Google StreetView is now live for Latvia! Now, after doing some poking around, there are some caveats to this. I would not agree that there is “almost 100% coverage”, as some news articles say. While their coverage of RÄ«ga and
“Who Do You Think You Are?” – Rashida Jones Episode Review
I never thought that this was something I’d end up doing on this blog – reviewing a Who Do You Think You Are? episode. But it has happened – last weekend’s episode took place partially in Latvia! The celebrity in
Latvian Genealogy Primer – Part 2
Part 2 – Genealogical Sources After reading Part 1 of this primer, and the historical context of Latvian emigration, now it is time to move to genealogical sources – the resources that you can use to trace your Latvian ancestry.