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:
Tombstone Tuesday – JÄnis Ducens, 1888-1925
In this series, I am providing pictures of tombstones from Latvian cemeteries, all with death dates prior to 1945. I usually don’t have any more information on the people mentioned, but on rare occasions, I do – like this one.
Latvian Guard – February 15, 1922
This is part of my series of interesting newspaper articles that I find in the old Latvian newspapers available through Periodika. Most of the articles I post are in some way related to migration, wars or other events that are
Tombstone Tuesday – Jakob Heinrich and Elisabeth Lejnieks
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. This stone is interesting for two reasons – one, the
Surname Saturday – Curiosities of Patkule Parish
Welcome back to Surname Saturday at Discovering Latvian Roots! Where did our surnames come from? That is always a question that we wonder. Since most ethnic Latvians got their surnames relatively recently (in terms of the entire scope of human
Tombstone Tuesday – Valdis and JÄnis Mazpulis
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. Names:
LiepÄja’s Response – January 31, 1908
This is part of my series of interesting newspaper articles and snippets that I find in the old Latvian newspapers available through Periodika. Most of the articles I post are in some way related to migration, wars or other events
Tombstone Tuesday – Pauline Luise Jenny Sedat, 1872-1939
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. Today we have another German tombstone. Photo taken by me,
Tombstone Tuesday – August KuÅ¡Ä·is, 1873-1919
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:
Calling All Descendants of Wisconsin Latvians!
Was one of your ancestors an early Latvian migrant to the United States that settled in Wisconsin in the late 19th and early 20th century (roughly between 1885 and 1910)? More specifically the rural northern county of Lincoln? Were they