Wordless Wednesday: The Woodcarver

Karlis Vinakmens, at Baetz Furniture Factory in Kitchener, Ontario c. 1975Karlis Vinakmens, at the Baetz Furniture Factory in Kitchener, Ontario c. 1975

Wordless Wednesday: Vinakmens in Belgium

Karlis Vinakmens and two of his three daughters in Belgium, c. 1948

Wordless Wednesday: Unknown Boy

Unknown boy in Latvia, c. 1940's. In Rasma Vinakmens' posession. A relative?

Wordless Wednesday: Anna Ziverts

Anna Ziverts, in Colorado, USA c. 1960's

Wordless Wednesday: Rasma’s Teddy Bear

Rasma Vinakmens, c. 1941ish in Latvia (judging by her age).

Tombstone Tuesday: Arvids and Rasma Akerfelds

 

The headstone of my grandparents Arvids and Rasma. Located in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. This headstone was not put into place until Rasma’s death in 2007. Another smaller marker at the foot of the plot was installed when Arvids died, 25 years earlier in 1982. I did not take a picture of Arvids’ smaller stone, although I suppose I should have and will in the near future! Karlis Vinakmens’ favoured oak leaves are carved at the top corners, and their marriage date is featured on the intertwined rings in the middle. The rest is self-explanatory.

Wordless Wednesday: Baby Rasma

Rasma Vinakmens, c.1938, in Tukums, Latvia