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—Rudolfs Blaumanis (1863-1908)

Browse our unique collection to learn more about Latvia’s history and culture—and get to know Latvia and the Latvians through our pictures and travelogues.

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"The Story of Latvia"
Pīrāgi/speķa rauši, Latvian bacon rolls recipe
Zedelgem POW Camp
"These Names Accuse" Soviet deportations, with our personal introduction
Siberian Exile

Photo Features

IntroductionIntroduction — Family roots to Jugendstil architecture to friendly yaks
Alberta IelaAlberta Iela — One of the finest surviving examples of the German Art Nouveau movement of a century ago.
Pilgrimage to the PastPilgrimage to the Past — Peters seeks his family's roots in Kurzeme and Vidzeme—where his mother returns to the scene of her own childhood after more than half a century.
Rīga ZooThe Rīga Zoo — Exploring Rīga's 40 acre (16 hectare) zoo. An easy ride on the No. 11 tram from the center of town.
Holy Trinity Church OrganThe Organ of Liepaja's Church of the Holy Trinity — The most intact surviving handiwork of J.S. Bach's favorite master organ builder.

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Explore the Latvian and Baltic past through accounts and pictures of the times.

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Culture, arts & crafts, folk costumes, literature, music
History, the Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians have lived along the Baltic at least four millennia
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IndexTimeline, materials by year published
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CfBH Recent Additions

Zedelgem POW Camp 2227 | Front cover

At long last we finished transcribing and translating the last few Latvian Legion songs/poems recorded in a pocket notebook during WWII and after, including while imprisoned in the Zedelgem POW camp. (We also reorganized by individual pages for easier navigation.)2018 May 20

Junkers DP Camp Situation Plan

We are working our way through the rest of the Junker's UNRRA DP Camp report. Thanks to the U.N. Archives, we've been able to add page 3 missing in our original as well as the first of a number of enclosures. Added are: a plan of the camp, and the 1st semester curriculum of the "Latvian People's University."2018 May 10

Kotletes, Latvian ground meat patties recipe

Working on our "LATVISKĀ UN MODERNĀ VIRTUVE" (kitchen), we've gotten to pages 90-91, featuring a short treatise on the proper preparation of ground meat dishes and an authentic 1930's recipe for kotletes. We've added that to our section of recipes we've translated. Bon appetit!2018 Apr 12

The Lord's Prayer in Latvian and Livonian

From "The Lord's Prayer in 500 Languages," published in 1905, Latvian, Liv, Estonian, Lithuanian, Samogitian, Finnish, and Old Prussian excerpts. Plus, Latvian Lord's Prayer, early 16th and 20th centuries and modern compared.2018 Feb 19

1945 Literary Almanac - Use our 1945 calendar for 2018. That and more in Literatūras Gada Grāmata (Literary Almanac) 1945. Facsimile and selected translations.2018 Feb 05

Short links to our latest additions for easier sharing...
bit.ly/cfbh_junkers
...for the Junker's DP Camp / Bettenhausen, Kassel UNRRA report, and...
bit.ly/cfbh_briedis
...for Frīdrihs Briedis biography, English translation and original Latvian2017 Dec 16

Briedis

We are privileged to feature a biography of Frīdrihs Briedis, a brilliant military tactician, the first Latvian Rifleman, and among the first to be murdered by the Bolsheviks as he moved to support an independent Latvia.
Our republication features the original booklet as well as a wonderful translation by the late linguist David Guild. Our sincerest thanks to his wife, Heather, for allowing to share his work.2017 Dec 16

A Short History of Junkers Camp Bettenhausen Kassel

We're excited to bring you a major addition to our site, the official UNRRA report of the history of the Junkers Displaced Persons (DP) Camp, from our original (carbon) copy.2017 Nov 29

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