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Sandy Wallace

I've been looking for two family connections in Latvia and I'm happy to be able to have use of on-line searching. My family name was Rekstin and the other name, from Riga also, was Chablowsky. We don't know how the rest of the family in Latvia lived and we are curious about them.

04 Feb 2008 (United States)

Ieva O Hartwell

I have used the Raduraksti site and feel that the article should have mentioned that the records currently available are only from Kurzeme. Other areas of Latvia will be added later. Since my family comes from that area of Latvia, I have found some of the birth records I have been looking for, but the searching has been very tedious. It would be helpful if the site would provide a translation of the German column headings (pre-1892) and the Russian column headings (1892 - forward) for the various types of records (birth, marriage, death). Some of the entries are easier to decipher than others because of the handwriting of the individuals who entered the records. The marriage records include a reference to another register, but as far as I can tell, these registers are not yet online, if they even will be.

07 Feb 2008 (United States)

Jack A. Callies

I have found Raduraksti to be very helpful in tracing my RENNER ancestors. I just started searching the site a few weeks ago and have already found 10 references to my grandfather's family. There are many records left for me to search and hopefully I will have more success.

07 Apr 2008 (United States)

patrickbuckley

Shalom and greetings everybody, Family history is an important subject. If you dont know youre past, you dont know youre future. Im thinking of visiting Latvia to get in contact with family members, it could be that i will bring my Latvian wife with me, kind regards.

12 Jul 2008 (Great Britain (UK))

benita boyd

I am very keen to trace my family roots. Do the names Lacis, Klienberg, Straume and an address about 30 Kms/ miles from Riga and boarding school in Riga mean anything to anyone.

14 Apr 2009 (Great Britain (UK))

edmund

For Benita Boyd: I have heard of "Lacis and Straume," in New York state, USA. USA Latvians settled in the USA in the 1700's as well as the folowing centuries. You may find relatives in the 'White Pages' on MSN.com. They may have imigrated. They also could be in Australia, Sweeden, Germany and so on.

28 May 2009 (United States)

denise shops

hi i am looking for my ancesters my father's name is richard sop he use to help my grandmother who had farm in latvia my father came to england around 1948-50 can anyone enlighten me how to find my dad's family

01 Aug 2009 (Great Britain (UK))

Blair Roze

Searching for my father Arthur Roze who immigrated to Canada in the early 1900s. believed to be born between 1896 and 1898 in Ostgaals. Parents were Kristap Roze and Amelia Schmelling.

27 Aug 2009 (Canada)

Aina McPharlin

I am searching for any info on my grand parents, Janis Grasis and Allicia (maybe spelt incorrectly) Grasis who later remarried to Bruveris. My Aunt Veronica, married name not known died in childbirth and her sons are Dainis and janis. Dainis has a daughter Zentina. I have photos from my elderly father but no info. Can anyone help?

29 Aug 2009 (Australia)

Catherine Zirneklis

I am tracing DZIRNEKLIS and ZIRNEKLIS family roots in CESIS, LATVIA and RIGA. June 14, 1941 several family members were sent to Siberia. The family owned a deli with a butcher shop in back in Cesis. A family member in Australia said there still are DZIRNEKLIS descendants in Cesis. Please help put me in contact. Also, a DZIRNEKLIS family in Canada from Cesis are probably also cousins but we need additional information to put it all together. Thank you.

01 Sep 2009 (United States)

Curt Holmes

I am trying without much success to find information on my great grandmother Zenita Dicmanis, was possibly living in Liepaja Latvia. Any info would be much appreciated.

25 Dec 2010 (Australia)

Karl Chippindall

I am trying to track my family history on my mothers side. The family name i am researching is Dambrechts. Heinrichs Dambrechts my grandfather was born in Liepaja. My Grandmother Elza was from Riga. Any information about family would be great.

23 Jan 2011 (Australia)

Melissa Stardy

I am looking for my grandparents family. My grandpa is Stanislavs Repsa and his parents are Jazeps Repsa and Emilija Kokins from Aglonas Pagasta. My grandmother is Helena Repsa. Her parents are Janis Zukulis and Ilze Zukulis. Any help would be great!

04 Mar 2011 (United States)

Tatiana Crutchlow

I am looking for information about my great grand-father Kristian Strautman and great grand-mother Matilda. I know that both of them were born in 1958, but would like to know where and who the parents were. Their children were born in Bornsminde (my grandpa Iogan - 24 Sep 1881)... Any idea how can I find this information, please?

30 May 2011 (Great Britain (UK))

Kristin Watters

I am new to the search for information of my father and his family. They were sent to Geesthacht DP camp. Minics is the last name, lived in the camp around 1942 ??.

11 Nov 2011 (United States)

Linda Galvins

I wish you all success in locating your families. I was able to search for my family in 1989. I have put a blog together with my story. You are welcome to read it: Searching for My Latvian Family.

08 Feb 2012 (United States)