Three Days of Glory – A Romanov Visit to Riga in 1910
For three days in the middle of 1910, the city of Riga hosted an unprecedented visit by the Tsar of […]
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St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Riga
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church is one of the most prominent churches in Riga. Until the middle of the 1800s, there
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Iļģuciems – Industrial Riga in the Early 20th Century
The neighbourhood of Iļģuciems on the west bank of the Daugava River in Riga was an important industrial centre as
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Davis Rozenbergs / Rozenvalds & Aspazija
Aspazija is the pen name of writer, poet and playwright, Elza Rozenberga. Aspazija is one of the most famous Latvians
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Žanis (John) Zekants
Žanis (John) Zekants is the link between all the family lines in this story. All of this history in some
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Lavīze Vimba (born Rozenbergs / Rozentals)
Lavīze Rozenbergs/Rozentals was the only sibling of Kristaps Rozentals/Rozenvalds, my husband’s great-great grandfather. Their mother, Anna Rudzis, was unmarried when
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Anna Zelma Berkmanis (born Rozentals / Rozenvalds)
Anna Zelma was the youngest daughter of Kristap Rozenvalds and Anna Smiltnieks. She was born in 1898 on Ginguli farm
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Anna Rozenwalds (born Rudzis)
Anna Rozenvalds (or Rozenbergs) is my husband’s great-great-great grandmother. She is the also the earliest ancestor that we have a
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Kristaps Rozenvalds & Anna Smiltnieks
Kristaps and Anna are my husband’s great-great grandparents. Both Kristaps and Anna grew up in the Zaļenieki area of south-western
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Lizette Emilija Zekants (born Rozentals / Rozenvalds)
Lizette Emilija Rozentals/Rozenvalds was my husband’s great-grandmother. We don’t think she ever really used the ‘Lizette’ part of her name
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Olga Blezurs – Droune (born Rozentals / Rozenvalds)
If I could have dinner with anyone who ever lived, I would pick Olga Rozentals. Olga is the central character
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