ca. 1900 |
Kurmin (Kurmiņš) family in Russia |
Latvian Baptists in Philadelphia |
The Kurmin (Kurmiņš) family poses for a portrait, likely while still living in Russia. Pictured are Bertha, Tillie (Otilija), mother Leotte (née Petelowetz), father David, Robert, and Adolph. |
ca. 1920 |
The Rev. Pēteris Bušmanis |
Pēteris Bušmanis |
The Rev. Pēteris Bušmanis, pastor of the First Lettish Baptist Church of Philadelphia, poses ca. 1920 for a photograph on the steps of a home. |
ca. 1916 |
Baptists play baseball |
Latvian Baptists in West Philadelphia |
A group of men, most likely members of the First Lettish Baptist Church in Philadelphia, play a game of baseball ca. 1916. |
ca. 1924 |
Pēteris and Valija Bušmanis |
Latvian Baptists in Philadelphia |
The Rev. Peter and Valia Buschman (Pēteris and Valija Bušmanis) pose for a photograph, ca. 1924. Valia was Peter's second wife. They had one daughter, Camille. |
1916 |
Filadelfijas latviešu baptistu jauniešu biedrība |
Latvian Baptists in Philadelphia |
A photographic postcard featuring 71 members of the Philadelphia Latvian Baptist Youth Society, plus the Rev. Peter Buschman (Pēteris Bušmanis), 1916. |
2011 |
Haycock Historical News |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
The fall 2011 edition of Haycock Historical News, the newsletter of the Haycock Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The lead story is a history of the Latvians of Haycock Township, including the Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church. It was written by Ralf W. Augstroze. |
1925 |
A gathering in Bucks County, 1925 |
Latvian Baptists in Bucks County |
Latvian Baptists pose for a group photograph in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, during a gathering in 1925. The home was that of Juris and Jūlija Burse (George and Julia Burse), one of the first Latvian settlers in the Applebachsville area. |
ca. 1920 |
Latvian Baptist men horsing around |
Bucks County |
Latvian Baptist men horsing around Latvian Baptists in Bucks County A group of Latvian Baptists pose for a photographer as they display a variation on a human pyramid. The image likely was made in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the early 1920s. |
1919 |
Pirmās skaņas |
Print culture |
The cover of a rare collection of religious poetry, Pirmās skaņas, self-published in 1919 by a Latvian Baptist, M. Mureneek (M. Mūrniece), in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The author's forward suggests the poems were written in an urban setting, most likely in Chicago. |
ca. 1960 |
Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church |
Bucks County |
A postcard, printed by the Kaeser & Blair company of Ohio, depicts the Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church at Applebachsville, Pennsylvania. |