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Example of traditional Latvian embroidery and textiles. Photo taken December, 2011.

Wurzburg displaced persons camp ID card for Ausma Alutis (married surname Briedis).

Headstone of Zorzs and Regina Caks, ethnic Latvians who lived in Lake Isle, Alberta. Magnolia Cemetery.

Jani at the Jones farm, circa 1955.

Latvian Herta Vanags, pharmacist of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta- far left.

Church attended by Annie Cheple nee ? in Leipaija, Latvia.

Paulina and Alfreds Dimitris on their wedding day in Cesis, Latvia, 1919.

Ruins on the Jones' farm. Lake Isle, Alberta.

Silver Latvian Rucavas pin with six bells owned by ethnic Latvian and Alberta resident Ilda Lubane.

Traditional Latvian folk art adorns the walls of the Bruzis household in Lake Isle,

Stanislav Rudovics upon graduation from the Forestry Engineering Program in Jelgava, Latvia.

Visa issued in Germany to Ilda Lubane in 1948 for her entry into Canada as a domestic worker.

Long time friends and fellow Latvians enjoy the hospitality of Mrs. Elma Bruzis and Mr. Voldemars Bruzis, ca 1985. Left to right: Mr. Arvids Tigeris, Emma Vitols, Paul Heinbergs, Doreen Lucis, Ilona Skrastins, Frieda Heinbergs, Voldemars Bruzis,…

Ted and Viola Baker visit with fellow Latvians Anna Rudovics and Arturs Konnerth, Edmonton, 1957.

Imanta hosted the Latvian Women's Basketball Team in 2005 and the Birzgalis family hosted a private dinner for the visitors. Imanta president Daina Bruners, second from left.

Latvian-English dictionary published in Germany for the use of all Latvians living in exile in post-war Europe or across the pond.

Baiba Kundrats (now Berzins) with a family friend on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River.

Biruta Friemanis on her wedding day in Edmonton, Alberta. 1948.

Baiba and Uldis Kundrats on the wooden sidewalk connecting their Jasper Place home to the outhouse in the back yard, ca 1950. The Kundrats family lived across the street from the Muzis family.

Portrait of the Delveris family on the occasion of Uldis' christening, circa 1939.

Popular Latvian book by one of the "two mothers of Latvian literature", Anna Brigaderes (1861-1933) about a peasant boy who has adventures in the forest near his family home. There is a museum in Tervete, Latvia which honours this key…

In honour of his Latvian heritage, Linda's son had the three stars of Latvia tattooed on his body. The three stars are most recognized as part of the Freedom Monument in Riga and represent the three regions of Latvia, Kurzeme, Vidzeme, and…

Three generations of Janis Birzgalis men celebrated their names days on Ligo.

Latvian woodwork and weaving displayed in the home of ethnic Latvian and Canadian citizen, Peter Green. Photo taken in 2011.

House party at Rudovics' home. Circa 1954