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	== Getting started with Latvian research ==		== Getting started with Latvian research ==

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	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.

−	The language of the records: Lutheran records are mostly in German. The use of Russian is prevalent, but not consistent, toward the end of 1800s and beginning of 1900s. In Independent times Latvian is introduced. Both Greek and Roman Catholic records are written in Latin, Polish and Russian. The revision lists are in Russian and the 1897 Census is mostly in Russian, but German and Latvian occur.<br>	+	The language of the records: Lutheran records are mostly in German. The use of Russian is prevalent, but not consistent, toward the end of 1800s and beginning of 1900s. In Independent times Latvian is introduced. Both Greek and Roman Catholic records are written in Latin, Polish and Russian. The revision lists are in Russian and the 1897 Census is mostly in Russian, but German and Latvian occur.<br>

	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.
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	== Research Tools ==		== Research Tools ==

−	*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/BalticStates.pdf Research Guide for Eastern Europe by BYU]	+	*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/BalticStates.pdf Research Guide for Eastern Europe by BYU]
−	*[[Latvia Websites\|Websites]]	+	*[[Latvia Websites\|Websites]]

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−	The Latvian National Digital Library has digitized 40 newspaper and magazine titles from the years 1895–1957. [http://www.periodika.lv/Default/Skins/LatviaArch/Client.asp?Skin=LatviaArch&enter=true&AW=1293753827023&AppName=2 Latvian Newspaper Website] features full-word search engine. It is unnecessary to use diacritic marks when searching the publications. Due to copyright restrictions, those items published after July 1, 1938 are not accessible on the Internet. They can only be accessed in Latvia at the National Library of Latvia, the Academic Library of Latvia and all public libraries in Latvia via workstations connected to the library’s internal network. A list of newspapers digitized is available at the site.	+	The Latvian National Digital Library has digitized 40 newspaper and magazine titles from the years 1895–1957. [http://www.periodika.lv/Default/Skins/LatviaArch/Client.asp?Skin=LatviaArch&enter=true&AW=1293753827023&AppName=2 Latvian Newspaper Website] features full-word search engine. It is unnecessary to use diacritic marks when searching the publications. Due to copyright restrictions, those items published after July 1, 1938 are not accessible on the Internet. They can only be accessed in Latvia at the National Library of Latvia, the Academic Library of Latvia and all public libraries in Latvia via workstations connected to the library’s internal network. A list of newspapers digitized is available at the site.

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	The project currently has more than 3.8 million images online of vital records of all faiths. Plans call for digitizing revision lists (censuses) of 18th–19th centuries (1782–1858), and those portions of the All-Russia census on 1897 that survived.		The project currently has more than 3.8 million images online of vital records of all faiths. Plans call for digitizing revision lists (censuses) of 18th–19th centuries (1782–1858), and those portions of the All-Russia census on 1897 that survived.

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Pysnaks at 19:56, 17 February 2011

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	== Research Tools ==		== Research Tools ==

−	*[[Latvia Websites]]	+	*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/BalticStates.pdf Research Guide for Eastern Europe by BYU]
−	*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/BalticStates.pdf ~~BYU~~ Research Guide for Eastern Europe]	+	*[[Latvia Websites\|Websites]]
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Pysnaks at 16:35, 4 January 2011

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−	The Latvian National Digital Library has digitized 40 newspaper and magazine titles from the years 1895–1957.[http://www.periodika.lv/Default/Skins/LatviaArch/Client.asp?Skin=LatviaArch&enter=true&AW=1293753827023&AppName=2 Latvian Newspaper Website] features full-word search engine. It is unnecessary to use diacritic marks when searching the publications. Due to copyright restrictions, those items published after July 1, 1938 are not accessible on the Internet. They can only be accessed in Latvia at the National Library of Latvia, the Academic Library of Latvia and all public libraries in Latvia via workstations connected to the library’s internal network. A list of newspapers digitized is available at the site.	+	The Latvian National Digital Library has digitized 40 newspaper and magazine titles from the years 1895–1957. [http://www.periodika.lv/Default/Skins/LatviaArch/Client.asp?Skin=LatviaArch&enter=true&AW=1293753827023&AppName=2 Latvian Newspaper Website] features full-word search engine. It is unnecessary to use diacritic marks when searching the publications. Due to copyright restrictions, those items published after July 1, 1938 are not accessible on the Internet. They can only be accessed in Latvia at the National Library of Latvia, the Academic Library of Latvia and all public libraries in Latvia via workstations connected to the library’s internal network. A list of newspapers digitized is available at the site.

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Pysnaks at 16:35, 4 January 2011

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		+	The Latvian National Digital Library has digitized 40 newspaper and magazine titles from the years 1895–1957.[http://www.periodika.lv/Default/Skins/LatviaArch/Client.asp?Skin=LatviaArch&enter=true&AW=1293753827023&AppName=2 Latvian Newspaper Website] features full-word search engine. It is unnecessary to use diacritic marks when searching the publications. Due to copyright restrictions, those items published after July 1, 1938 are not accessible on the Internet. They can only be accessed in Latvia at the National Library of Latvia, the Academic Library of Latvia and all public libraries in Latvia via workstations connected to the library’s internal network. A list of newspapers digitized is available at the site.

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	*Dwellings		*Dwellings
	*Emigration and Immigration		*Emigration and Immigration
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Pysnaks at 22:34, 6 December 2010

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	== Jurisdictions ==		== Jurisdictions ==

−	[[Image:Latvia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px~~\|Modern Latvia with Historical Regions~~]]	+	[[Image:Latvia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px]]

−	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]

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Pysnaks at 17:55, 15 November 2010

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−	[[Image:Latvia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px]]	+	[[Image:Latvia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px\|Modern Latvia with Historical Regions]]

	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]

Pysnaks at 17:55, 15 November 2010

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−	[[Image:Latvia.jpg\|thumb\|left\|300px~~\|Modern Latvia with Historical Regions~~]]	+	[[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]

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