1922 |
On the beach in Lavallette |
Lavallette, New Jersey |
A group of unidentified men and women pose for a snapshot on the beach in Lavallette, New Jersey. The man on the right possibly is the Rev. Pēteris Bušmanis. The seated woman on the right possibly is his second wife, Valija Bušmanis. Lavallette was a popular vacation spot for Latvian immigrants and their descendants, including the Baptists. |
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. |
1926 |
Boston Latvian Baptist Church Board |
Boston Latvian Baptist Church |
Members of the board of the Boston Latvian Baptist Church are pictured in the May 15, 1926, issue of Kristīgā Balss, a periodical published in Rīga. First row, left to right: elder A. Pinkuls, pastor A. Bermaks, elder Fr. Kadegs; second row: church secretary Fr. Wihtols, choir director R. Stiesels, music director Fr. Jekabsons, A. Stone, and board secretary J. Rudzits. |
1927 |
Bostonas latviešu baptistu draudzes mūzikas (raga) orķestris |
Music |
A photograph published in the August 15, 1927, issue of Kristīgā Balss shows the brass orchestra of the Boston Latvian Baptist Congregation. In the back row, the man standing third from the left was identified as orchestra director A. Hansons. |
1927 |
Rīta Rasa |
Immigrant press |
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1930 |
Jaunais Līdumnieks |
Immigrant Press |
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1932 |
Philadelphia Women's Missionary Society, 1932 |
Latvian Baptists in West Philadelphia |
Members of the Women's Missionary Society (Māsu misiones pulciņš) of the First Lettish Baptist Church of Philadelphia sit for a photograph on April 17, 1932. The society began its work in 1894. According to an article by Alma Treyan published June 1, 1932, in the Rīga-based Baptist journal Kristīgā Balss, those pictured in the first row (left to right) are L. Gertz, M. Upmal (founding member), E. Krastin, M. Licke (founding member), R. Inke, M. Fischer, K. Sommer, L. Girgen, and L. Upeneek. In the second row (left to right) are S. Grikman (former chair), J. Egle (former chair), M. Pluhme (former chair), A. Treyan (secretary), A. Yunag (vice chair), Natalija Peterson (chair), M. Brenson (treasurer), L. Robinson (learned secretary), J. Luhks (manager), and A. Johnson (officer). In the third row (from left to right) are E. Fuhrman, E. Luhks, M. Pawelkop, A. Aldin, J. Krusen, A. Yunag, and L. Spruhde. In the fourth row (from left to right) are M. Stanislaw, A. Smit, K. Lukewitz, M. Dambis, L. Fischer, L. Reke, E. Johnson, M. Kamer, and A. Spruhde. |
1934 |
Kristīgs Draugs |
Immigrant press |
Kristīgs Draugs was one of several periodicals produced by Latvian Baptist immigrants in Brazil. The monthly, which included the supplements Rīta Rasa and Jaunais Līdumnieks, began publication at Palma in 1931 under the editorship of Jānis Inķis. The publication reached readers in the United States and Latvia, among other locations. Pictured is the cover of the January 1934 issue. |
1934 |
Uz Laiku Robežas |
Immigrant press |
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1942 |
Drauga Vēsts |
Immigrant press |
The front page of the August 23, 1942, issue of Drauga Vēsts, newsletter of the First Latvian Baptist Church of New York. Editor of the newsletter was Kārlis Purgailis. |