Now time for another Latvian province for the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge… Livland! Livland was not strictly a Latvian province. The territory it covered is now divided between northern Latvia and southern Estonia. This is an important thing
K is for Kurland
For centuries, what we now know as Latvia was a part of larger empires. In these larger empires, Latvia was not a province by itself, but rather divided into a number of different provinces. In this edition of the Family
J is for JaunlatvieÅ¡i and JaunÄ StrÄva
So, what are we serving up for J in the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge? JaunlatvieÅ¡i and JaunÄ StrÄva – two related movements in Latvia in the 19th century. The nineteenth century is when the Latvian nation started to