Baltic Lives:
An Exploration of Latvian History
Come on a unique journey through Latvian history. Walk the streets of Riga and witness the rise of urban industry. Experience the glory of Empire and witness sail turn to steam. Feel the devastation of war and the thrill of freedom. The journey is just beginning…
Cover of the 1810 Riga Address book (Internet Archive)
Cover of the 1930/1931 Riga Address book (Latvian National Library)
The 1810 Riga address book...
Riga docks and Daugavmala area, early 20th century (Zudusi Latvija)
On Tuesday, the 22nd of September in the year 1925, Andrejs Blezurs arrived at the...
The subtitle of this remarkable book is ‘Two women’s journeys from war-torn Europe to a new life in Australia’. This is a story close to my heart after...
I am excited to let everyone know that I now have a Facebook page for Baltic Lives. I have created this page as a companion to this website. It will be...
Any historian or genealogist will agree that maps are an essential tool to making sense of research, creating mental images of places and times, and enriching...
View of Nurmuižas (photo provided by VisitTalsi.com)
About 10 km east of the town of Talsi in northwest Latvia is the small historical village of Nurmuiža...
Aerial photograph of Cardiff docks c. early 1920s. The impressive Pierhead Building in the foreground was the headquarters for the Bute Dock Company (photo...
This is a book that was published in 1995. It is a collection of research, stories, interviews and photographs collected by researchers from 1977 to 1994....
Page 3 of Latviešu Avīzes (Latvian Newspaper) from the 28th of March, 1903. This paper includes the marriage announcement of Ernsts Pudse and Lizette Zekants...
Copper figure of Liberty holding the three stars representing the three regions of Latvia (Wikimedia Commons: Smurrayinchester)
How to Represent Freedom
In...