This is the third post in the series, Exploring Raduraksti. Raduraksti is the website created by the Latvian State Historical Archives to provide access to their vital records holdings.[i] Learn how to access these records in Latvian Jewish Vital Records. Next become familiar with the format of a birth record and learn where to find names and dates in A Jewish Birth Record from Latvia.
This post will help you become familiar with the Russian Cyrillic alphabet; both print and script formats. The Latvian vital records are written in both Russian Cyrillic script and Hebrew Script. We will concentrate on learning the shapes of the handwritten Cyrillic alphabet. Click here to read more.
[i] Latvian State Historical Archives, Raduraksti (www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html : accessed 13 February 2015), Project page.
This post will help you become familiar with the Russian Cyrillic alphabet; both print and script formats. The Latvian vital records are written in both Russian Cyrillic script and Hebrew Script. We will concentrate on learning the shapes of the handwritten Cyrillic alphabet. Click here to read more.
[i] Latvian State Historical Archives, Raduraksti (www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html : accessed 13 February 2015), Project page.