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Sep 143 min read
Finding Ancestral Homesteads: Using Old Maps and Modern Tools
I have previously written about searching for homesteads on maps, but this time I want to share my recent experience. In August and...
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Apr 273 min read
Parishes, Manors, and Church Congregations
Is a church congregation the same as a parish? Are a manor and a parish one and the same? How should one understand the administrative...
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Mar 233 min read
How to Search for Ancestors on the Estonian Side?
Many of us have ancestors from the border regions – and our origins may be sought on the Estonian, Belarusian, or Lithuanian side....
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Oct 6, 20233 min read
Teņi - a farm story from Zemgale Region
Remember the story of Arvīds Pūrs, who was conscripted into the Latvian Legion of the Germany Army and ended up in England after the war?...
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