Europe to Australia – The Migrant Ship Anna Salen
On the 25th of October, 1949, my father-in-law and his parents, Žanis and Lore Zekants, arrived as migrants to Australia. […]
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Maritime
1 Sophia St – A Latvian Boarding House in Wales
What do the Cardiff docklands, a boarding house, a declaration of war and international Rugby legend Gus Risman have to
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SS Baltabor – A Baltic Steamer Ship
This steamer ship started its life in 1911 as a Danish-made vessel christened ‘Libaya’ or ‘Libau’, built for use by
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Valdemārs Sailing Schools / Valdemāra jūrskola
In 1864, the famous Latvian scholar and nationalist, Krišjānis Valdemārs, founded a school in the northern coastal town of Ainaži.
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