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Dec 143 min read
Valuable Materials for Genealogists in Museums
For genealogists, invaluable resources can be found not only in archives but also in museums and libraries. This time, I will focus on my...
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Dec 72 min read
Small Details, Big Discoveries in a Death Record
In genealogy, small details often lead to big discoveries. Genealogists are naturally passionate, and I’ve also found myself, in my...
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May 184 min read
Divorce in the 19th Century in Latvia
Do you think that in the past everyone lived "happily ever after" and never got divorced? Recently, I saw a 1906 marriage record with a...
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May 43 min read
Parishioner Registers
If you've looked through the church records on the Raduraksti website, you may have noticed the parishioner registers. What can be found...
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Apr 63 min read
Death Record in German
In this blog, I have looked at both baptism and marriage records. Now, it's time to look at death registers in German. What is indicated...
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Mar 302 min read
Lutheran Marriage Record in German
For Kurzeme and Vidzeme family researchers, German language skills are a must. In this post, I will help decipher what is written in the...
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Jan 63 min read
City Dwellers' Professions
Reading and interpreting the records of Riga's church books can be more complicated than those of rural congregations. This is due to the...
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Oct 21, 20233 min read
What was the estate of my ancestors like? Look for information in address books!
Did my ancestors have an estate? No, of course not. But life in the countryside in the 19th century was closely linked to the estate....
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Oct 14, 20232 min read
Storozh, Starost or Wagger - how to understand the historical occupations in church books?
Now and then, in church books, you come across words that you don't find in modern dictionaries. How to understand their meaning? Where...
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May 10, 20193 min read
Soul Revision Transfer Lists
What are soul revision transfer lists and how to read them? What do the German column headings mean?
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Feb 1, 20192 min read
How to Read Soul Revision Lists
This post is a short information what revision lists are and what the numbers and column headings mean. Soul revision lists are the most...
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Jan 29, 20161 min read
Lutheran Baptismal Records in German
Reading church book records in German and Russian is the first challenge when researching Latvian ancestry. See below for visual help on...
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