This is the third post in a series on debunking myths about Latvian genealogy. See the first post about records availability here and the second post about name spelling here. Today’s myth: I found someone with the same surname. That
Mappy Monday – Prefixes Everywhere!
Rural Latvia was and is covered with farms – usually quite small in size, and all with names. Many of these names have been around for centuries – in most cases, longer than surnames. Many of these farm names come
52 Ancestors #33: JÄnis Graumanis
Time for Week 33 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is JÄnis Graumanis, born c. 1789 and
52 Ancestors #31: Ansis Eglītis
Time for Week 31 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is Ansis EglÄ«tis, born c. 1818, died
52 Ancestors #21: Trīne (Unconfirmed)
Time for Week 21 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. As I mentioned last week, I’ll be spending a few
52 Ancestors #19: KÄrlis Graumanis
Time for Week 19 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is KÄrlis Graumanis, born August 23, 1755
52 Ancestors #18: Andrejs Eglītis
Time for Week 18 of the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge! As noted in my first post of this challenge, I am starting with my most ancient known ancestors. This week’s ancestor is Andrejs EglÄ«tis, born c. 1774, died
Surname Saturday – Relationship Between Surnames and Farm Names
Like in many other countries, rural properties in Latvia are known by names, rather than by street numbers as is typical in an urban setting. However, unlike most European countries, these rural Latvians really only acquired surnames in the early
Surname Saturday – Estates are Live on the Latvian Surname Project!
What do we have for today’s Surname Saturday? A new content category on the Latvian Surname Project! If you’ve stopped by the Latvian Surname Project recently, you may have happened across some of the work I’ve been doing adding surnames
Z is for Zemnieki
What? No W, X or Y? Nope! Latvian does not have these letters, so we now have two left – Z and Ž. Now we have Z for the Family History Through the Alphabet challenge! “Zemnieki” is the Latvian word