A. Beare, Jewish Ancestors? A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Latvia and Estonia , London: Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, 2001

Refer to the bibliography at the Latvia SIG website for more details.

'Jewish Vital Statistic Records in the Latvian Archives' by Aleksandrs Feigmanis, in Avotaynu X:1 (Spring 1994), pp. 15-16. (Includes inventory). See additional supplement in Avotaynu XI:3 (Autumn 1995), pp. 67-68.

'Materials from the 1897 All-Empire Russian Census Held By the State Historical Archives in Latvia', by Alexandrs Feigmanis, in Avotaynu XI:1 (Spring 1995), pp. 15-16

'Latvian Record Sources', by Kahlile B. Mehr, in FEEFHS Journal, VIII (2000), pp. 63-68.

Aleksandrs Feigmanis is a reputable archival researcher, available for hire. See his many articles in Avotaynu's 'From Our Contributing Editors' column. His address is:

Kahovkas str.
2-12
LV-1021
Riga
Latvia
Email: aleksgen@mailcity.com.

The LDS have a microfilming agreement in Latvia. Early 19th-century revision lists (1797, 1811, 1816, 1834) were microfilmed by the Germans during the Second World War. See Avotaynu XIV:1 (Spring 1998), pp. 2527, and XIV:2 (Summer 1998), p. 24 for the inventory.

Latvia SIG:
Mike Getz
5450 Whitley Park Terrace
apt 901
Bethesda
Maryland 20814
$20/year ($30 overseas).
Founded 1995.

Email: mgetz@erols.com
Email discussion group
Web site: www.jewishgen.org/Latvia

Courland Research Group:
Email discussion group.
Web site: www.jewishgen.org/Courland

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