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The first steps in getting started with Latvian research depend on what information you already know about your ancestors. | The first steps in getting started with Latvian research depend on what information you already know about your ancestors. | ||
If your ancestor was born in Latvia prior to 1905, and you know where they were born, you can start immediately with religious records. These religious records are available online through the [http://www.arhivi.lv/index.php?&110 Latvian State Historical Archives] online digital archive called [http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html Raduraksti]. As the Family History Library has very few records from Latvia, this new website with about five million images of genealogical records is a source of both information and joy. The images include church records of Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Greek Catholic, Reformed Protestant and Jewish faiths, and also revision lists and 1897 census records of the Russian Empire. The word '''raduraksti''' means genealogy. You must register to see the images, but registration is free. The site has useful instructions in English, including lists of abbreviations and some vocabulary. | If your ancestor was born in Latvia prior to 1905, and you know where they were born, you can start immediately with religious records. These religious records are available online through the [http://www.arhivi.lv/index.php?&110 Latvian State Historical Archives] online digital archive called [http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html Raduraksti]. As the Family History Library has very few records from Latvia, this new website with about five million images of genealogical records is a source of both information and joy. The images include church records of Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Greek Catholic, Reformed Protestant and Jewish faiths, and also revision lists and 1897 census records of the Russian Empire. The word '''raduraksti''' means genealogy. You must register to see the images, but registration is free. The site has useful instructions in English, including lists of abbreviations and some vocabulary. | ||
To enter a database: After the home page is up, you will see some words on the top of the screen. Click on “Contents”. It will give you three choices. If you choose “Church books”, you will get a list of various faiths. | To enter a database: After the home page is up, you will see some words on the top of the screen. Click on “Contents”. It will give you three choices. If you choose “Church books”, you will get a list of various faiths. | ||
Having chosen the right faith, you will have a list of districts from which you can find a wanted area or parish. In “Revision Lists” and the “1897 Census” you likewise click down through choices of localities to find the wanted area. Knowledge about the place of origin of ancestors is obviously necessary. | Having chosen the right faith, you will have a list of districts from which you can find a wanted area or parish. In “Revision Lists” and the “1897 Census” you likewise click down through choices of localities to find the wanted area. Knowledge about the place of origin of ancestors is obviously necessary. | ||
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The field in the upper right hand corner provides three possibilities: The left most arrow indicates the direction you can turn the pages, the middle rectangle indicates the number of pages in each record and you can input a page number you want to move to, the three rectangles on the right allow you to enlarge the picture. | The field in the upper right hand corner provides three possibilities: The left most arrow indicates the direction you can turn the pages, the middle rectangle indicates the number of pages in each record and you can input a page number you want to move to, the three rectangles on the right allow you to enlarge the picture. | ||
If your ancestor was born in Latvian between 1906 and 1921, you will need to write to the Registry Office Archives of the Latvian Ministry of Justice to order a birth certificate. | If your ancestor was born in Latvian between 1906 and 1921, you will need to write to the Registry Office Archives of the Latvian Ministry of Justice to order a birth certificate. | ||
== Jurisdictions == | == Jurisdictions == | ||
[[Image:Latvia.jpg|thumb|left|300px | [[Image:Latvia.jpg|thumb|left|300px]] | ||
<br>Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia, to the south by Lithuania, to the east by the Russian Federation, and to the southeast by Belarus. Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden. The capital and largest city is Riga. To read more about Latvia see [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lg.html The World Factbook] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia Wikipedia] | |||
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia, to the south by Lithuania, to the east by the Russian Federation, and to the southeast by Belarus. Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden. The capital and largest city is Riga. To read more about Latvia see [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lg.html The World Factbook] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia Wikipedia] | |||
== Research Tools == | == Research Tools == | ||
*[[Latvia Websites]] | *[[Latvia Websites]] | ||
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/BalticStates.pdf BYU Research Guide for Eastern Europe] | |||
*(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) | *(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) | ||
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*[[Help:Editing a Page|Expand an | *[[Help:Editing a Page|Expand an articleor]] [[Special:Shortpages|short page]] | ||
*[[How to Create an Article on FamilySearch Wiki|Create a new article]] | *[[How to Create an Article on FamilySearch Wiki|Create a new article]] | ||
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*Cemeteries | *Cemeteries | ||
*Census | *Census | ||
*Church Records | *Church Records | ||
*Civil Registration | *Civil Registration | ||
*Court Records | *Court Records | ||
*Directories | *Directories | ||
*Dwellings | *Dwellings | ||
*Emigration and Immigration | *Emigration and Immigration | ||
*Gazetteers | *Gazetteers | ||
*Genealogy | *Genealogy | ||
*Handwriting | *Handwriting | ||
*Heraldry | *Heraldry | ||
*History | *History | ||
*[[Latvia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]] | *[[Latvia Jewish Records|Jewish Records]] | ||
*Land and Property | *Land and Property | ||
*Language and Languages | *Language and Languages | ||
*Maps | *Maps | ||
*Military Records | *Military Records | ||
*Names Personal | *Names Personal | ||
*Names Geographical | *Names Geographical | ||
*Nobility | *Nobility | ||
*Obituaries | *Obituaries | ||
*Occupations | *Occupations | ||
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*Population | *Population | ||
*Schools | *Schools | ||
*Societies | *Societies|Societies | ||
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| style="background: rgb(238,238,238); font-family: verdana" align="center" | '''Useful Websites''' | | style="background: rgb(238,238,238); font-family: verdana" align="center" | '''Useful Websites''' | ||