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trystan
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Hello,
'msorry i cannot help you directly, but a very warm welcome to RootsChat !! We were very fortunate to be able to go to Latvia a few weeks ago on Business & Holiday.
The Latvia Family History Society there is on Iela Skola in Riga. We stayed in a hotel in the same road.
It is quite sad to hear that the Latvian born are only now able to pursue an interest in their family history.
We met a couple who were born in Latvia but escaped in the 1940's for England. They had tried to return but were unable to do so untill 1991. To their suprise the Latvian language, the tongue of their family had changed since they had left to be influenced by the Russians who had occupied the country for most of the absent years. They felt distanced not only by the language but by the different life experiences.
Today Latvia is so optimistic it truly blooms and after a long time is beginning to grasp it's roots.
The building you see is a major gateway for the Latvian people, through this gateway the younger people can finally research the Latvian History and celebrate this.
If you would like any assistance in contacting the FHS in Riga, then I have some business contacts there who just might be able to help.
As I write, the watch on my wrist was bought from Latvia, and beats proudly with the memory of Latvia.
I should be going back there again this year too. 
Trystan
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Allison
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You might try contacting the Latvian State Archives. You can email them & you will get a rather quick email response if they can help. I don' t have a url for them, but you can turn them up by doing a Google search.They speak English & seem to be very helpful. They have told me they should have an answer about my grandfather in about a month. My grandfather was Gustav Neumann from Riga & he took in a lot of Latvian refugees into his house in N.Y.--who knows-- perhaps your grandfather knew my grandfather. I will lwt you know when I find an answer. Allison
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suep
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Have you tried the jewishgen website? I don't know if your ancestors were Jewish but a search of the site for Spars certainly brings up at least one family.
I too can recommend the Latvian State Archives -
An initial email enquiry will get a response within a few weeks telling you if they have any records that can help you
I was lucky enough to visit Latvia too this summer and can highly recommend it!
Good Luck
Suep
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