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1943 Immigrant press The front cover of the March 1943 issue of Drauga Vēsts, a Latvian Baptist magazine published 1942-1947 in New York and edited by Kārlis Purgailis. The special issue in English promoted the Baltic states during World War II.
1910 Latvian Baptists in Philadelphia A drawing of the First Lettish Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published in the April 28, 1910, edition of the Rīga-based periodical Avots. The building at 855 Preston Street was a two-story house that the congregation began using in 1910 but quickly outgrew. The illustration was created by J.W. Celms.
1916 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.
2017 Rochester Theological Seminary All that is left of the former campus of the Rochester Theological Seminary, 300 Alexander Street is now home to upscale apartments. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a number of Latvian Baptist immigrants studied here.
1920 Immigrant press The cover of the May 31, 1920, edition of Grauds, a small periodical published from 1919-1920 in Nova Odesa, Brazil, for Latvian Baptist immigrants. The editor and publisher was J. Kudrin.
2011 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.
1917 Latvian Baptists in West Philadelphia James Yunag's military draft registration James Frederick Yunag's military draft registration, dated June 5, 1917, shows that he claimed exemption from the draft because of his religious faith.
1930 Immigrant Press
1934 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.
ca. 1900 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.