Apr 63 minDeath Record in GermanIn 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...
Mar 302 minLutheran Marriage Record in GermanFor Kurzeme and Vidzeme family researchers, German language skills are a must. In this post, I will help decipher what is written in the...
Jan 63 minCity Dwellers' ProfessionsReading and interpreting the records of Riga's church books can be more complicated than those of rural congregations. This is due to the...
Oct 21, 20233 minWhat 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....