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Mysteries Revealed – And Created

So today was my second day, and first full day, at the Latvian State Historical Archives. I was able to view the passports I mentioned in my previous post, belonging to Pēteris Celmiņš and Anna Celmiņa (born Liepa), and confirmed

Antra December 4, 2009 family, Jūrmala, migration, records, Valka No Comments

Families Unknown

When doing your research, have you ever come across a family – not your own – that appears to have a story to tell, and you want to find out what that story is? This has happened to me while

Antra October 29, 2009October 27, 2009 Limbaži, surnames 1 Comment

Limbaži

My maternal grandfather was from Limbaži, in northern Latvia. All I know about his family comes from my mother and my grandfather’s sister. I have not yet been able to find any official record of the family. However, since I

Antra October 15, 2009October 15, 2009 Limbaži No Comments
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