(Click picture to enlarge) LielvÄrde Lutheran Church in LielvÄrde, Latvia. The first masonry church was built here in 1747, and it was destroyed in the First World War. It was built anew in 1932 – hence the two dates on
Tombstone Tuesday – Anton and Amalie Petersenn
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 2014. Click to enlarge. Names:
Mappy Monday – Russian Empire Era Names for Latvian Territory
Back to Mappy Monday – sorry we missed last week, but I was down with a bad cold and headache, so I couldn’t get this out last Monday! But continuing on from where we left off, at medieval to early
Wordless Wednesday – Laima Chocolate Factory Mural
(Click picture to enlarge) Mural outside of Laima Chocolate Factory in RÄ«ga. Quote reads “The aim of love is to love, no more, and no less” (Oscar Wilde). Photo taken by me, August 2015.
Tombstone Tuesday – Christian and Emilie Boehm
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 2014. Click to enlarge. Names:
Debunking Latvian Genealogy Myths: The Records Are All Destroyed!
So today we’re starting a new series of posts, debunking myths about Latvian genealogical research. I did this in brief five years ago, but now we are going to get more in-depth about each of these myths, addressing how they
Wordless Wednesday – Bed of LÄÄplÄ“sis
(Click picture to enlarge) Rock formation named the “bed of LÄÄplÄ“sis”, the hero of the Latvian national epic, near the LielvÄrde castle ruins. Photo taken by me, August 2015.
Tombstone Tuesday – JÄnis Ä€bols, 1860-1913
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, December 2014. Click to enlarge. Top
Mappy Monday – Medieval to Early Modern Names for Latvian Territory
Picking up where we left off last week, talking about ancient names for Latvian territory – and now we’re moving into the Middle Ages, and then medieval and early modern eras! After the German crusaders invaded and gradually conquered the
Wordless Wednesday – Unique Street Marker
(Click picture to enlarge) Street marker for Auseklis Street in LielvÄrde. Made out of wood, it features the traditional Auseklis pattern. LielvÄrde is home to the traditional “LielvÄrde belt” that is iconic among Latvian traditional dress, and motifs from this