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I was at a cemetery this weekend, visiting and photographing the grave of my great-grandfather’s sister, and happened to meet a relative I had never met before! This relative was an elderly lady who was the daughter of one of my great-grandfather’s other sisters. We met again on Monday, and she gave me all of [...] 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, September 2012. Click to enlarge. Name: Kārlis Rozenbergs, born January 6, 1856, died March 28, 1909 Bottom Inscription: “Esi uzticīgs līdz nāvei, tad [...] 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, September 2012. Click to enlarge. Name: Kristaps Piens, died August 21, 1917 Bottom Inscription: “Tas pļaujas kungs zin lauku, lauz vārpu gatavu” (The man [...] 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, September 2012. Click to enlarge. Top Inscription: “Še dus Dieva mierā” (“Sleeping here in God’s peace”) Name: Jānis Kreišmanis, born February 18, 1873, died [...] 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, September 2012. Click to enlarge. Name: Katrine Richerts, maiden name Zaķis. Born July 19, 1874, died May 3, 1936. Bottom Inscription: “Kas mīļš un [...] 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, September 2012. Click to enlarge. Top Inscription: “Miglānu ģimene” (“Miglāns Family”) Names: Jānis, 1862-1927; Emīlija, 1872-1919; Olga, 1892-1893; Milda, 1895-1939 Location: Torņakalns cemetery, Rīga 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, April 2012. Click to enlarge. Top inscription: “Še dus mūsu biedris” (“Here sleeps our friend/colleague”) Name: Marcis Balodis, born August 17, 1873; died March [...] 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, April 2012. Click to enlarge. Top Inscription: “Še dus mūsu mīļais dēls, brālis un draugs” (“Here sleeps our dear son, brother and friend”) Name: [...] 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, April 2012. Click to enlarge. Name: Eduards Lazdiņš, born February 15, 1886; died October 26, 1926. Inscription on reverse: “Reiz Jūsu starpā dzīvoju, bet [...] 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. Photo taken by me, April 2012. Click to enlarge. Top Inscription: “Še dus Dieva mierā” (“Sleeping here in God’s peace”) Names: Kārlis Grīntāls, son [...] |
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