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}}This page is a compilation of websites that may be useful to you in your Latvian research. Some of these websites may be in Latvian. If you are using the Google Chrome browser, simply right click anywhere on the page and select the option '''Translate to English'''. If you do not have the Google Chrome browser, go to [https://translate.google.com/ translate.google.com] and change your language settings to translate from '''Latvian''' to '''English'''. Paste the URL that you would like translated into the '''Latvian''' box and then click on the hyperlink that appears in the '''English''' box. This will open up a translated version of the web page.


===Information and Resources===
[[Latvia|'''Back to Latvia Wiki page''']]
These websites contain information about Latvian genealogy and links to resources available on other websites.


*[http://www.celmina.com/genealogy/2010/04/getting-started-with-latvian-research/ Discovering Latvian Roots Blog]
== Latvia ==
*[http://www.roots-saknes.lv/ Roots = Saknes Blog]
*[http://www.ciltskoki.lv/index.php/lv/nodergas-adreses-jaunais Ciltskoki Resource Links]
*[http://feefhs.org/links/latvia.html FEEFHS Latvia Genealogy Resources]


*[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/latvia/index.html Latvia Genealogy Links]
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/German_Gothic99-36316.ASP Gothic Handwriting Resource Guide]  
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~lvawgw/ Latvia GenWeb]
*[https://www.liepaja.lv/en/discovering-ancestry-and-family-roots/ Liepāja City Genealogy]
*[http://biographien.lv/ Biographen Latvian Nobility]


===Archives and Record Repositories===
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/Hamburg_Pass_List.ASP Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850–1934 Resource Guide]
These archives and libraries contain records pertaining to Latvia. Note that some records may not be available online.


*[https://www.arhivi.gov.lv/default.aspx?lang=EN State Archives of Latvia]
[http://www.linktoyourroots.hamburg.de/ Hamburg Passenger Lists 1890-1914 online index]  
*[https://raduraksti.arhivi.lv/ Raduraksti Digital Archive]
*[http://earchive-estlatrus.eu/home E-Archive] (Latvia, Estonia, and Russia)
*[https://www.lnb.lv/en National Library of Latvia]
*[http://www.periodika.lv/ Latvia National Digital Library]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=1927014&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Latvia%22 FamilySearch]


===Indexed Records===
[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/rg/guide/JewishGenealogy.asp#using_this_outline Jewish Genealogy Research Outline]
These websites contain indexed records:


*[http://www.ciltskoki.lv/ Ciltskoki Indexed Records from Raduraksti]
[http://www.genealogylinks.net/europe/latvia/index.html Latvia Genealogy Links]  


===Surname Databases===
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~lvawgw/ Latvia GenWeb]
These websites may be useful in determining where in Latvia your ancestor's surname came from:


*[http://www.celmina.com/surnames/index.php?title=Main_Page Latvian Surname Project]
[http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Latvia.html Libweb - Directory of Libraries in Latvia]  


===Jewish Records===
[http://www.arhivi.lv/engl/en-lvas-frame.htm State Archives of Latvia]
Explore these websites to find information about Jewish records.  


*[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Latvia/ JewishGen Latvia Database]
[[Portal: Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia Wiki portal]]  
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/Latvia/ Latvia Special Interest Group]
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/Courland/ Courland Research Group]
*[http://www.lo-tishkach.org/ Lo Tishkach Jewish Cemeteries]
*[http://names.lu.lv/ Jews of Latvia: Names and Fates, 1941-1945]


===Forums and Facebook Groups===
[[Latvia|'''Back to Latvia Wiki Page''']]  
Need a question answered? Try checking out some of these forums and Facebook groups.
 
*[https://community.familysearch.org/en/group/167-russian-empire-genealogy-research-genealogy-research FamilySearch Community]
*[https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/FamilyHistoryLibrary@office365lds.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/ FamilySearch Library Online Research Consultations]
*[https://m.facebook.com/groups/23027101669?slog=332&seq=77619370&rk=0&fbtype=69 Latvia Facebook Genealogy Group]
*[http://www.roots-saknes.lv/Discussion.htm Roots = Saknes Discussion Group]
 
<br>[[Latvia|'''Back to Latvia Wiki Page''']]  
 
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