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Pay Close Attention to Document Numbers

Many genealogical documents contain not only information about your ancestor, but clues on how to find out even more. But do you know how to read those clues? Documents and records lead to more documents and records. This is a

Antra August 21, 2014August 16, 2014 migration, Rīga, records, resources, war No Comments

Saving Time on Death Records

All genealogists know that “killing off” – that is, establishing precise death dates and places – your ancestors is important. It helps prevent them from being confused with other people, explains why they weren’t at later events/places, and so on.

Antra July 29, 2013July 28, 2013 newspapers, Raduraksti, records, resources No Comments

What Are You Looking For?

This blog has been going for over three and a half years! Over the years, I’ve made a number of different posts, and I’ve decided to put this post together to highlight some key posts that are particularly useful for

Antra June 21, 2013June 20, 2013 administrative, records, resources 4 Comments

Newspapers for Genealogy

I’ve been mentioning Periodika, an online collection of historical Latvian newspapers, recently. I talked about it a few years ago, here, but it has been updated and upgraded since, so merits mentioning again. Newspaper articles can provide an idea on

Antra January 24, 2013January 16, 2013 newspapers, resources No Comments

R is for Raduraksti

But wait, what about Q? Well, the Latvian alphabet doesn’t have a Q, so R is the next letter of the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge! This is only the first letter I’m skipping, and being as I’ve done

Antra October 17, 2012October 14, 2012 Raduraksti, records, resources 2 Comments

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.

Antra May 5, 2012February 8, 2017 administrative, migration, Raduraksti, records, resources 5 Comments

Latvian Genealogy Primer – Part 1

Ready to move on to genealogical sources? See Part 2 of this primer here. Part 1 – Historical Context What You Need to Know about Latvia Latvia is a country in northeastern Europe, bordered by Estonia, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania.

Antra May 5, 2012May 15, 2012 administrative, migration, records, resources 4 Comments

Tuesday’s Tip: Look Randomly

Generally speaking, genealogy is a calm and focused pursuit. However, sometimes you need to be random – this is particularly true when trying to find something at the archives. There is a reason for this – the Central Fond Register

Antra March 6, 2012 records, resources 1 Comment

Tuesday’s Tip: House Books

A wonderful resource for researching Latvian genealogy is the house book collection at the Latvian State Historical Archives. They are available in fond 2942 for Rīga and in fond 2110 for the rest of Latvia. During the Czarist era, as

Antra February 28, 2012 Rīga, records, resources 2 Comments

Anatomy of a Birth Record

So you want to use Raduraksti, but you’re intimidated, because you don’t know German or Russian. That’s okay! With a bit of work, you can find everything you need to know from these records, without needing to be fluent, or

Antra September 13, 2011March 18, 2013 resources 7 Comments
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